LARS STEPHAN . The Calming Pictures
The world as we have known it has dramatically changed since the start of this year. Whereas change is the only constant in this world, sudden changes of world magnitude are something that humans most often don't cope well, with including me. The opposite of change though is death and the end, and who wants that?
As a counterpoint to doomsday prophecies of the news I have creating my latest body of work. I found these images in nature. Nature that can be experienced in everyday life, from your window looking up at the sky, in your garden looking at flowers, or on a daily walk through the park. Slow progressive change is unstoppable in nature. It's subtle, nurturing and calming, and ever present wherever you look once you open your eyes to it.
Instead of fear, there is peace, instead of anxiousness there is calmness, instead of negativity there is joy for life. This the ongoing project of The Calming Pictures.
Lars Stephan is a German born photographer with a focus on storytelling. Lives and works in London.