Photographer Mirjam Bleeker and stylist and designer Frank Visser have travelled around the world together many times, often without a fixed plan, seeking adventire and discovering beautiful houses. Like their previous book At the Ocean, which was published two years ago, Close to the Nature is an ode to homes with a personal touch, which have been designed with profound respect for the nature that surrounds them, and to the inspiring people who have opened their doors to them. Homes that are off the road, in every sense of the word. Whether off the beaten path, in remote destinations or in thr city.