AUTUMN STORIES, TOLD THROUGH MAGICAL IMAGES NOW

TOMA BONCIU

Every picture tells a story, don’t it? For some, the stories run deep. And as we search for extraordinary autumn, beauty, we search for stories of the forest.

Fine art photographer Toma Bonciu serves up up beautiful seasonal tales in his series entitled “Stories of the Forests.” It includes over 50 photos taken over the past 3 years.

Bonciu scouted locations and setting to try to recreate that wonderful stories of his childhood, growing up at his grandmother’s house, in Romania.

His grandmother told him fantastics stories about wild creatures and all the magic that happens in the forest when you’re not looking. Think fairies, elves, and sprites frolicking and having fun in autumn's splendor, while mere mortals wonder how and why it could possibly all be...

Many of Bonciu’s images incorporate the element of fog. They have a fairytale quality. He shoots with a long lens to compress perspective. Fog increases apparent distance between subjects, therefore increasing perceived depth in the photo.

He shoots in fog before the sun rises, before the mist dissipates.

Check out Bonciu's channel on YouTube for more tips. And check out his site for more info and images.

Bonciu is also developing subseries entitled “Creatures of the forests” and “Mirrors of the forests”.

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IMAGE CREDITS:

1. Image: by Toma Bonciu. “Magic Tree.”
2. Image: by Toma Bonciu. “The Red Tree From The Foggy Forest.”
3. Image: by Toma Bonciu. “Where Fairies Live.”
4. Image: by Toma Bonciu. “Light Tree.”
5. Image: by Toma Bonciu. “Four Brothers In Light.”
6. Image: by Toma Bonciu. “Foggy Trail in the Forest.”
7. Image: by Toma Bonciu. “Mysterious Trails.”
8. Image: by Toma Bonciu. “A Visitor Descends In The Forest.”
9. Image: by Toma Bonciu. “Apart.”
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11. Image: by Toma Bonciu. “The Red Tree.”