Beauty lies in the acceptance of difference, difference as an asset, something about ourselves that could enrich our collective lives on a material and cultural basis. When I photograph, I often strive to find difference in the commonplace. In this image of trees, for instance, it almost seems like an abstract painting to me, at first, and invites the viewer to appreciate difference.

Title: Trees

Chael Needle: “Beauty lies in the acceptance of difference, difference as an asset, something about ourselves that could enrich our collective lives on a material and cultural basis.”