the
earth’s vanishing,
majestic trees
Trees are the planet’s oldest living creatures. Their beauty inspires us. Their presence sustains our wellbeing. Imagine a world without them. These images are an intimate look at the bark of some of the world’s oldest, most majestic trees. Most are threatened with extinction.
Robert Ouellette travels the globe photographing these ancient treasures. He uses advanced digital tools to reveal the life stories of the trees, as told through the complexity of their bark.
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explore the trees
(click on an image for the story of that tree)
Mountain Ash, Australia
Douglas Fir, Canada
Giant Coastal Redwood, USA
Western Red Cedar, Canada
Montezuma Cypress, Mexico
Eastern Cottonwood, Canada
Tulip Poplar, USA
Dawn Redwood, Canada
Giant Redwood Stump, USA
Sugar Maple, Canada
Yew, England
London Plane, England
Morrison Tree, France
Red River Gum, Morocco
Lebanese Cedar, Lebanon
Ficus, Thailand
Kapok, Singapore
Canarie Island Pine, Australia
The barked images are composites of dozens of photographs that are digitally stitched together using advanced software technologies. Where possible, the entire girth of a tree is documented. The large images on this site are just one segment of compositions that can be up to five meters long.