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IMAGE AND TEXT BY Saksens Kalmane

Being a translator with a deeply personal interest in visual arts served as a starting point for becoming a photographer who focuses on image and text relationship through practicing nature photography and writing stories for children.

01

The Bush Monster

This photographically illustrated rhyming story for children tells a tale about a bush monster who bullies those who are different from the mainstream and chooses a nearby reindeer as his next target.

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02

What happens to leaves
When they fall off trees?

This photographically illustrated book for children tells an unusual rhyming story of a leaf that seeks an answer to the question what happens to leaves when they fall off trees.

03

The Park Behind My Backyard

Putting in spotlight Venserpark, a place where nature tells stories to those who listen, this project looks at the natural world and environment of an urban park area.

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04

Hortus Venserparcum

Hortus Venserparcum is a hand-made book combining photography and hand-made paper, developed as a Final project for an artisan paper-making course.

05

I See You

Involving volunteer participants, this project connects animal photography and poetry.

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06

Human-Canine Bond

Human-Canine Bond looks into the relationship between dogs and their owners.

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