Imagery
Real products. Imagined worlds.
Products
Everything we sell exists in the physical world. The products are real. The artwork is original, human-directed, and made by Trees, Rivers & UFOs.
When it comes to the people, places, and situations surrounding those products, what you see is a deliberate mix of reality and digital world-building.
Process
We are a small independent label with a long history in photography, art, and design. Our visual archive acts as our foundational asset library, containing terabytes of photographs taken by us in different places around the world. Every image we publish is guided by this original material.
Original photographs may be modified using creative tools such as Photoshop or AI-assisted production. This allows us to enhance an older photograph, adapt a background, or replace someone’s face to protect their privacy rather than publish their likeness.
Environments may be generated specifically to explore how a piece could look in a unique setting. Even these imagined spaces are deeply informed and guided by the textures, lighting, and locations in our extensive photo archive.
Reality
The physical item, its artwork, materials, colours, sizing, and specifications are never invented by AI. Product-only images and the written details on each product page are the clearest reference for what you will receive.
Lifestyle and campaign images are creative interpretations of the world around the product. They function much like concept art for a game environment. Ideas, art direction, selection, editing, and final decisions remain entirely human. AI is simply another tool in our creative engine, not the author of the label.
Wild
As Trees, Rivers & UFOs grows, more of the story will come directly from the people wearing the pieces. We look forward to sharing more photographs from customers, friends, and collaborators out in the world.
If you have a question about a particular image, email hello@treesriversufos.com.