Plant Portraits
- Words by
- Georgina Reid
- Images by
- Daniel Shipp
Why are ugly babies and dangerously adored pooches the only ones who get the opportunity for studio portraits?! Who decided plants are not worthy of such attention? It certainly wasn’t us here at The Planthunter. Of course not. Just so you know, my thoughts on the subject run along the lines of ‘Why would you photograph an ugly baby when you could photograph a plant?’
Luckily, talented Sydney photographer Daniel Shipp shares my sentiments. All I had to do was mention ‘Plant Portraits’ and before I knew it I was dropping off a box of my favourite pot plants to his studio for some green glamour shots. I reckon the results speak for themselves. Although I am a little biased I guess…
Where is the link to Shelter, you ask? Well, in many ways, I think plants are a wonderful place to take shelter. Pot plants (and plants in general, of course), whether indoors or out, make me feel at home. What is a home if not a place of shelter? In my mind, this fact elevates the humble pot plant to something very important, and thoroughly worthy of a sexy glamour portrait!
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- Author
- Georgina Reid is a writer and the founding editor of Wonderground. Her prose and poetry have been published in books and magazines nationally and internationally. She’s the author of The Planthunter: Truth, Beauty, Chaos and Plants and lives by the river on Darug land.
- Photographer
- Daniel Shipp is a Sydney based photographer. He crafts the maths and design of photography into emotive elements, telling stories about the worlds within this world. His thirst for studying how light transforms objects and people will continue for as long as he can hold a camera. WEBSITE / INSTAGRAM / FACEBOOK
