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A true personal story: Heartwarming father-daughter project that began as one family’s response to the world in crisis. Step into the haunting chronicle of a small explorer in a strange world. As Melbourne endured an unprecedented lockdown, Australian photographer Andrew Rovenko captured his daughter, Mia, dressed in a homemade astronaut suit and helmet, navigating their familiar yet alien neighbourhood. This profoundly personal pandemic project quickly grew into a globally recognised photography series and now also a book, in which the story of the little astronaut reveals the surreal beauty found around us, as we still learn to look at the world differently, even years later. AUTHOR: Andrew Rovenko is an Australian photographer with Ukrainian roots. In 2021, he was named Australian Photographer of the Year. SELLING POINTS: . A true personal story: Heartwarming father-daughter project that began as one family’s response to the world in crisis . Multiple award winner: including the Prix de la Photographie, Paris and a Gold Award at the Tokyo Photo Awards . Globally recognised: with exhibitions across the world, international news coverage and publications including Rolling Stone and Vogue . “The most amazing adventures were always waiting here, right in our backyard. As long as we remembered to bring along one magic ingredient: the power of imagination.” – Andrew Rovenko ” . “The photographs are timeless and otherworldly. They cast Mia in her helmet and astronaut suit as an intrepid space traveller exploring an abandoned urban landscape.” – ABC News Australia 170 colour, 20 b/w illustrations