Professional Photographers of America (PPA)

October 2025 Issue

Delicate Strength, Otherworldly Blooms

‘Mother of Pearl’ Series

Senior Editor: Amanda Arnold 

Hoxton Mini Press, New Photography of the Flower

Sep 2025

'New photography of the Flower.' Written by Lucy Davies. 192pp, hardback, 130 x 180mm.

This is a collection of the world's most vibrant and inventive contemporary photography of flowers. From the garland wholesalers of Kolkata to wildflowers blooming between paving stones, these images are a modern tribute to the enduring allure of flowers in both art and life. 

Featured photographers: Gareth McConnell, Xuebing Du, Thomas Brown & Guillaume Ferrand, Sharon Core, Celine Marchbank, Billy Barraclough, Johanna Neurath, Marco Kessler, Anthony Bockheim, Cig Harvey, Debi Shapiro, Kate Friend, William Arnold, Rosalind Hobley, Luke Stephenson, Mary Kocol, Emma Robinson, Jennifer Latour, Ken Hermann, Alma Haser, Abelardo Morell, Hannes Hummel, Tine Poppe, Tony Mendoza.

ISBN: 978-1-914314-95-7

Morning Glories and Pomegranate Study, used for the cover of Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh.

Licensed by Folio (Beijing) Culture & Media Co., Ltd

Current Obsession, Radical Surface Issue, Jun 2025

Jun 2025

#9Radical Surface Issue reimagines the ‘human surface’ and other material and immaterial skins as sites of contestation, transformation, and transcendence. 

Inspired by ‘radical imagination’ – ideas rooted in activism and framed as a visionary capacity to foresee a future that transcends current realities – the magazine gestures towards the possibility of profound societal transformation.

Thinkers such as Donna Haraway, Ursula K. Le Guin, Rosi Braidotti, and Pravu Mazumdar have helped shape this thinking, alongside myriad artists, designers, and scientists who speculate on human futurity and multi-species worldings.

9.VII. Shimmering Worlds: A Sense Of Brilliance, And The Lightness Of BeingThe cosmic allure of luminous surfaces – metals, gemstones, pearls, polished obsidian – whose light-bound spirituality connects Indigenous American understandings of earth, sea and sky.

May 30th to Sep 9th

𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐒 is coming back for the summer.
The exhibition will reopen on 30 May and run throughout the summer season.

Exhibit more than 500 works spanning art, fashion, photography, sculpture, music, film, literature and science.

Supported by Cazenove Capital and Buccellati.

12 February to 5 May 2025

Mother of Pearl will be traveling to London to be included in the upcoming exhibition FLOWERS at Saatchi Gallery.

FLOWERS – FLORA IN CONTEMPORARY ART & CULTURE reveals the myriad ways that flowers continue to be depicted by artists and their omnipresence within our contemporary culture. Open at Saatchi Gallery from 12 February to 5 May 2025, the exhibition features large-scale installations, original art, photography, fashion, archival objects and graphic design across two floors and nine major gallery spaces.

Supported by Cazenove Capital and Buccellati.

Dec 8, 2024

Hibiscus

A commissioned piece on hibiscus for Between the Shadow and the Soul, a work of fiction by Lauren Groff, published in The New Yorker Magazine.

Dec 7 2024

Holy Smokes Art Bazaar Presented by Saint Joseph’s Arts Foundation

My very first Art Bazaar experience! I joined the Holy Smokes Art Bazaar to sell my art prints, Mother of Pearl photo book, and postcards in a beautifully converted church filled with dark, avant-garde holiday vibes.

Frankie Magazine Issue 122

Nov/Dec 2024

Mother of Pearl series is included in Frankie! Frankie Magazine is an Australian bi-monthly with a difference. A niche-style title with mainstream appeal – filled with fashion, art, craft, music, cuteness and real-life inspiration – frankie is dedicated to uncovering the newest trends, celebrating the latest creative talents and delivering sharp, honest, laugh-out-loud stories their readers can relate to.

