Chronicles of Haute Provence

When we wish to speak about nature, must we travel to Antarctica or the Amazon rainforest to have something meaningful to say?
Alongside the essential reports on a world that is disappearing—or on the verge of doing so—is it not equally valid to take an interest in a world that is adapting?
In my view, daily observation—across seasons, years, and decades—reveals the reality of nature as it exists over the vast majority of our planet: a landscape where humanity and the land exert a mutual influence upon one another.
I offer you a chronicle, month by month, featuring two images for each month, captured over the course of several years.
There is nothing spectacular or exceptional here—simply a living landscape composed of fallow land, pine forests, plateaus, and areas given over to agriculture and viticulture. Unadorned images, places of natural, unvarnished beauty, vegetation that shifts and evolves with the seasons—all while the passage of time and the effects of climate change make themselves felt throughout these years of photography. That is what I propose to share.
I have chosen a square format and black-and-white imagery to underscore the timeless quality of these photographs.