Aeons of Time Wood Print

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Aeons ago, when I was still standing, dinosaurs were roaming the plains around me. During the day, sunlight nourished my leaves, while every night the stars were performing their eternal dance high in the sky. Then, suddenly, a giant rock from outer space slammed into our planet and caused havoc and apocalypse around the globe. Earthquakes shook the ground where I was standing and volcanos blew molten rock into the atmosphere. Dust from the cosmic collision mixed with the ashes from the volcanoes and blocked the sunlight. A night, darker than anything I had ever experienced, fell upon earth and stayed for months without any sign of dawn.

When the ashes finally settled and sunlight reached the ground again, I was no longer standing, but lying flat, buried under a thick layer of ashes and mud. Like this, I stayed for an eternity. The mud around me turned into sandstone, but due to lack of oxygen, my wood did not rot away. Instead, mineral-laden water flowing through the covering...

As a landscape photographer and pilot I have the privilege to travel the world and visit some of the most beautiful places on our planet. I started photography as an astro-photographer, which still shows in my passion for nightscapes. While not exclusively shooting at night, a big part of my work shows the beauty of the starry night skies in combination with some iconic landscapes. Thanks for visiting my gallery.