Terra Mater

Black And White Photography, Luminis Imago, Photography
Umbria, Italy – 2025-26

This image belongs to a photographic project aimed at featuring a perception of Nature as the eternal cycle of springing, decaying, and returning to the roots of the Earth. The images are accompanied by quotes from the ancient Latin author Plinius Senior, who, in his Historia Naturalis, praised Mother Earth (Terra Mater) for giving us life and nurturing, accepting our diseases, and finally giving us a safe shelter and staying with us forever.

Other images of the project can be viewed on the dedicated page in my own blog.

Naturally Abstract

Black And White Photography, David Jensen, iPhoneography, Mobile Photography, Photography

Sometimes you just have to look around and see what nature is painting on the landscape. I came across this vision as I walked along the shore of a lake in South Dakota.

Predator

Black And White Photography, Marcus, Photography
Monochrome image of a Leopard

For this Monochromia guest post I selected a nature shot. Animals are great subjects for black & white photography. Especially wild ones. But you don’t need to go on Safari in Africa. Just grab your camera and a decent zoom and visit your local zoo. You will be amazed how many opportunities there are for some great monochrome shooting. Look for interesting light, texture, gesture and high contrast. I took that image of a Leopard in the zoo of my hometown Nuremberg. Eye in eye with a predator…

More of my photography can be seen on my blog “Streets of Nuremberg