The Urban Life of Trees is a photographic exploration of the hidden lives of trees in Rotterdam. The series invites viewers to see trees not as part of the urban backdrop, but as living presences that have inhabited the city for generations. Rooted between asphalt, concrete, and infrastructure, they carry traces of time, transformation, and resilience.

Drawing inspiration from environmental philosophy, the series explores our relationship with the more-than-human world. What changes when we begin to regard trees as fellow inhabitants rather than passive objects? Through attentive observation of their forms, surroundings, and remarkable capacity to endure, the work reveals a poetic portrait of a city where human and non-human lives are deeply intertwined. The photographs invite a sense of wonder and encourage a renewed awareness of our place within the wider living world.