At the New York Photo Festival in Dumbo, portraits of nature at the (super)natural exhibition stood out in a sea of fashionable faces and provocative angles. Curated by the collective LUCI, (super)natural takes you to the quiet world of earthly environments largely devoid of a human presence. And that might be the best thing about the show: It projects calm and peace from its mountain views, flocks of birds, waves in the ocean–demonstrating that no nasty gestures or crazy costumes are necessary.

My favorites were Theresa Ganz’s cut-out tree branches knitted together into an interpretation of a photograph, and Justin Hollar’s ocean at night. It seems like you could spend hours just gazing at images of rocks, water in an old jacuzzi or a crack in the landscape of John Clang. In the middle of flashy NYPH works, this was a welcome oasis.

Images: Willy Soma (top), Christopher LaMarca (bottom).