The ancient land of the giants in the pictures the photographer Beth Moon

• The ancient land of the giants in the pictures the photographer Beth Moon

Hard to believe, but in the world there are trees, whose age is hundreds or even thousands of years. Photographer Beth Moon has spent more than 10 years traveling around the world in search of these majestic giants. The result of his work was a gorgeous photographic project, which makes it clear how vulnerable these seemingly strong trees, and so the planet is dependent on human activities.

1. "Dragon Heart"

The enigmatic and impressive 500-year-old dragon tree, you can see the archipelago of Socotra (Yemen).

2. "relic forest"

Clusters whimsical trees with flat crowns are very different from the usual dense forest.

3. "The majestic cedar"

The big western red cedar in the lens of American photographer Moon Beth (Beth Moon).

4 "Ficus-strangler"

The ancient tropical trees Entangling roots temple ruins of Ta Prohm at Angkor (Cambodia).

5. "Cotton Tree"

The majestic tree with flat roots is one of the sacred symbols in Maya mythology.

6. "Desert Rose"

Adenium, despite its unusual appearance, is considered the most beautiful of the flowering plants of the earth.

7. "Baobab-maker"

The age of this amazing tree growing on the island of Madagascar, has about 1200 years.

8. "Constellation Raven"

Drakensberg trees on a background star-studded sky seem unusual guests of our planet.

9. "Constellation China"

Old trees of Africa as though eager to get the branches of the starry sky.

10. "Constellation Lyra"

On the creation of a series of photographs "Diamond Nights" Beth Moon inspired research.

11. Constellation Lizards "

All images included in the magical series "Diamond Nights" were made by the photographer on moonless nights.

12. "Constellation Andromeda"

combining science and art, American photographer Beth Moon was able to create stunning and exciting images of ancient Earth's giants.