{"id":392,"date":"2019-07-19T16:20:32","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T16:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.michaelkenna.com\/store\/?post_type=product&#038;p=392"},"modified":"2025-12-16T22:22:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T22:22:25","slug":"philosophers-tree","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.michaelkenna.com\/store\/product\/philosophers-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Philosopher&#8217;s Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>As a young boy, growing up in my hometown of Widnes in Northern England, I had my own favorite tree. My four brothers also had their preferred trees, all conveniently located close to the playground. We would often sit high amongst the branches, shouting across to each other, safe from the prowling wild animals on the ground, the<\/p>\n<p>When asked why (\u2026I photograph trees), I usually answer that trees don\u2019t need to primp, they never answer back, and always seem happy with the portraits that I make. 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