Frank Van Groen

based in Dsseldorf/ Germany

specialized in people & portrait photography,
passionated and addicted to landscape & travel photography.
when i have photographed for my series "made by nature", i wanted to put more in the picture, than making just a documentary picture of nature from the position of an observer outside. it is more based on the idea of going into nature, being part of it and to show the essence of nature; what you can feel. I by myself experienced the essence of nature as a holy place, where people are able to get back inner harmony, become inspired, etc. it has a healing power, from which everybody can profit, if he/ she is ready to look for it. It is just there, made by nature.
The series of the "waldschlfer" has the idea of showing people feeling in good hands, while they are sleeping in nature at night. They trust in life, they trust nature in their weakest time, in the time, where they have no longer conciousness and control, at sleeping time.