DREAMING A GARDEN 1998-2010 | 20 Images


During different seasons, I explored a three-acre organic garden in Sonoma County, California.  I chose to photograph at dawn.  At this time of day I looked into shadows of the unlit land to see plant growth begin when sunlight touched leaves.  I used infrared film which records plant activity.  Since this film is grainy and somewhat imprecise, the resulting images can appear as impressions rather than fixed and detailed certainties.  At dawn I felt I was a witness to the timeless and awesome phonomenum of growth.  The plants seemed like mysterious fellow-beings, each with its own history.
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Sunrise Cabbage
Sunrise Cabbage
Dawn Poppies
Dawn Poppies
Rose Arbor
Rose Arbor
Delicate Flowers at Dawn
Delicate Flowers at Dawn
Dawn Garden
Dawn Garden
November Dawn
November Dawn
Autumn Kiwis
Autumn Kiwis
Oak branches
Oak branches
Winter Scene
Winter Scene
Dew on Dark Leaves
Dew on Dark Leaves
Dawn Path
Dawn Path
Mullein
Mullein
Comfrey
Comfrey
Kale and Gourds
Kale and Gourds
Curved Chard
Curved Chard
Gourds and Fence
Gourds and Fence
January Dawn
January Dawn
Winter Arbor
Winter Arbor
Frosted Chard
Frosted Chard
Earth Shroud
Earth Shroud