Photographer Petros Koublis waits for scenes to unfold rather than push preconceived concepts onto the natural environments that surround him.

This patience has enabled him to capture moments of complete serenity on the outskirts of Athens. The great photographer does not try to transform his subjects, but rather allows them to alter his own approach to each image.

“It’s all a matter of openness, letting everything flow through my soul undisturbed,” Koublis told Colossal about his process. “The olive groves, the pine forests, the sea, or even the peacefully grazing animals in the meadows—they’re all part of a very intimate experience with nature. They are part of us on an emotional level that goes beyond our present state as it reaches back to a forgotten memory of our origin.”