Primordial
In a time when large portions of the forest are engulfed in flames every fire season and the world as we know it is changing rapidly with the acceleration of climate change, I wonder what we will do if we no longer have the forest in which to wander. What is our world without the forest and the lessons it teaches? I grew up very close to nature in an off-the-grid cabin at the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, and my experiences from childhood formed me into a naturalist. I learned from my own exploration the same lessons taught in folklore and fairytales: the forest is powerful, dark and mysterious and with it comes knowledge. As we drift further into a virtual world and more of our natural world is destroyed by industry and climate change, our connection to nature has become tenuous.
In my landscape work Primordial I have been photographing forests around the Pacific Northwest in an effort to capture the emotion and strength that I feel when surrounded by the natural world. By doing this I hope to create a reminder of the power and magic of our oldest forests and the importance of protecting them.
