DANCING TREES

STORY BEHIND THE SHOT
The “dancing trees” of a remote Indonesian island immediately captured my attention with their otherworldly beauty and unique resilience. Unlike typical mangroves from all over the world, which thrive in usually chaotic dense groups, these trees have adapted to life in solitude, standing isolated yet gracefully enduring the harsh conditions of strong winds, rough seas, changes in the salinity, tides, costal erosions. Their unusual forms appear to respond to the elements, as if locked in an eternal, silent choreography.
Positioning my tripod carefully, I sought to emphasize the poetic interaction among these remarkable trees, which seem to reach out to one another in a fluid, harmonious embrace. By photographing them at different times of the day, I revealed their beauty as it unfolds through the passage of time.