Mars is a place on earth… ‘Space to Roam: The Red Planet’ features an astronaut exploring the surreal martian landscapes of the Algerian Sahara as a tribute to the wonders of the planet we call home. While working on this film, the boundaries between Earth and the Red Planet became blurred, leaving me with a profound appreciation for the beauty of both. I hope you walk away with a similar feeling.
HUGE thanks to Niels van de Linde for wearing the suit! I am truly beyond grateful for him believing in the project and his out of this world willingness to go the extra mile for the film. You would not believe how unbreathable, cumbersome and smelly the spacesuit is. Niels is an absolute legend and I couldn’t have done it without him!
Below are some landscape photographs that I captured while in Algeria’s Tassili N’Ajjer National Park working on the film.