Country: Australia

Mother of Pearl

June 2024

My new photo book ‘Mother of Pearl’ is now available to order! This collection highlights the beauty of nature, from delicate roses and still life to the landscapes of Maui and Death Valley. Inspired by classical still-life painting and the Dutch Golden Age, I use digital photography and scanography to capture nature with a Renaissance-inspired play of light and shadow. I’ve curated my favorite pieces from 2017 to 2022 for this book. The hardcover edition measures 8 x 9 inches (20 x 23 cm) and includes 56 full-color images. After a long wait, ‘Mother of Pearl’, which was ready in 2023, is now available in my shop. 🌸

Online Group Exhibition

Jun 27, 2024 - Aug 31, 2024

Non-Natural exhibition explores the abstract and intangible elements of artistic creativity, emphasizing conceptual aspects such as originality and expression that precede technique and media. Highlighting the abstract aspects of human complexity within philosophical thought, "Non-Natural" embraces Non-Naturalism—a philosophical perspective that seeks to understand human nature across metaphysical, moral, and aesthetic dimensions, contrasting sharply with the reductionist thought prevalent in modern science and technology. 

Group Exhibition, Fotografiska Tallinn, Estonia

Jun 7, 2024 - Oct 27, 2024 

A blend of contemporary photography, video, sculpture, and installations highlights nature's placement in contemporary art. The beauty, richness, fragility, and diversity of nature are represented by 17 contemporary artists, all of whom are interested in understanding, discovering, and expressing themselves in this world. Together, they have created an inspiring and conceptual philosophical reflection on the cycle of life and death and the variability of time.

Centre d'Art Contemporain de Royan, France

Apr 1 - Jun 9, 2024

On the occasion of the celebration of the 110th anniversary of the birth of Aimé Césaire and the fortieth anniversary of his last collection moi, laminaire… , Captures presents a collective exhibition, imagined by Colette Césaire and supported by the Fondation Clément de Martinique.
Césairian poetry is put into dialogue with the works of three contemporary photographers, Juliette Agnel, Nicolas Derné and Xuebing Du.
Nous, laminaires  invites you to a walk through the natural landscapes of Martinique, a source of inspiration for Aimé Césaire's poetic writing. A collective journey, which reveals to us the deep self of the Poet, and also the authentic nature of this island and its people. Symbolic landscapes and duels: sometimes magnificent, sometimes catastrophic, sometimes both; sometimes energetic, sometimes destructive or nightmarish, sometimes both.

An eminently poetic nature. Martinique, a land of both suffering and hope.

Co-production of Tête Haute and Noire , Clément Foundation , Captures

Curators: Colette Césaire for Head High and Black and Jean-Marc Lacabe for Captures 

Group Exhibition, Fotografiska New York

9 Feb 2024 - 19 May 2024

Mother of Pearl series is shown in Veronika, the restaurant on the 2nd floor, while the Human/Nature: Encountering Ourselves in the Natural World exhibition is up.

The Society of the Four Arts, Florida, US

Dec 2, 2023 - Apr 28, 2024

The exhibition “Flora Imaginaria: The Flower in Contemporary Photography” successfully opened at the Society of the Four Arts in Florida. The exhibition features more than 70 prints by 49 artists, displayed outdoors in the gardens. Context and individual perspective illuminate flowers’ historical importance, aesthetic qualities, and cultural significance across the globe through still lifes, portraiture, street photography, surrealist collages, and more. In front of these masterful photographers’ lenses, and set among the splendor of the garden, the full beauty of our world’s flora blooms.

Curated by William A. Ewing and Danaé Panchaud

杨二大梦 Spring/Summer 2023/2024

Three of my floral artworks were incorporated into the Spring/Summer 2023/2024 collection by 杨二大梦, a Chinese women's clothing brand. Each artwork has been printed on select garments, creating a unique collaboration that seamlessly blends art and fashion.

Artist Residency in Martinique

Apr 2023 - May 2023

As I explore, create, and connect with the life and people in Martinique, I'm filled with gratitude for the opportunity to be part of this vibrant culture and to immerse myself in the natural wonders of this island. Sharing some clips of this incredible journey of my artist residency.

