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Wolf Children

Story

Since 2018

Discover the essence of WOLF CHILDREN

Welcome to

Wolf Children

a photographic journey by richard van der vieren

Woman portrait at Bellevoire
Woman portrait at Bellevoire

Stories

They make up so many of our childhood memories. Our imaginations swept us off to all sorts of places. We conjured up heroes and villains and magical worlds. Stories were the catalysts for our greatest adventures.

So how did we get so lost along the way? 

When did we forget how to make our own stories?

Now, we’re consumed by smartphones, smart homes, gadgets and eyes glued to screens. 

When did we we become such passive participants in our lives?

The Wolf Children and their adventures are the perfect inspiration of how we can change this. Let’s embrace the power of stories and bring it to life in the outdoors. 

Let’s get back to actively creating our own stories. 

Cause in a few years from now, no kid will ever remember spending their best day in front of a screen.

It’s story time. What’s yours?

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Letter to the pack

When I was a young kid, playing outside was the norm. As an eighties kid I’ve witnessed the introduction of commercial television and video games, but the majority of my childhood (and also my teens and young adulthood) was still spent outside. Building treehouses, exploring the woods, making dirt tracks for our bmx bikes...

Nowadays it saddens me to see that ruins are all that remains of those treehouses, and that “exploring” is mostly done in video games. We think we are free because we can’t see the cage, but it’s there. We became slaves to the screen, and with it, our children.  

Apps and games can teach children to tap and swipe at a screen, but studies tell us that these skills don't translate into real-world learning. 

“One should sit in nature for 20 minutes a day… unless you’re busy, then you should sit for an hour!.

See you outside! Defend the wild!!

Richard Van der Vieren

We need to raise children that like the rain as much as the sun. Children that don’t mind getting wet or dirty. Let’s grow our wolf children into conscious and compassionate life livers, humble innovators and peacemakers… and what better backdrop than nature to do this in?

Letter to the pack

When I was a young kid, playing outside was the norm. As an eighties kid I’ve witnessed the introduction of commercial television and video games, but the majority of my childhood (and also my teens and young adulthood) was still spent outside. Building treehouses, exploring the woods, making dirt tracks for our bmx bikes...

Nowadays it saddens me to see that ruins are all that remains of those treehouses, and that “exploring” is mostly done in video games. We think we are free because we can’t see the cage, but it’s there. We became slaves to the screen, and with it, our children.  

Apps and games can teach children to tap and swipe at a screen, but studies tell us that these skills don't translate into real-world learning. 

“One should sit in nature for 20 minutes a day… unless you’re busy, then you should sit for an hour!.

See you outside! Defend the wild!!

Richard Van der Vieren

We need to raise children that like the rain as much as the sun. Children that don’t mind getting wet or dirty. Let’s grow our wolf children into conscious and compassionate life livers, humble innovators and peacemakers… and what better backdrop than nature to do this in?

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