Xuan-Hui Ng’s mother had a green thumb. “She grew orchids and watered them with water from the fish pond,” the artist remembers. “She loved …
Cherry Blossoms and Beyond: Photographers Capture the Magic of Spring
“Nature and luck are my ‘partners in crime.’ My images are a collaboration with nature. They serve to eternalize those ephemeral moments.” - Xuan-Hui Ng. Cherry blossoms bloom and fade in a matter of days; in this collection, photographers race against the clock to capture them---and other springtime flowers---before they vanish.
In the spring of 1598, the samurai warrior Toyotomi Hideyoshi, known as the second of Japan’s three “great unifiers,” ordered 700 cherry blossom …
© Martin Bailey / Offset © Martin Bailey / Offset Standing amidst a crowd of awestruck onlookers, Tokyo-based photographer Martin Bailey captures the …
The floral forest of dreams © Dina Shirin (@dinashirin), Bronx, NY Over the last few months, we’ve been highlighting some of the extraordinary images …
The trim, pleasant-faced man wore a nicely pressed white shirt, tan slacks, wire-rimmed glasses, and a neat white mustache. He spoke softly and …
When photographer Jenny Cardoni was diagnosed with Burkitt’s Lymphoma, she felt isolated. She found few people who had undergone treatment, and since …