I just got some new plants last weekend (staghorn fern: yes!) and I can’t wait to photograph their tiny limbs, poke their soil and generally over-mother them. After my last plant-centric post my friend Rachel sent me a tip about fellow greenery lover Karl Blossfeldt, a pioneer in the world of expressive plant photography. His macro, hyper-analytical close-ups of plants were inspired by the idea that “the plant must be totally valued as a totally artistic and architectural structure.” Some of these plants seem more like iron sculptures than works of nature — so precise, premeditated and unfriendly to the touch.
Check out a gallery of Blossfeldt’s work at Photography Now.
Those are gorgeous. And some of them have a near sexual feel to them; very inspiring.
Congrats on your staghorn! I have a large one in my backyard here in Florida but the cold cold winter has been less than kind. I keep hoping all of our plants here will rebound but the ones that are still alive seem hopelessly confused by the strange flip flop of temperatures.
So glad you shared these lovely photos. Your blog is fast becoming my favorite. I
check in daily to see your incredible finds and am never ever disappointed. Thanks for that!
one of my forever favorites, mr. blossfeldt’s images are….