Majestic, magical and mysterious, the Black Forest in South West Germany is a place of primeval beauty, translated into pictures by Klaus Echle. The Black Forest is Germany's largest national park and derives its name from the Latin Silva Nigra - the Romans found it a forbidding place, where the dense conifer growth blocked out the light. It also inspired the Grimm fairytales
Hansel and Gretel and
Little Red Riding Hood.
Klaus was born in the Black Forest and has worked there for 20 years as a forester. He specialises in photographing the animals of the area and uses his local knowledge to reveal new insights into their lives and to encourage people to respect the animals they share the land with.
Klaus spent 6 months following a female fox, which he named Sophie, who allowed him to observe and document her daily routines. He has also raised injured or orphaned forest animals, such as dormice, and released them back into the wild.
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