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Premium Free Wordpress Themes & Plugins. GraphicList • Best Design Freebies For Creative Folk. Hand-picked free photos for your inspiration - Magdeleine - Page 1. Spacehack. This Woman Has Spent The Last 14 Years Photographing The World's Oldest Trees. San Francisco-based photographer Beth Moon has spent the last 14 years in search of the world’s oldest trees. In the most remote and obscure locations she has uncovered the most spectacular trees, many of which appear old enough to hold long buried secrets of the world.

In her artist statement Beth writes, “Standing as the earth’s largest and oldest living monuments, I believe these symbolic trees will take on a greater significance, especially at a time when our focus is directed at finding better ways to live with the environment.” Take a peak at some of the most amazing and oldest trees Beth encountered throughout her 14-year journey. Beth decides which trees to photograph using a few different criteria. One, the tree must be old. Two, it must be immense in size.

Or three, it must contain some significant history. Before venturing to a certain location, Beth does her research uncovering the history of the spot. Dr. How do you know how old a tree is? This is just a sneak peak! Image. All wrapped up for winter by Kaikoura on deviantART. 8191.jpg (1920×1080)