Photographer Mital Patel is on Quest to Save the Planet

The wilderness can be unforgiving, but it does not discriminate. It has been watching us, those who came before us, and those who will come after us. It is a quiet observer; it does not interfere but penalizes those who do. Even after we have razed acres of forest, the wilderness finds a way to thrive in unexpected places--through cracked concrete, tar, brick, or steel. Only a handful care to understand its significance--and those who do--they go against the norm to preserve it. After all, a pat...