Charles Conigrave who visited the area 100 years ago, in 1912, as part of the Kimberley Exploring Expedition named the Berkeley River after his brother.

The magnificent sandstone cliffs of the lower reaches of the Berkeley River, reflecting the evening glow.

The sides of the Berkeley River are scoured by higher waters during The Wet, meaning only the hardiest plants survive.

The flow slackens in its lower reaches and the still waters of the Berkeley River reflects golden sandstone.

Green ants build large nests in the Kimberley’s open woodland, closed tropical woodland and some tropical forest fringe areas. Their nest is created by ants sticking the leaves at the end of branches together into a mass.

A flat bottomed boat from the Kimberley Quest II navigates the shallower reaches of the Berkeley River.

One of countless rivers that flow off the Kimberley Plateau towards the Timor Sea.

The damp walls behind the east Kimberley’s waterfalls can be home to many wildlife communities, including the big magnificent tree frog.

Islands in the middle of river can be home to both fresh and saltwater crocs, the latter of which travel in from the coast during The Wet.

Late March rains in 2012 leave a mantle of green across the normally dusty countryside around Kununurra.

Gorges clefts cut into many of the Kimberley’s plateaus, providing refuges for wildlife in The Dry.

Pools of water connecting water sources will dry out during The Dry, restricting the movements of animals like frogs.

The dramatic cliffs of the Berkeley River. The river rises in the Drysdale River National Park and flows in to the Timor Sea near Cape St Lambert.

Pandanus tufts decorate a beach on the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf.

Soft sands and driftwood were the Berkley River meets Joseph Bonaparte Gulf.

The Kimberley floor blooms early in The Dry.

The Kimberley is one of the last intact reptile environments on earth, and home to a scurrying world most easily spotted in the evening soaking up the last of the heat rising off the side of the road.