Reportage: sketching on outdoor conference

Square Drawing of people around an overview of Denmark, all heading outdoors. Illustration by Frits Ahlefeldt

I packed my reportage drawing pad in my backpack, to cover how we can create better paths and places for outdoor life, at a conference in Denmark. Here are the drawings inspired by the day

How do we create the best framework for outdoor life

Drawing and text by Frits Ahlefeldt

Around 200 participants from municipalities, universities, organizations and the Danish Nature Agency and from a lot of associations and private organizers came together to share and gain new knowledge about recreational infrastructure in Denmark

I found a table and sketched during the day, and it turned into a few handfuls of drawn thoughts, that I have since worked on, colored, scanned and written texts for. And now the finished illustrations are ready here in both line and colored versions.

I hope my drawings from the day can help to inspire the work with paths and outdoor life to the benefit of both nature and us.

Di02161 Nature thirst

Our cities can feel like deserts, making some desperate to get out into nature, and others just diving further into pretty pictures of it on the screens

Di02157 Between recovery and sustainability

Reasons for hiking are often divided into internal and external reasons: Some hike mostly to find their balance or to get better health. Others walk to create more balance in the world, avoid flying and lower their Co2 footprint. Both reasons are good motivation and can work together.

Di02156 The first step is the hardest

Hiking is in many ways a metaphor for our understanding of the rest of life, and this also applies to the fact that the first step is often the most difficult to take

My drawings is also for download on Flickr.com here

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See and download the drawings on Flickr here

And here are the drawings alone in a collection:

drawing of a man desperate to get out of the city and into nature, as nature thirst. Illustration by Frits Ahlefeldt
Ink drawing of a man desperate to get out of the city and into nature, as nature thirst. Illustration by Frits Ahlefeldt
drawing of a man by a four wheel drive car, loaded with outdoor gear, asking local woman: "is this nature". Illustration by Frits Ahlefeldt
Ink drawing of a man by a four wheel drive car, loaded with outdoor gear, asking local woman: "is this nature". Illustration by Frits Ahlefeldt
drawing of a hiker with a phone, with digital streams of data to satellites, other hikers, web app designers, programmers and trail people. Illustration by Frits Ahlefeldt
Ink drawing of a hiker with a phone, with digital streams of data to satellites, other hikers, web app designers, programmers and trail people. Illustration by Frits Ahlefeldt
drawing of two hikers, a man and a woman, on each side of a trail gap, both thinking of how to close the gap between them. Illustration by Frits Ahlefeldt
Ink drawing of two hikers, a man and a woman, on each side of a trail gap, both thinking of how to close the gap between them. Illustration by Frits Ahlefeldt
Square drawing of two hikers, one with a medicine jar as backpack, and the word Recovery on it, and one with a backpack with the planet Earth on it, and SDG, sustainable development goals sticking out. Illustration by Frits Ahlefeldt
Square ink drawing of two hikers, one with a medicine jar as backpack, and the word Recovery on it, and one with a backpack with the planet Earth on it, and SDG, sustainable development goals sticking out. Illustration by Frits Ahlefeldt
drawing of a house with a very tall doorstep and a hiker trying to get out and over it. First step is the hardest. Illustration by Frits Ahlefeldt
Ink drawing of a house with a very tall doorstep and a hiker trying to get out and over it. First step is the hardest. Illustration by Frits Ahlefeldt
drawing of - Illustration by Frits Ahlefeldt
drawing of five reasons to get into nature: Scenery, peace, exercise, family time and to meet people.- Illustration by Frits Ahlefeldt
drawing of a heart shaped island with trails around it and connecting the different landscapes on it - Illustration by Frits Ahlefeldt
Ink drawing of a heart shaped island with trails around it and connecting the different landscapes on it - Illustration by Frits Ahlefeldt
drawing of five reasons to get into nature: Scenery, peace, exercise, family time and to meet people. - Illustration by Frits Ahlefeldt
Square drawing of a group of people holding a landscapes with trails on it between them - Illustration by Frits Ahlefeldt
Ink square drawing of a group of people holding a landscapes with trails on it between them - Illustration by Frits Ahlefeldt
Drawing of mobility, from cars to buses and trains to walking and biking - Illustration by Frits Ahlefeldt
Square Drawing of people around an overview of Denmark, all heading outdoors. Illustration by Frits Ahlefeldt

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