If The Land Could Speak

This Fujifilm GFX Challenge Grant Award winning project is inspired by the rising number of 'Rights of Nature' environmental cases worldwide - Nature’s right to exist and flourish, unharmed by human activity. This complex relationship is particularly apparent in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region: 2 billion people rely on water that flows from the mountains here. This project explores the region in a time of dramatic climate change. My intention is to portray the natural world as the central character - one with feelings, memories, and even a soul. The ‘personhood’ of nature has been fundamental to many cultures throughout history, and I hope my exploration of this concept will resonate with people today. This project is one chapter of an ongoing, larger body of work: I've photographed in Pakistan (Karakoram Journey) and India (Land of High Passes), and these particular photographs were taken on the Three Passes & Everest Base Camp trek in Nepal. There's a link at the bottom of this page to my 'If The Land Could Speak' behind the scenes film.