The Grass Lake, Smolyan, Bulgaria

The Grass Lake, Smolyan, Bulgaria

The Smolyan Lakes are located in a stepped pattern on the left bank of the Cherna River, and they shyly overlook Snezhanka Peak, Orpheus Rocks, and Nevyastata. The lakes are of landslide origin. In the past, there were 20; today, there are only seven. A large part of them has been lost over the years, […]

Foggy Woods, Corinth, NY, USA

Foggy Woods, Corinth, NY, USA

It was a cool, foggy day when I went for a hike in the woods around Lake Bonita. There is something nice about being in the woods in the fog. It seems quieter and more isolated; you feel more closed in.

Kanha Tiger National Park, India

Kanha Tiger National Park, India

This image was made during one of the morning tiger safaris in the heart of the Indian forest, Kanha Tiger National Park. This felt like a moment suspended in time: the forest awakening, the silence broken only by distant bird calls, and the light symbolizing renewal and harmony. Golden rays of sunlight pierce through the […]

Stara Reka Reserve, Karlovo, Bulgaria

Stara Reka Reserve, Karlovo, Bulgaria

“Stara Reka” is a nature reserve in the Central Balkan National Park, Bulgaria, created to preserve the unique complex of broadleaf, coniferous, and mixed forests of the Stara Planina. It covers the watershed of the Stara Reka River above the town of Karlovo. Winding between steep cliffs and dotted with inviting pools, this is one […]

Giant Beech, Oberbach, Rhoen, Bavaria, Germany

Giant Beech, Oberbach, Rhoen, Bavaria, Germany

Autumn mood at the end of October in an old beech forest in the Bavarian Rhön. There are some very old and gnarly trees, like this giant beech, which has fascinated me for a long time.

Dark Botanical, Olympic Peninsula, WA, USA

Dark Botanical, Olympic Peninsula, WA, USA

The less-travelled Bogachiel and Quinault rainforests of the Olympic Peninsula offer incredibly lush temperate landscapes, with sprawling greenery even in the dead of winter, like the scene in this image, taken a few days after Christmas.