Book Description
Award-winning photographer Adam Kufeld takes on the always popular subject of flowers in a fresh and provocative way, using a close-range lens to describe the intricate, surprising forms hidden inside blossoms. His macro lens allows Kufeld to capture detail invisible to the naked eye, and take advantage of the naturally brilliant color and suggestive forms of petal, stamen, and pistil to create images that transform their subject. His elegant, stylized, seductive portraits depict common garden flowers, including morning glories, bougainvillea, daisies, poppies, lilies, zinnias, roses, and passion flowers, as well as more exotic varieties, such as orchids. His original GiclÈe prints, on traditional watercolor paper, have been hugely successful in exhibition. Flowers: Portraits of Intimacy includes more than 60 photographs captioned with the common name of the flower and an introduction by acclaimed floral designer Rebecca Cole.
About the author
ADAM KUFELD has been taking photographs for more than 30 years. He has published two books of photographs, El Salvador and Cuba (both Norton), and has been honored for his images of Vietnam. His work has been exhibited in the United States and internationally. He lives and works in Berkeley, California.
REBECCA COLE is an internationally known garden, floral, and interior designer. She has authored two award-winning books, Potted Gardens and Paradise Found (both Clarkson Potter), and is a weekly contributor to the Today show.
