Dean van’t Schip has been capturing the beauty and biodiversity of the Sunshine Coast for many years. Born and raised here, he’s been carrying a camera on his explorations since he was eight years old. His nature and fine art photography includes land and seascapes, forest impressions, wildlife studies, and intimate details of nature.
His Forest Impressions series, shown here, uses motion to render familiar forest shapes and colours abstract. With less emphasis on line and detail, the wide ranging and delicate colour palette is brought to our attention. With lines blurred, we also lose our sense of the moment of capture, to the point where our human construct of time recedes in importance. In viewing Forest Impressions, we are invited to consider “tree time,” ages, seasons, dawns and dusks, and an unfamiliar and soulful way of being.
“I’m very excited about my Forest Impressions series. It is an ongoing exploration of the beauty and soul of our forests. I include motion in many of these images in an attempt to capture the true essence of these magnificent life forms.”
Dean’s work is featured in the book The Sunshine Coast by Howard White (Harbour Publishing), and many of his images have been used worldwide in publications, books, calendars, and magazines. His photography has frequently been exhibited in galleries and shows on the Sunshine Coast
