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A person stands on a steep, reddish-purple hillside overlooking a choppy ocean. A large, wind-swept tree leans sharply over the slope against a pale blue sky.

Paul Octavious gets his lean on… With some askew-looking trees

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Date
17 May 2013

We’ve featured some pretty strange photography projects in the past, and Lean With It by Paul Octavious fits snugly into this category. Paul has been on the site before with his awesome video experimenting with the colour indigo and now Paul travels far and wide to find these trees battered by wind or just born this way (poor trees). The beauty of these photographs is the subject’s ability to exactly mirror the angle of the tree’s slant even with ones as low as 45 degrees, these guys are truly experts – now go find your locally inclined tree and get your lean on!

A person leans back in a push-up position on a grassy bank, mirroring the angle of a leaning tree. In the background, a red and white lighthouse stands at the end of a pier by the sea.
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Paul Octavious: Lean With It

A person stands in a dusty open yard beside a large, sprawling green shrub. Behind them is a plain, light grey building and a weathered wooden fence.
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Paul Octavious: Lean With It

A person stands on a steep, reddish-purple hillside overlooking a rocky coastline. A large, wind-swept tree leans over the slope against a pale blue sky.
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Paul Octavious: Lean With It

A person leans forward in a starting position on a quiet residential street. To their right, a tree with dense red blossoms leans over a white wall and a manicured lawn.
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Paul Octavious: Lean With It

A person in a dark coat walks across a snow-covered beach towards a leaning, leafless tree. In the background, a red and white lighthouse stands at the end of a pier by the grey sea.
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Paul Octavious: Lean With It

A person walks up a grassy slope under a bright, midday sun. In the background, a city skyline stretches across the horizon behind a tennis court and a few scattered trees.
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Paul Octavious: Lean With It

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