Lake Burley Griffin may be our uniting water but few Canberrans have explored its coves the way Paul "the kayak cameraman" Jurak has.
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Almost every morning, no matter the weather, Mr Jurak slides into his kayak with his camera to capture the photographs of the lake many of you have come to love.
"It has been a privilege to be able to witness and photograph the kaleidoscope of colours and seasonal features that Lake Burley Griffin offers me each day as a backdrop," he said.
"I haven't really come across a place that continually blows me away like this," he said.
One of Jurak's favourite moments on the lake was hitching a tow with the Capital Chemist hot-air balloon from the banks of the New Acton peninsula to Springbank Island.
"Lake Burley Griffin is a national landmark that has provided its locals and visitors with so many memorable moments over the past 50 years," he said.
"What I love about photography and paddling is that it provides me with an incredibly calm headspace. It is my meditation."
Mr Jurak said he has become so attached to the pictures he has taken over the past three years on the lake that he struggles to pick favourites.
"No two days are the same, and each day provides me with a natural light show that sometimes leaves me gasping in wonder."