Welcome to Heartland Biota.

This is the home for poems and photography by Isaac Baum

Isaac’s poetry focuses on travel and transit through the lens of growing up in the Midwestern United States. He explores the contradictions of seeking stability in a world of ceaseless and rapid change.

His photography zooms in on restored landscapes across the United States and North America, particularly native plant and animal life in the Midwest. These images seek to highlight the inherent beauty of places often overlooked as transient or mundane.

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Every photographer is obligated to take a picture of themselves in black and white in a mirror. April 2025, Mexico