The red sands of Mars and the endless, ringing void were left behind. This journey for humanity’s salvation had lasted too long. Years among the lifeless craters felt like an infinite winter. The solitary cosmic wanderer had fulfilled his duty, leaving the alien planet alone with its secret.
And so—the return.
Instead of dead regolith beneath my feet, there is now soft, warm earth. The forest air is filled with the scent of herbs, and a gentle breeze brushes against my skin. The journey through space is complete.
Peace has arrived. My fingers dip into the cool water of a stream, and my gaze follows the sunlit glints. Nature breathes and reclaims. There is no longer a need to seek answers among the stars—everything most familiar has always lived here, near us.
team: Designer, Stylist: Tanya Tsybulko Photographer: Dima Abashin Model: Oleg Yusha Assistants: Dasha Sadovskaya, Yalina Ryzhkovskaya
Special thanks for supporting the project: Dima Abashin Liza Zheleznova Lyubov Kalashnikova Stepa Okunev Danil Sushko Kirill Mikhailov Dasha Sadovskaya Yalina Ryzhkovskaya Maria Tsybulko