As children, we all learned about our planet’s position in the solar system. Some of us might even have fond memories of making dioramas at school. And yet our awareness of our place — or to be more exact, our awareness of our planet’s place — in the universe, has gradually been replaced with the joys and sorrows of everyday life. Our routines demand our attention, and we end up confined to our immediate surroundings. We think about the world more often than we think about Earth, even though our existence depends on the latter.

While it is indeed unfortunate that we find it easier to think of ourselves as citizens of this neighbourhood or that country instead of vulnerable inhabitants of an even more vulnerable planet, we are lucky to have fellow humans who have had the opportunity to see our collective home from outer space. Planetary Collective documents the stories that these individuals who left Earth as astronauts and came back as enlightened human beings.

Packed with deep insights and beautiful imagery, Overview will make you pose a series of existential questions. It is guaranteed to send chills down your spine.