Botanical Photographs

Media: photography

Number of images: 8 (on-going)

Print size: 16x20 inches

Execution: 2021

The following photographs of fruits and vegetables are in the tradition of the classic still life with a nod to Victorian botanical drawing and a wink to California graphic fruit crate art (my "roots" here go back five generations). The intent is to create an almost a planetary stillness by stripping perspective and scale while retaining the visual punch of the isolated subject.

There is also the subtext of documenting the cross border and inter-continental trade of foodstuffs that adorn our tables.

The background image is from the Glyph Variations (a series of photographs based on a strip of 35mm color film that I found in the street).

Bosc pear (Argentina)

Bosc pear (Argentina)

Lady Alice apple (Washington State, USA)

Lady Alice apple (Washington State, USA)

Honey Belle pear (New Zealand)

Honey Belle pear (New Zealand)

Kumquats (California, USA)

Kumquats (California, USA)

Citron (California, USA)

Citron, also known as the Etrog in Hebrew (California, USA)

Citron (California, USA)

Citron, also known as the Buddha's Hand (California, USA)

D'Anjou pear (Argentina)

D'Anjou pear (Argentina)

Navel orange (California, USA)

Navel orange (California, USA)