This photograph is very special to me, it was the first image I made after starting as a forest photographer that felt very authentic. Before this time I was photographing lanes and paths, like everyone else, but having been a working artist for many, many years, it does not appeal to me to create the same thing that others are creating. I like to find my own way and I quickly became bored with paths. I like the trees to be the main characters instead of just a decor. My designer/ artist background is fundamental to my way of seeing and I cherish the experience I gained, because this has made me think outside the box in photography as well. These oak trees have become my muses, I keep coming back to them, not ever growing bored with seeing them in all seasons of the year. This photograph hangs in my living room (as an Xpozer print) and it still makes me happy to look at it.
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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