CORY REYNOLDS | DATE 4/1/2018

Happy Easter from ARTBOOK | D.A.P.!

The botanical photographs of nineteenth-century sculptor and teacher Karl Blossfeldt are magical. Produced for his students with a camera modified to magnify up to 45 times larger than life size, these close-up photographs reveal details normally hidden to the human eye -- to the point that they almost become abstract. Featured here is an undated photograph of Allium ostrowskianum, or Dutch Hyacinth, magnified 6 times. It is one of 70 duotone images in this exquisitely produced, oversized monograph perfect for lovers of photography, horticulture and illustrated books.