Flowers

Valentines Day seems an appropriate time to post some flower pictures. A friend in the art world recently remarked that photographs are winning more prizes at art shows. Unfortunately, they are usually tight shots of flowers. I feel a bit guilty when I shoot flowers, knowing that I contributed very little to the beauty of the picture. A flower is beautiful without my photographic skill, and quite honestly, very little skill is required to pull off a nice picture. One of the few photographers to impress me with his flower pictures is Robert Mapplethorpe. His pictures are truly portraits of flowers and are astounding for composition and evocative quality.




All images © 2007 Greg Petropoulos

Faces

Photography has changed the way I see the world around me. I can't go anywhere without viewing the people and places I encounter as a possible photograph. But it goes beyond seeing the world through a camera lens. I notice it most when I'm around people. I find myself drawn to faces in particular, because so much of an individual's personality is seen in the face. But bodies tell stories also, and, if one spends the time observing, the human story has an infinite number of variations.

Here are a few of my favorite faces.

All images © 2007 Greg Petropoulos