I find the idea of twins something that is foreign to me. But they are everywhere. I walk by these two trees quite often and think about how they started growing at about the same time. I suppose they were planted when the old-growth forest was cut. Very few old-growth trees remain, they are worth many thousands of dollars each. Much more than you would expect. But even these two were planted with an expectation they would sometime be cut and used for something. Sometime, a long time ago, someone started walking between these, and something about that space said “Here is a good place to start a new pathway.” The evidence that we walk through forests and follow pathways tells us we have something inside us that recognizes this is the place to walk, not over there. Here. Not to the left or right. And there is something innate inside us that senses this. Like these trees, we seem to be related.
Near the Clearing in the Forest
Forest Images from Experimental Forest in British Columbia. Jim Roche is a landscape and documentary photographer from British Columbia.
Read moreInside the Tiny Greenhouse
Late in the summer, the inside of the greenhouse is almost forgotten.
Read more"Totems" Series (For David Smith)
Four woodland images from the "Totem Series." Landscape and documentary photographer Jim Roche.
Read moreLate July in the Garden
Early August on the plants seem to take control of the gardens, at least for a short time.
Read moreThe Sidewalk at Night
At night the city has a different feel. Objects seem to become something other than what they were during the day.
Apartment Building, Vancouver, BC
The many patterns decorating this building seem to clash. Still, there is some odd unity. They seem to come together as if cut and pasted into a collage.
Apartment Near The Hospital
The apartment near the hospital includes a variety of windows, all telling very different stories. As the green of summer is slowly turning into a brown from too much heat I’m returning to doing some architectural photos.