This publication is featured on PiE in conjunction with the double exhibition of the winners of the After Nature . Ulrike Crespo Photography Prize 25: Lisa Barnard . You Only Look Once and Isadora Romero . Notes on How to Build a Forest.

After Nature – The Ulrike Crespo Photography Prize is a joint project of the C/O Berlin Foundation and the Crespo Foundation, Frankfurt. In 2025 it will be awarded for the second time. The prize honors artists who explore new concepts of nature in photography and other visual media through their work.

Isadora Romero uses two rainforests in Ecuador for her research into the cohabitation of humans and forests in the past, present, and future. Her collaborations with scientists and local communities create a nuanced narrative about the forest’s spiritual, political, and ecological dimensions, characterized by indigenous knowledge as well as old and new technologies.