{"id":1985147,"date":"2026-06-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1985147"},"modified":"2026-06-11T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T21:00:00","slug":"women-in-trees-celebrates-a-quirky-collection-of-anonymous-snapshots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1985147","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Women in Trees\u2019 Celebrates a Quirky Collection of Anonymous Snapshots"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1743\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/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\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All images courtesy of Hatje Cantz, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">\u2018Women in Trees\u2019 Celebrates a Quirky Collection of Anonymous Snapshots<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-11T14:14:22-05:00\">June 11, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-books\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/books\/\" rel=\"tag\">Books<\/a><a class=\"category-history\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/history\/\" rel=\"tag\">History<\/a><a class=\"category-photography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/photography\/\" rel=\"tag\">Photography<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/kmothes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kate Mothes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\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 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class=\"simplefavorite-button preset\" data-postid=\"474968\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\"><i class=\"sf-icon-bookmark\"><\/i>Bookmark<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As collector <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/imperfekt.photography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">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 <em>Z\u00fcricher Tagesanzeiger<\/em> asked, \u201cWhat are they all doing up there?\u201d And German paper <em>Der Spiegel<\/em> 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 <em>Women in Trees<\/em> 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\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/women-in-trees-1.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474968\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2877\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/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><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/women-in-trees-10.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474968\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"3119\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/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><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/women-in-trees-6.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474968\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1861\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/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><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/women-in-trees-5.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474968\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"3108\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/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><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/women-in-trees-4.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474968\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"3429\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/women-in-trees-4.jpeg\" alt=\"a black-and-white snapshot of a woman in a tree\" class=\"wp-image-474975\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/women-in-trees-7.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474968\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"3427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/women-in-trees-7.jpeg\" alt=\"a black-and-white snapshot of five women in a tree\" class=\"wp-image-474978\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/women-in-trees-3.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474968\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1836\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/women-in-trees-3.jpeg\" alt=\"a spread from a book featuring two black-and-white snapshots of women in trees\" class=\"wp-image-474974\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/women-in-trees-9.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474968\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2954\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/women-in-trees-9.jpeg\" alt=\"a black-and-white snapshot of a woman in a tree\" class=\"wp-image-474969\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/women-in-trees-cover.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474968\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"867\" height=\"1199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/women-in-trees-cover.jpeg\" alt=\"the cover of the book &apos;Women in Trees&apos; 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