A New Earth – Why do I photograph things?

continued from previous He could see that the urban landscape was becoming rougher further down towards the port: this was the area where the main river of debris had come rushing down from the mountain at the peak of the hurricane, following the ancient creek that had been paved over in the past hundred years. … Continue reading A New Earth – Why do I photograph things?

A New Earth – The Memory of Extinction

continued from previous He turned his attention to Olivia: “Earth is a garden.  Once you stop killing the weeds and allow everything to grow, you realize that no species was actually ever invasive or aggressive.  They were all meant to be with each other.  When you plough the garden, initially there is a little competition, … Continue reading A New Earth – The Memory of Extinction

A New Earth – The Square

continued from previous John looked out of his window and down into the destroyed botanical garden that used to take up most of the space in the square.  There was still broken glass lying everywhere, marking the silhouette of where the huge dome of the central conservatory used to stand.  Most of the debris had … Continue reading A New Earth – The Square

A New Earth – Faster Than Previously Expected

continued from previous Olivia was about to go to sleep when Jonathan’s message notifications lit up on her phone screen.  She opened the first message, showing thousands of purple jellyfish mesmerizingly dancing in slow motion in the brown ocean.  There was no sound to the video, which made the image look even more hypnotic and … Continue reading A New Earth – Faster Than Previously Expected

A New Earth – The Revelers

continued from previous The city had barely lifted itself out of the flood when the rain begun pummeling it down again.  Dangerous rivers were forming in the streets once more, teaming up with the grey sky to compose a picture of a post-apocalyptic urban waterworld.  But the downpour didn’t stop some of the last remaining … Continue reading A New Earth – The Revelers

A New Earth – Have A Nice Day

continued from previous He arrived just in time for lunch.  In fact, the rescue drone dropped him off directly at the end of the queue for the soup kitchen.  John unstrapped himself, and waved goodbye to the robot.  He heard a Trump deep fake voice yell “have a nice day!” – and the thing flew … Continue reading A New Earth – Have A Nice Day

A New Earth – Hurricane World

continued from previous “Are you sure?” – said Ben “It is one of our working hypotheses at the moment”, Olivia replied.  “It is possible that hurricanes, and other storms, combined with tropical temperatures, act almost like a shaking incubator environment:  they increase gas exchange at the sea surface, therefore providing more CO2 for the phytoplankton – … Continue reading A New Earth – Hurricane World

A New Earth – Julia’s Wrath

continued from previous Julia felt empowered. Her days of self-blame, endless rumination and indecision were over.  She was not afraid of anyone anymore, not the least  her own slave masters.  She was ready to take charge of her situation and change everything, even if this meant collateral damage to some.  She was ready to take … Continue reading A New Earth – Julia’s Wrath

A New Earth – Julia

continued from previous “Julia certainly looks scary” – said the deep fake Kim Kardashian, pointing to the satellite map.  “Get yourselves ready for your first ever phytoplankton hurricane.  And a category 6 for that matter!” “That’s right” said the Trump deep fake.  “For those of you who already lived through Elvira, Walter and Fiona, you … Continue reading A New Earth – Julia