On the island of Nusa Lembongan, just off the coast of Bali, a lone mangrove tree was exposed to the soft, warm water during low tide. I took the photo in the early morning, when the light was still diffuse and the sea was slowly receding. The silence was almost tangible - only the sound of small waves against the roots of the tree broke the calm. A mist hung in the distance, blurring the contours of Bali. I thought about resilience: how this tree survives between tides, salt and sun. Travelling through Asia had already shown me a lot, but here I found something simpler - a moment where nature, water and time coincided. Everything seemed balanced for a moment. In that stillness, I felt how travelling sometimes has nothing to do with distance, but with attention.
Inge van Veen (1985) travels to special places on earth every year to capture the world through her lens. With a background in fashion photography, she has a unique eye for detail and knows how to capture the beauty of the everyday.
Since her first trip in 2009 - an..
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