Joke de Jager
Desert Dreams (Series)
DESCRIPTION
Trees of the Desert,
During a trip to Dubai to photograph the serene and beautiful tranquil sand dunes in the desert, I came across these lonely trees, clearly battling the elements. Many of the trees and shrubs that once stood have their roots exposed to the sun or are buried by the ever changing windswept desert landscape. I really hope, they are still there when I visit them again . . .
This desert is part of the Great Arabian Desert, which covers the entire Arabian Peninsula (which also includes Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, and part of Iraq and Jordan). On one side of Dubai is the Persian Gulf and on the other eastern side is this desert.
AUTHOR
De Jager commenced her creative career as purchaser for interior designer Mag for the Bijenkorf, after which she decided to shift her focus onto Garden- and Landscape Architecture, specialising in Green Spaces Heritage.
During her studies she discovered her passion for highlighting the colour riches of shades of 'green' and she decided to complete her education by a brief follow-up study at the renowned Amsterdam Photography Academy.
De Jager grew up in Heiloo, as daughter of a flowerbulbgrower and lived in Bergen aan Zee for fifteen years. Her love for the sea and for ‘green’ is clearly identifiable in her photographic art, in which experts say she continues to surprise with detailed images and a unique blending of natural colours.
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