From the Gold Trees portfolio, 2012, Inkjet print, 17 x 22 inches

Trees throughout history have inspired deep symbolic meaning in cultures around the world.  The "tree of life" metaphor expresses the mystical concept that all forms of life are interconnected.  When we stand with the trees, we feel we are part of them, and they are part of us. They give us a sense of belonging to the greater universe. – J.T

Internationally lauded as one of the leading photographers of her generation, Joyce Tenneson’s work has been published in books and major magazines, and exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide. Tenneson is the author of seventeen books including the best seller, “Wise Women", which was featured in a Today Show series. She is also the recipient of many awards and, in a poll conducted by American Photo Magazine, readers voted Tenneson among the ten most influential women in the history of photography. The Lucie Awards named Joyce Tenneson as Fine Art Photographer of the Year in 2005, and in 2018 she received the Lucie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Portraiture. In the Fall of 2014, Fotografiska Museum, in Stockholm, Sweden, mounted a large retrospective of Tenneson’s work. In 2021 Tenneson was inducted into the International Photography Hall of Fame.