I was recently invited by The Garden Conservancy to tour the Alcatraz garden project. The Conservancy, in partnership with The Golden Gate National Park Conservancy, has spent the past 5 years restoring and replanting the barren and windswept old prison in the middle of San Francisco Bay.
I have been working in Seattle recently and I always drop by the Bellevue Botanic Garden, knowing great photos are to be found. Walking around the groundcovers garden I came upon this scene. My photographer’s radar switched to acute knowing this was a scene to be worked, to savor, to discover a special photograph. Let’s[...]
Photo editors and art directors love to use silhouette photos, cut-outs that give a bold graphic look. Recently an editor asked me if I had any bold flowers on black background. Rather than going through my files looking for something to transform with Photoshop I decided to shoot a new photo.
Where do I start ? “My garden is a mess.” I hear this quite often when I am asked to photograph a garden. “I don’t mind, my garden’s a mess too”, I usually reply, trying to put the gardener at ease. But to be honest, if the gardener is a serious one I find I[...]
Is it possible for a gardener not to be thrilled to the bone with spring? It is in the DNA of our marrow to be renewed and hopeful for our Earth when spring rolls around. The feeling is in our hearts but we know it with all our senses. How do we see it[...]