{"id":1021106,"date":"2026-06-12T03:38:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T03:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1021106\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T03:38:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T03:38:28","slug":"women-in-trees-celebrates-a-quirky-collection-of-anonymous-snapshots-colossal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1021106\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Women in Trees&#8217; Celebrates a Quirky Collection of Anonymous Snapshots \u2014 Colossal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1743\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/women-in-trees-8-e1781188342375.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"a black-and-white snapshot of a woman in a tree\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\"  \/>All images courtesy of Hatje Cantz, shared with permission<\/p>\n<p>June 11, 2026<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"category-books\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/books\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Books<\/a><a class=\"category-history\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/history\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">History<\/a><a class=\"category-photography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/photography\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Photography<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/kmothes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kate Mothes<\/a><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\">\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d; \" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F06%2Fwomen-in-trees-book-jochen-raiss-photography%2F&amp;title=%26%238216%3BWomen%20in%20Trees%27%20Celebrates%20a%20Quirky%20Collection%20of%20Anonymous%20Snapshots\" aria-label=\"Share\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tShare<br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d; \" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-mail has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#9fa0eceafdf5fafceba2baada9baadaca7adaea9baacddc8f0f2faf1baadaff6f1baadafcbedfafaecbaada8baadafdcfaf3fafdedfeebfaecbaadaffebaadafceeaf6edf4e6baadafdcf0f3f3fafcebf6f0f1baadaff0f9baadafdef1f0f1e6f2f0eaecbaadafccf1feefecf7f0ebecb9fef2efa4fdf0fbe6a2baada9baadaca7adaea9baacddc8f0f2faf1baadaff6f1baadafcbedfafaecbaada8baadafdcfaf3fafdedfeebfaecbaadaffebaadafceeaf6edf4e6baadafdcf0f3f3fafcebf6f0f1baadaff0f9baadafdef1f0f1e6f2f0eaecbaadafccf1feefecf7f0ebecbaadafbadaadbaa7afbaa6abbaadaff7ebebefecbaacdebaadd9baadd9e8e8e8b1ebf7f6ecf6ecfcf0f3f0ececfef3b1fcf0f2baadd9adafada9baadd9afa9baadd9e8f0f2faf1b2f6f1b2ebedfafaecb2fdf0f0f4b2f5f0fcf7faf1b2edfef6ececb2eff7f0ebf0f8edfeeff7e6baadd9\" aria-label=\"Email\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tEmail<br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bookmark<\/p>\n<p>As collector <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/imperfekt.photography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Jochen Rai\u00df<\/a> (1969-2022) scoured flea markets and antique stalls for the better part of three decades for snapshots, he began to notice a running theme. Over time, he amassed a trove of photos by anonymous photographers with an unusually high number of portraits of women posing in trees. Swiss newspaper Z\u00fcricher Tagesanzeiger asked, \u201cWhat are they all doing up there?\u201d And German paper Der Spiegel posited that the arbor-climbing might be a \u201cforgotten popular sport.\u201d Whatever the reason, the mystery is nearly as fun as the photos.<\/p>\n<p>A hardcover edition of Women in Trees from Hatje Cantz, published in German and English, follows two titles published in 2016 and 2017 that celebrate these quirky images. Find your copy on the publisher\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hatjecantz.com\/products\/76647-frauen-auf-baeumen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/women-in-trees-1.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474968\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2877\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/women-in-trees-1.jpeg\" alt=\"a black-and-white snapshot of a woman in a tree\" class=\"wp-image-474972\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/women-in-trees-10.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474968\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"3119\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/women-in-trees-10.jpeg\" alt=\"a black-and-white snapshot of two women in a tree\" class=\"wp-image-474970\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/women-in-trees-6.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474968\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1861\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/women-in-trees-6.jpeg\" alt=\"a spread from a book featuring two black-and-white snapshots of women in trees\" class=\"wp-image-474977\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/women-in-trees-5.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474968\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"3108\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/women-in-trees-5.jpeg\" alt=\"a black-and-white snapshot of a woman in a tree\" class=\"wp-image-474976\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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