Ancient chestnut trees in misty winter conditions. I photographer this this group of trees extensively a little while before one day the conditions were perfect to convey the atmosphere and the story of this old trees. I wanted them to look like they were fading away and I wanted to emphasize the shades of brown indicating that they were already part of the past. The dense fog helped tremendously to tell this story of transience, about how we are about to loose these giant trees that have lived for centuries, hoping that in some way I could help them tell the story of how important their survival is. They are majestic trees, but they are fragile and I want to tell their stories before they fade away
Ellen Borggreve is a landscape photographer and author of Woodscapes and Praxisbuch Wälder fotografieren, among others. She was born and raised in the woods of the Veluwe where her love for trees originated. Besides forests she also likes to photograph Dutch coastal scenes.
The focus is on tranquil scenes..
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