Bertolt

Unlike the other townspeople, who are constantly doing things together, he is content in his own company — a perfect embodiment of the great film director Andrei Tarkovsky’s advice to the young.

Most of all, the boy cherishes his time with Bertolt — the ancient oak he loves to climb.

~ Maria Popova from, Bertolt

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Trees.

More recently I’ve been drawn more strongly to photographing them, standing under them and just generally appreciating them.

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