Zoutelande Through My Lens โ€” Stories in Stillness

Photography is often about more than light and focus โ€” itโ€™s about perspective, emotion, and timing. These four images, taken with my Canon 5D Mark III and Sigma 100โ€“400mm lens, represent a quiet but powerful narrative from last Sunday in Zoutelande.

๐Ÿ“ธ Image 1: My wife walking away between the wave breakers, avoiding the deeper water where I stood. A moment of everyday humor and love โ€” where practicality meets poetry in motion.

๐Ÿ“ธ Image 2: A young girl standing alone on a small, sandy island surrounded by water. She gazes out toward the ocean, her solitude and wonder mirroring our own curiosity about the world beyond.

๐Ÿ“ธ Image 3: Here, lines take over the story โ€” the towering dunes on one side, the endless sea on the other, and a wooden walkway that leads the eye straight to the horizon. Composition meets contemplation.

๐Ÿ“ธ Image 4: A solitary blue beach cabin, perfectly framed by sand and dune. It stands quiet and grounded โ€” a symbol of stillness amidst the natural elements.

Each photo is a reminder that beauty lies in how we see things โ€” and sometimes, in the space between what is and what could be.

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๐ŸŒโœจWe aim for a shift in the dialogue on conservation beyond its infatuation with #commodification, towards a #postcapitalist, #natureandpeople approach.

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Biodiversity policies need to move beyond economic growth

A post-capitalist approach to conservation is key for humans to live sustainably with nature