PROJECTS

Projects are a way of staying with a place long enough to understand it — and to contribute to it.

I believe photography can support conservation, not just by raising awareness, but by actively helping the work behind it: documenting fragile ecosystems, supporting restoration efforts, and giving visibility to initiatives that protect nature.

Over the years, I’ve worked closely with NGOs focused on conservation, and I’ve seen how images can become tools, helping projects communicate, attract support, and create long-term impact.

This is why I focus on projects: they allow photography to go beyond observation and become part of something that helps nature endure.

Vâlcea Naturală

Vâlcea Naturală is a long-term project focused on the natural areas of my home county, built over several years.

Vâlcea is one of the most diverse regions in Romania, but like any diverse place, it is also fragile.

I started this project as a way of paying attention — to what exists here and to what can easily be overlooked. Many people are not aware of what we have, or of the impact we have over time. I wasn’t either, until I began exploring these areas more closely.

Nature Behind the Blocks

Between 2023 and 2025, I worked closely with Rețeaua pentru Natura Urbană, documenting several areas in Bucharest that are proposed to become Urban Natural Parks — spaces that protect biodiversity while helping the city remain livable.

Through this work, I began to notice how much nature still exists within the city — often hidden in plain sight. This project focuses on those overlooked spaces — fragments of landscape that continue to function, even when surrounded by concrete.

Bison Hillock

In the Southern Carpathians, deep in the Țarcu Mountains, lies Bison Hillock — a place where, in 2014, WWF Romania and Rewilding Europe reintroduced European bison after more than 200 years of absence.

I first encountered this place in 2017, and since then I’ve returned multiple times, documenting the work carried out by the two organizations. Today, this area holds the largest free-roaming population of bison in Romania, with over 200 individuals.

Shared territory

This project was developed during a short assignment documenting the human–bear conflict in Romania, in collaboration with Flora and Fauna organization.

It became an introduction to a complex reality — one where the boundaries between human settlements and natural habitats are increasingly unclear.

Even in a short period of time, it became evident how sensitive this balance is, and how difficult it is to navigate a situation where both people and wildlife are affected.

Journey through the Geoparks of Romania

This project follows the four geoparks in Romania — places where natural and cultural landscapes are closely connected.

Developed in collaboration with an NGO working in these regions, it documents landscapes shaped not only by geology and biodiversity, but also by the people who live within them.

I used it as a way to better understand how these places function over time.

The work resulted in a photo book and a documentary film.