Tag: Nature
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Tap tap!
Tap tap! That is what you hear in the pine forest when the man who collects the resin from the trees fixes the cone back on the stem. Then he moves to the next tree, empties the cone, puts it back, tap tap, and he goes on to the next. The resin is used for…
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Like mother, like daughter
Like mother, like daughter Human life may have changed in many ways since prehistoric times, but on a certain level – namely that of the basic needs the body requires to survive – we are still the same, and in that respect not much different from other animals. We need food to eat and water…
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The Kumaon hills
The Kumaon hills By 2050, 66 per cent of the world’s population will be living and working in cities. Rapid urbanisation is also an ongoing trend in India. In the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand, where I spend most of my time when I am in India, I see the flip side of this exodus to…
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Images of virginal purity (2)
Images of virginal purity (2) The stunning Okains Bay on the stunning Banks Peninsula on New Zealand’s stunning South Island.Sit back, enjoy the view, close your eyes and let your mind wander. Photo of the week: Okains Bay, Banks Peninsula, South Island, New Zealand 2013
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Images of virginal purity (1)
Images of virginal purity (1) Sweeping views across a vast, deserted beach. But then, in the far distance, we make out three tiny dark specks – people smaller than sand fleas, blown away by the wind.Farewell at Farewell Spit. Photo of the week: Farewell Spit, North shore, Golden Bay, South Island, New Zealand 2013
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Waves, trapped …
Waves, trapped … in rock by a constant interplay of sun, rain and wind in sandby the wind, and soon gone again with the wind in cement by an artist who dreams of capturing a fleeting moment in emulsion by light falling on a film coated with silver gelatine Photo of the week: Rainbow…
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A roof of dense foliage
A roof of dense foliage Without the support posts, this living monument would soon collapse under its own weight. A tree on crutches – not to walk with, but to stay upright.Whether it’s a freak of nature or a labour of love – it’s certainly impressive. Photo of the week: Nagamachi samurai district, Kanazawa, Japan 2008
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The woman in the trees
The woman in the trees A sound echoed through the forest, but I couldn’t work out where it was coming from. Then, suddenly, I saw a nymph moving high up in the oak trees. Surprised, I called out: “What are you doing up there?” She gave me a broad smile and called back: “Je fais…
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Kerala revisited
Kerala revisited When I think of Kerala, images from the early years of my life as a filmmaker-anthropologist come to mind. In the 1970s and early 1980s, my connection with India centred on Kerala. Spread over numerous visits, I spent at least a year there, if not longer. And although I have been back to…
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White magic
White magic The deserted flatland near Mount Conner – visible in the distance on the far right – that we already saw in last week’s post gets here and there magically lit up by dry salt lakes. White magic from the ancestral beings! Photos of the week: Salt lakes in Central Australia near Mount Conner,…
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