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Serenity
Title:Serenity
The need for adventure and solitude took me on a journey to one of Mother Earth`s most beautiful hidden canyons. Deep inside an enchanting rainforest lies a spectacular moss, lichen and fern-clad slot canyon. A unique ecosystem that has remained unchanged for thousands of years. To reach this hidden gorge I had to wade up a creek in waist-deep water and climb an extremely treacherous log jam at the mouth of the canyon. Beyond the log jam, the gorge opened up and revealed a fairy tail scene out of this world. Untouched by modern civilization. I felt like I had entered the world of Avatar. The serenity of the scene made me breathless.


Torleif Lie
Norway



Biography: Torleif Lie is an award winning fine art photographer based in Stavanger, Norway. His work captures not only the beauty of the natural world, but also the essence of a particular place. On the surface of his images the viewer can perhaps see an environmental message, or a celebration of the beauty of the natural world, but in the depth of his photographs one can sense a homage to the cultures that have inhabited these extraordinary locations for millenniums, the true essence of what is in front of us with its ancient resilience and beauty.