The archival pigment print inserted in Tom Hegen's special edition Salt Works shows one of the many sea salt production sites the photographer portrayed from the air and captured in their unique beauty as an abstract field. Tom Hegen photographs salt mines around the world, bringing them together in a study of colors and compositions reminiscent of abstract paintings. N°TSSIII02, San Francisco Bay, California, United States is one of those visual spectacles of beautiful geometries and stunning colors and also the cover subject of this impressively beautiful collection. TOM HEGEN (*1991) is one of the best-known aerial photographers of our time. In his works, he documents the traces that man leaves on the earth surface. In precise image compositions, he gives an overview of the relationship between human and nature.

TOM HEGEN (*1991) ist Fotograf und Designer in München. Hegen erhielt mehrere Auszeichnungen, zuletzt den Red Dot Design Award (2018) und den German Design Award (2019). In deutschen und europäischen Museen sind seine Fotos vertreten und werden regelmäßig in Magazinen wie GEO, Die Zeit oder FAZ veröffentlicht. 2018 erschien sein Bildband Habitat - Vom Menschen geprägte Lebensräume. Human Altered Landscapes.