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Beyond the Visible

Colors still live without Light.

Night #2

Cambridge, Maryland. Margaret's Delight.

Chesapeake Bay cove at Margaret's Delight

Cambridge, MD

Deer in Rock Creek Park: Yard of the Tunisian Embassy, Summer 2015

Mono Mystics.

Garden and park Images shot on black and white film medium format film.

Gardens are for plants.

A plot of ground where plants are cultivated

Potomac Cherries

Award recieved by the International Garden Photographer of the Year Competition 10, 2017.

First Place Winner of International Garden Photographer of the Year, "Greening the City"

American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial

Washington, D.C., USA

As a photographer, I enjoy visiting accessible public gardens and parks to capture snapshots during quiet moments. In this image I used a ground perspective to present a unified reflective pool and sky separated by ginkgo trees and the backlit ‘The Voices of Disabled Veterans’ wall.

To me, the visual elements of the memorial symbolise a human wholeness that does not change with the onset of physical disability. I believe that not many know of the existence of this memorial, and given its beauty and importance, I wanted to tell the story as intended by its designers and creators.

Cherry Blossom Cyclist

Finalist in the International Garden Photographer of the Year competition: 2015. Competition 8. Category: Greening the City

Jefferson Memorial Cherry Blossoms

Winner of FOTO WEEK DC, "Places of DC" competition, 2nd place, 2015

Blizzard of 2016: Suburban South Arlington, VA

Autumn Leaves in Arboretum Pond, NE Washington, DC 2015

Dusk at Bartholdi Park, Summer 2015

Bartholdi Park, part of the U.S. Botanical Gardens, is a 2 acre demonstration garden in downtown Washington, DC. This hidden oasis literally at the feet of the capital, is thought by many Washingtonians, to be a secret and treasured garden.

Kathrine Dulin Folger Rose Garden Summer 2015

Fountain at Hillwood Gardens

Summer Night at Kathrine Dulin Folger Rose Garden, 2015

Fern Valley, U.S. National Arboretum, Spring 2015

Nocturnal Weeknight Kathrine Dulin Folger Rose Garden, Summer 2015

Flower: A plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms.

A plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms.

Summertide

The warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox. It is during that time that we seek to drink in light, recreate, and restore.

Road Side in Lewes Beach

Bonsai

Bonsai #8

Bonsai #1

Bonsai #3

Bonsai #4

Bonsai #6

Bonsai #11

Critters in Gardens

Snapping Turtle and dragon flies, Huntley Meadows

Arboretum Butterfly Efforts

Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

Garden #12

Nymphaea

Water Lilies shot on Fuji Velvia. Medium format images captured on a history Bronica S2 camera.

Water Lily: A blossom or plant of any species of the genus Nymphaea, distinguished for its large floating leaves and beautiful flowers. See Nymphaea.

Don't trash the Arboretum

I am a volunteer photographer at the U.S. National Arboretum. I am tasked with documentation of the formal collections, research fields, and creating beauty shots throughout the changing seasons. Select images presented here represent a variety of seasonal blooms, native plants, wildflowers, and spring ephemerals.