“The clearest way into the universe is through a forest wilderness.”
(John Muir)
The simple act of looking at Nature can be a journey in itself. Being present in Nature for me is a means to escape from the stresses of daily life. I find looking at the movement of water instills sensations of fluidity and vitality. The dance of leaves and branches in a breeze inspires in me a sense of trust, of letting go, of resilience and serenity. The patterns in Nature’s details remind me of images of the Earth from above, or a starry sky on a dark night.
Here Microcosm and Macrocosm intertwine.
These images are a means for me to recreate an atmosphere, a vision of memories that emerge when I think of the ocean, a drop of water, a woodland, or a tree bark.
In a world of constant digital distraction, I am interested in creating spaces of silence, stillness, mystery and magic which allow for meditative introspection, mindfulness and reflection; and consequently perhaps open a path for reconsidering the importance of our natural environment.

Emma Livingston is a British Argentine artist photographer based in Argentina. Her work has been in exhibitions in galleries, cultural centres and museums in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, the US, France and Germany, and has been published in various magazines including European Photography, NextLevel, DWELL, and Loupe. She was nominated for the Prix Pictet EARTH competition, and was awarded first prizes in the ‘London Photographic Association’ and ‘Px3’ competitions. She was nominated a ‘Discovery of the FOTOFEST Meeting Place’ in 2010 and a ‘PDN 30 Photographer to Watch’. In 2017, she spent a month at the Vermont Studio Center artist residency.