This series was photographed for Restaurant De Nieuwe Winkel in Nijmegen, a Michelin-starred restaurant known for its botanical gastronomy and close relationship with the surrounding landscape.

Together with Chef Emile van der Staak, we visited food forest Ketelbroek in the early morning hours, where many of the ingredients behind the restaurant’s plant-based cuisine are gathered throughout the seasons.

Moving through the forest before service hours began in the city, the morning was shaped by changing light, quiet moments, and the slower pace of the landscape itself.

Photographed at Food Forest Ketelbroek, the series connects food culture, environment, and the places where ingredients naturally grow.