The hunched figure of a rat is silhouetted in a broken window. When Florian returned to the abandoned house that he had frequented as a teenager, he found nature had started to take over. He set up his camera looking in through the window and lit the scene with three flashes. His composition perfectly captures the spooky atmosphere of the derelict house.
Brown rats originated in northern China and spread across the globe aboard trading ships. Native to forests and bushy areas, today they are quick to colonise anywhere with suitable food and shelter. Female rats can give birth to up to 60 babies a year, contributing to the difficulty of controlling their population.
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Florian has been interested in nature since early childhood, but it was a little later, at the age of eight, when he picked up a camera. Since graduating in photography he has worked as a freelance photographer worldwide, selling fine art prints, giving workshops and writing for renowned magazines.
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