Before We Explain the World

Photography by Lu Heng

4Meeting Other Lives

Green, Near to Far

Story 27 of 51 · 8 photographs

Begin with the detail of a leaf, then step back towards canopies, bamboo and a waterfall. Green runs through the sequence, but each view has a different distance. There is room to slow down here.

  1. Fresh leaves in soft focus; Fresh green leaves and small buds sit sharply in front of a soft landscape.
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    Fresh leaves in soft focus

  2. Yellow leaves in soft focus; Yellow leaves hang in soft focus with bright green and white light behind them.
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    Yellow leaves in soft focus

  1. Red leaves in the light; Red leaves catch direct light against a clear blue sky and a dark road.
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    Red leaves in the light

  2. Sunlight through tree branches; The sun shines through a branching tree, leaving the trunk and leaves in silhouette.
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    Sunlight through tree branches

  1. A green forest canopy; Sunlit leaves create a bright green ceiling above a dark forest floor.
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    A green forest canopy

  2. Light through the forest canopy; Sunlight filters through a dense forest canopy, leaving trunks in layered shadow.
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    Light through the forest canopy

  1. A bamboo path in sunlight; A narrow path crosses a bamboo grove, with sunlight breaking between the trunks.
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    A bamboo path in sunlight

  2. Sunlit forest and waterfall; A narrow waterfall drops through mossy rocks in a sunlit green forest.
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    Sunlit forest and waterfall