The breathtaking coffee-table book *La Selva*, published by Mirage, brings together photographs taken over a two-year period by photographer Kate Bellm in Hawaii, Mexico, Thailand, Jamaica, Costa Rica, New Zealand, India, and Cuba.
The breathtaking coffee-table book *La Selva*, published by Mirage, brings together photographs taken over the course of two years by photographer Kate Bellm in Hawaii, Mexico, Thailand, Jamaica, Costa Rica, New Zealand, India, and Cuba. The photo book delves into the dark, wet heart of the jungle. Here, Bellm’s women are untamed and primal, their hair interwoven with salt and sand, as they make their way through pandanus palms, bamboo huts, and veil-like mosquito nets. Interwoven with still lifes of seashells and ripening fruit, and landscapes dripping with heat and humidity, *La Selva* unfolds in grainy black-and-white photographs and tangerine-colored light, evoking the lawless days of decades past.
La Selva is a sensation that lingers on the skin. A gradual surrender to the warmth, to nature, to the unknown. Amid the lush greenery, hidden waters, and secluded corners, the notion of a destination begins to fade. It is no longer about a place, but about a sensation. Not about seeing, but about feeling—a quiet surrender to the moment. Kate Bellm is not separate from what she photographs. She is right in the middle of it, moving with it.
The images feel more like experiences than observations: bodies that blend into the landscape, moments when identity fades. It’s about becoming wilder, quieter, and more in harmony. There is no escape—only rediscovery. Leave the city, head into the jungle. Kiss a few elephants, drink in the sunsets. Do nothing, believe in everything.
Specifications
Title: La Selva
Author: Kate Bellm
Publisher: Mirage
Dimensions: 230 x 310 x 25 mm
Size: 200 pages
Language: English
Material: Hardcover
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