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Flowers: Up Close and Personal08-27-13 | News

Flowers: Up Close and Personal

A newly released book showcases photographs of flowers from around the world.

Promising to be a "remarkable journey through his masterful lens," the photographer, joSon, has just released a large-format art book entitled joSon: Intimate Portraits of Nature.

Compiled from his Fotanical Collection, it features more than 125 photographs representing more than 100 flower species from all parts of the world.

Flowers highlighted in this work include California poppy, magnolia, dahlia, angel's trumpet, Columbine, tulip, water lily, dragon fruit, turquoise puya, pitcher plant, Costa Rican butterfly vine, monkey hand tree, Japanese banana, as well as a number of orchids.

The book began as a class assignment while joSon was working on his master's degree at the Academy of Art University.

"I feel that nature is an important source for our daily inspirations whether we are artists or not," says the photographer. "For me, images of nature always bring a sense of tranquility to my life; that is why they are so often the basis of my work."

His photographs have appeared in ads globally and in publications such as Conde Nast and Scientific American.