Venkatesh Kittur, Wilderness Between Worlds (NATURE WILDERNESS 2025)

I found this moment on one of my solo walks deep into the wilderness, far from marked trails and familiar sounds. The forest had just finished raining — the air thick with the scent of wet bark and moss. I came across this tree by chance, standing like a quiet sentinel between two realms. It felt as though I had stumbled upon a threshold, a living seam where two realities met: the microcosm of life clinging to bark, and the vast, unknowable green beyond. In this single vertical frame, I tried to capture that surreal intersection — the wilderness between worlds — where time slows, the forest breathes, and something unspoken lingers.

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