Evans was celebrated for intimate, close-range environmental portraits that captured the psychological essence of her subjects. She photographed prominent Indigenous figures, elders, and artists, including Lin Onus, a celebrated Yorta Yorta painter, Ellen Jose, a Torres Strait Islander artist and the renowned artists from Oenpelli/Gunbalanya Djawida Nordjorle and Bobby Nganjmirra.
Evans often viewed the Australian landscape through a political lens. Her wide, sweeping panoramic landscape work in Central Australia and the outback directly engaged with the struggle of Indigenous land ownership. Her imagery sought to capture the spiritual essence and energy of the land, heavily honoring First Nations connections to Country.
Driven by a strong social conscience, Evans purposefully used her platforms to shine a light on racism, social inequality, and environmental degradation affecting First Nations peoples. Today, a vast archive of her Indigenous documentary photography is permanently preserved by the National Library of Australia.