BOTANICALS

Since inception, photography has evolved through three DISTINCT ERAS: PLATE, film, AND DIGITAL.

With the advent of new technologies, each previous METHOD WAS THOUGHT TO BECOME OUTDATED, AND ABANDONED IN FAVOUR OF NEW, EXCITING DEVELOPMENTS.

IN THIS SPECIAL ISSUE, WE find THIS PERCEPTION TO BE wholly disproved. Here we discover that photographers CONTINUE TO EMBRACE THE GAMUT OF ARTISTIC APPROACHES, FROM VINTAGE ALTERNATIVE PROCESSES THROUGH TO CURRENT APPLICATIONS OF AUGMENTED REALITY, GENERATIVE AND DIGITALLY MANIPULATED WORK.

INDEED, BOTANICALS HAVE BEEN A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION FOR ARTISTS THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY OF THE MEDIUM, AND CONTINUE TO BE A CONSTANT AND RELIABLE SUBJECT FOR ANY DESIRED STYLE, MOOD, AND METHOD.

I’M EXCITED TO PRESENT THIS SELECTION OF THOUGHTFUL WORK BY TALENTED LENS-BASED ARTISTS, AS BOTH A CELEBRATION AND a legacy in print.