Tiger's Tranquility

Part of my ongoing 'Marvels' series - exploring the possible outcomes of how places will look when forces of nature reclaim what once was lost. Will the new inhabitants of these marvels simply be bypassers or will they stay and make thriving cities of nature’s life. Because of mankind, animals have been pushed to live in the most abandoned regions of the earth. In search of places where men are rarer than animals. Shall the ballrooms be again a place of dance and joy, rooms full of life, and the buildings a place of comfort and shelter against the crude forces who retook them?



This series is dedicated to showing the beauty and vulnerability of these cultural treasures and animals, -a way to awaken the compassion within, -to give a voice to this earth’s inhabitants who have none, and for inspiring future generations to preserve their cultural and natural heritage.



Cheraine Collette is responsible for the concept, wildlife photography, composition, and editing using traditional painting techniques and darkroom techniques, using a Wacom Cintiq Pro as a digital canvas to paint the hundreds of layers on.

This series was made in collaboration with Yoerie Custers who was responsible for the photography of the Abandoned locations.