Group Exhibition, Stockholm, Sweden

Feb 17 - Jun 11, 2023

Just in time for all vegetation to start to come to life after winter hibernation, the new exhibition In Bloom opens at Fotografiska. 16 contemporary photographers are gathered here, all striving to understand and explore nature and man's relationship to it. The exhibition In Bloom is a symbolic, philosophical and poetic exploration of nature in photography and shows a glimpse of how photographers represent and work with it today. What all the artists in the exhibition have in common is that they find their inspiration in the green, regardless of whether they tell of pleasure and fragility, as in Xuebing Du's beautiful flower studies, of brutality and control as in Ori Gersht's violently treated flower arrangements, or of mastery as in Yan Wang Preston's controlled urban nature.

Curated by Director of Global Exhibitions at Fotografiska Jessica Jarl

Darklight Art: Print Sale & Exhibition at Locke Hotels

Oct 13, 2022, to Oct 13, 2023.

Two pieces of my work, Lady’s Glove (2021) and Tata's Stare (2021), are featured in collaboration with Darklight Art for a print sale. These works will be available on the Darklight Art website from October 13, 2022, to October 13, 2023.

Additionally, the artworks are on exhibition for six months, beginning October 10, 2022, at Locke Hotel, Broken Wharf, London.

Mother of Pearl Cover Art 

Sep 6, 2022

Title: Die Kriegerin

Author: Helene Bukowski

Publisher: Aufbau digital

Language: German

Group Show, Sarasota, Florida

Jul 16 - Sep 25, 2022

Flora Imaginaria: The Flower in Contemporary Photography, features a spectacular bouquet of flower imagery drawn from many different genres of photography, produced over the past three decades (1990–2020).

The photographs in the show highlight the beauty and diversity of flowers, which have long been appreciated aesthetically for their colors and forms, as well as for their decorative potential and symbolic power. More than 70 prints by some 50 photographers from around the globe will be featured. Their varied work is displayed both inside, in the Museum of Botany & the Arts, and outside in the Gardens, providing visitors a unique encounter with art in the context of nature. Many of the images to be seen here have never previously been featured in a major exhibition.

This exhibition has been co-organized by the Foundation for the Exhibition of Photography, Minneapolis/Paris/Lausanne.

Mother of Pearl is included in Flora Photographica

Vivid, colorful, and spectacular: a lush and definitive overview showcasing the masterworks of flower photography by the world’s leading photographers.

Vibrant and abundant with various species of flora, this stunning book is both a celebration of beauty and a study of form, making it a must-have publication for lovers of flowers and photography alike.

William A. Ewing and Danaé Panchaud, 2022

Thames & Hudson

Darklight Art: Print Sale & Exhibition at Venu

Mar 8, 2022 - June 8, 2022 

Two pieces of my floral work, In Bloom (2022) and Kiss of Life (2017), are featured in collaboration with Darklight Art for a print sale. These works will be available on the Darklight Art website for three months as part of a special collection celebrating International Women’s Day, with 10% of the sales benefiting a women’s charity.

Additionally, In Bloom(2022) is on exhibit at Venu in Amsterdam, Netherlands, for a special event.

上海摄影艺术中心

Group Show, Shanghai, China

March 5 - May 22, 2022

“Imaging Nature Between Painting and Photography” features a selection of 40 masterful artworks of Zeng Xiaolian, each depicting the richness of nature and the cycle of botanical life. Zeng Xiaolian is one of China’s leading botanical illustrators, and still holds the title of Senior Engineer of the Botanical Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in whose name he devoted his life to paintings of flowers and birds with a rigorous scientific spirit and reverence and passion for life. Since his retirement in 1997, Zeng Xiaolian continues to depict biodiversity in praise of the flourishing beauty of nature. The exhibition also refers to the mutual influence between photography and painting since the advent of photography in 1839. The exhibition features works by both domestic and international artists such as Nobuyoshi Araki, Liu Ye, and Giovanni Ozzola, presenting the flora, fauna, and natural phenomena in different media and expressive forms.

Mother of Pearl Cover Art

Jun 10, 2021
Fresh Water for Flowers by French author Valerie Perrin

Published by Europa Editions, 2021

a number 1 international bestseller, over 1 million copies sold
“An appealing indulgence in nature, food and drink, and, above all, friendships.”―The Guardian

Language: English

Binding: Soft cover