Gaia – Earth Mother

Long ago before the first human
Before the first tree
Her life began
She breathes and growes,
blood rushes through her veins.
She can feel pain
She can feed us, when we are hungry
Heals us when we are sick
She has the power to give us energy
The power to make us smile
She is not human
She is the Earth

There is a reason, why we call her GAIA - Earth Mother

This beautiful poem inspired me for this series.

A series of 10 unique, handcrafted wet plate collodion photographs on aluminium.(22*22 cm) 

With this series, I want to show the beauty of our nature in its purest form and at the same time make us realise that we humans and nature are connected inseparably.
Our fragile earth both feeds and heals us, so it is therefore important to treat her with respect.

Atelier Haartmans