Floral #019

16x20 print on Hahnemühle FineArt Pearl 285g/m paper. Part of a series of floral image photographed in a studio environment

Floral #019 features the Parrot’s Beak (Heliconia psittacorum) — a perennial native to the tropical regions of South America and the Caribbean. High-key studio lighting against a seamless white background isolates the flower’s sleek, upright form, emphasizing the smooth gradients of orange and yellow across its elegant, pointed bracts. The minimalist composition strips away all distraction, transforming this botanical specimen into a clean, modern study of form and color. This image was selected for publication in Flora, a Graphis anthology celebrating botanical photography, in 2002.