In his most recent collection for Viewpoint, “Tree Portraits,” Engles treats trees as his central subjects, not the mere accessories they become in more traditional landscapes. He reveals trees’ distinctive characteristics, beautiful forms, and prominence in different landscapes, aiming to portray individual trees much like we portray individual humans in portraits: as unique beings that can teach us something about ourselves and the world.

The individuality of each tree was captured using whatever tools and techniques seemed appropriate—ultra-wide-angle or fisheye lenses, intentional camera movement, long exposure, creative processing, and rendering in black-and-white. If you can see more than a trunk, branch, bark, leaf, and wood, you can hear the stories the trees have to tell.

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