This gallery explores the traces humans leave in nature. Each image captures objects, ruins, or remnants that have been abandoned or left to decay, showing how human presence slowly transforms the landscape. Human & Nature reflects both the impact we have and the passage of time, revealing beauty and fragility in what is often overlooked or forgotten.
A Green Sandpiper wades through the crimson sludge of an old sedimentation pond, which decades later still bears the heavy legacy of human contamination. The water remains stained by chemical residues and iron deposits from wastewater processing, marking a long-term degradation of the natural environment. This striking scene serves as a stark reminder of the profound and lasting impact that industrial waste has on our ecosystems.
Discarded Past, Enduring Trace. Amidst the ancient pines, these abandoned tyres stand as silent reminders of human interference. Forgotten by their owners, they will haunt the forest for centuries. Their decay is painfully slow, as steel and toxic components gradually corrode, leaching heavy metals into the soil and groundwater. This is not a story that passes; it is pollution that endures.
Father Time at work – a moss-covered and weathered wooden shed seamlessly blending into the autumn forest.
A detailed close-up reveals a weathered, rusty white vehicle door handle and car body, partially obscured by an abundance of twigs and green foliage. This scene captures the subtle beauty of nature reclaiming an abandoned man-made object.
A tranquil lake reflects the moody sky and dense pine forest, with a distant power line tower visible on the horizon.
A lone contrail streaks across the subtly colored sky over a snow-covered winter landscape at dusk.
A narrow stream flows through a dense forest, framed by moss-covered concrete banks and autumn foliage, highlighting the serene yet untamed beauty of nature.