Only old growth trees can save us now

[rynling]

Old Growth
https://tulip-hexahedron-wyar.squarespace.com/old-growth-intro

This series celebrates the majesty and resilience of primeval wilderness unaltered by humans. It explores ancient forests in remote regions of the U.S., where ninety-five percent of old growth forests have been destroyed. Through images of individual trees and interdependent biosystems — such as, bristlecone pines, bald cypresses, eastern white pines, cedars, sequoias, and Pando — Old Growth evinces the promise of the future and foreshadows what we stand to lose through climate catastrophe.

Damn I really needed to look at photos of trees today. Thank you Mitch Epstein!

Comments

[lassarina]

What a stunning image. It made me feel calmer just looking at it.

[rynling]

One of my goals for the winter break is to do more research on global eco-art and amass a store of beautiful links+images to share on Bluesky. I hope all the very serious professionals following me see these posts as a nice checkpoint for mental health in all the doom and gloom (instead of interpreting them as a sign that I'm not a serious professional myself), but also... it's not for them.

Also nice 🤝 between city dwellers missing trees, thank you.

[lassarina]

Sharing nice things is unalloyed good in my opinion.