自然の摂理 | Natures Way 2024

Nowadays, living in an era of global climate change, it is even more important to consider our direct relationship with nature. If there is one culture in the world that understands the human connection with nature, it should be the Japanese culture. They embrace, respect, are deeply connected with nature and take lessons out of it which they use for the future, in fact, ‘our future’ You and me (Homo sapiens), animals (Fauna), and plants (Flora), we all share the same air and for this reason, we are inextricably linked and therefore responsible for each other.By showing three examples from the Japanese culture I wish to create a better understanding of our connection with nature.

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Alice de Kruijs

Netherlands

https://www.alicedekruijs.com/natures-way

Alice de Kruijs is a fine-art photographer based in The Netherlands. She frequently touches the subject of identity and diversity and aims to go against the standard ideals and showcase stories through culture and different ethnic backgrounds, her work is a celebration of these differences in culture. As her way of life, she loves to conceptually and symbolically tell stories. Usually by showing a different perspective on personal daily life struggles.

Born in 1981 in the east of The Netherlands she grew up in an artistic family. Nevertheless, her true artistic passion in photography started in her late twenties. After graduating from International Fashion Design and later on from Applied Photography Design with a specialisation in Fine-art portraits she dedicated her life to conceptual photography. In her early thirties she gradually moved to fine-art photography in combination with story telling photography.

Her work have been exhibited in different galleries around the world like