Each tree is an individual, and just like human beings, not two of them are the same.

There are many trees, innumerable in fact, and each of the must be appreciated in its essence.
Trees are living beings and perhaps they harbor a spirit or a soul.

Trees represent the crowning of the plant world, they are indispensable for our well-being.
Without them there would be more floods, more droughts and therefore more climate migration.
They are the green lungs of our land, without them we could not exist, either!

Trees live in a society, just like ours, and although they form entire forests, they never lose their uniqueness.
In this series, each tree protagonist was visualized individually, using different techniques,
styles and the emphasis on different aspects, this reinforcing their sense of individuality.

Although this subject has been visually captured countless times before, it doesn't lose its fascination for me.
I spent my childhood near the forest, with unfolded just behind the garden gate of my parents' house.
Only much later I understood what a great privilege this had been.

When I was a child, it was normal for me.
After all, especially when I moved to the city, I learned to consciously appreciate and love trees.

In this series I express my appreciation for nature and especially for those beings in the plant Kingdom.

Sometimes, even, a personal relationship develops with one of them.

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago.
The second best time is today!

(Stefanie Schikora)