Even though we feel alone and isolated sometimes, we know that we’re still connected to a larger system of life. Even a lonely tree in a field of grass is not alone, but rather alone with Earth, with all of its molecular properties teeming with life.

Composite photograph manually created by merging a film negative with a monochrome digital image, using Photoshop’s native auto-blend layers tool.

Film Negative (35mm): Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
Digital Image: South of Mount Vernon, Eastern Iowa