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. Green leaves stand out sharply against a softly blurred landscape.
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    Green leaves in focus

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  2. Sunlit yellow leaves stand out against a softly blurred green and white background.
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    Yellow leaves in the light

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

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  2. Sunlight shines through dark tree branches and clusters of blossoms silhouetted against the sky.
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    Sunlight through tree branches

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  1. Bright green leaves and dark trunks frame sunlight shining through a forest canopy.
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    A green forest canopy

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  2. Fine green needles on branching stems catch the light against a softly blurred forest background.
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    Light through fine branches

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

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

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