# Blurry Forest Photography Jürgen Heckel Dims the Forest Background to Create Eerie Shots By Anne Booth | Published 2013-10-05 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jrgen-heckel References: [behance.net](http://www.behance.net/gallery/Slide/11001825) & [behance.net](http://www.behance.net/sogar_heckel) Jürgen Heckel is a [talented photographer](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nonnas-cam) where he uses the blurring of photos to create frightening forest photographs. The photos each concentrate on a certain tree, or a part of the forest, and create a beautiful, melting-like effect. The monochromatic images are perfect for any cottage as the [nature photographs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wooden-sculptures-1) become unearthly because of the high contrast and unfocused subjects. One photo shows trees that line the horizon, making it unclear where they begin or end. Dark lines become indistinguishable as they melt towards the bottom and the top of the photograph. With dark skies in some of the photos, a creepy feeling is felt immediately. Jürgen Heckel ads an edge to his [forest photography](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/casa-guapuruvu), in which the sights of nature become ghostly rather than comforting. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.5/10 - Popularity: 70% | Activity: 58% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Blurred Photography:** Using blurring or high contrast photography for eerie or artistic effect. - **Monochromatic Nature Photography:** Creating a haunting aesthetic through the use of monochromatic or low-saturation nature photography. - **Environmental Horror Photography:** Building a new sub-genre of horror photography that focuses on the natural world. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Photography:** Incorporating new techniques and aesthetics into nature and landscape photography for an edgier mood. - **Interior Design:** Using eerie and unsettling nature photography as decor for homes, cabins, and resorts. - **Horror Entertainment:** Building on the environmental horror sub-genre in film, TV, and literature to create new scares. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Painting-Immersive Photo Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-ground-exhibition.md) - [Blurry Abstract Photography Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/optical-allusion.md) - [Tree Branch-Formed Lighting Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/celestial-attraction.md) - [Gabled Forest-Side Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/frame-house-1.md) - [Blurred Bold Coffee Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blur-coffee-table.md) - [Artful Wooden Furniture Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/knowledge-of-all-dark-things.md) - [Chalk Streams Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/british-conceptual-landscape-photographer.md) - [Curvaceous Brick Forest Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/asmalay.md) - [Pixelated Photographed Art Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/southern-trees.md)