Nature Studies

"Blue 1, Calla Lilies."

Qian Li is a London-based still life and fashion photographer whose work explores the interplay between the familiar and the uncanny. An Associate of the Royal Photographic Society (ARPS), she draws on a background in advertising to create meticulously composed images that invite viewers to reconsider the everyday objects that surround them.

Qian Li

Her photographs are characterised by a minimalist aesthetic, often incorporating recycled and repurposed materials to highlight the potential for new life and meaning in pre-loved objects. 
 
Qian Li’s work is influenced by the visual language of classical painting and contemporary fashion photography. Through quiet disruption and refined detail, she encourages viewers to question the reality presented to them and consider the deeper narratives embedded in the material world.

"Eclipse #3."

Through the lens of planetary aesthetics and abstraction, I found myself reconnected to the rhythms of nature. Within the amplified colours, shapes, and lines of flowers, I sought to dissolve the boundary between the organic and the inorganic, revealing a quiet dialogue between the human and non-human worlds.

"Month 2."

Michael Eckart has spent significant time in Japan, Bali, and other parts of Asia, but Venice now feels like home. 
 
From a young age, he aspired to be a photographer or designer, always drawn to creativity. However, these passions did not take center stage in his career until much later. 
 
In the 1960s, he began designing window displays and creating objects for visual merchandising. 
 
During this time, MoMA requested some of his designs for an exhibition on contemporary design in New York. By the late 1980s, the scale of his creations changed as he transitioned into jewelry design, working with materials such as buffalo horn, bone, and especially sterling silver. 
 
From 2004 to 2006, he exhibited his jewelry in Paris, where he was awarded the Étoiles de Mode for Best Design three consecutive times. 
 
His jewelry gained widespread recognition, with features in prestigious publications such as Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, and others. 
 
In 2016, his son gifted him an old camera.

Michael Eckart

“Canna indica “Phasion” is a plant native primarily to the tropical regions of America and Asia. Like the water lily, Phasion has often been depicted by painters in modern art. My photograph vaguely reminds me of Henri Rousseau's jungle paintings, such as Tiger in a Tropical Storm or Jungle with Setting Sun. The image could also be seen as a photorealistic painting. Pictorialism, a style of photography that lies somewhere between photography and painting, would also be a fitting classification. Incidentally, I did not find my motif in the Garden of Giverny, but in Nusa Dua on Bali, where there is a planting in front of a large hotel.”

"In the Garden of Nusa Dua."

Rainer Würth (1967) writer, photographer (portraits, body & nude, landscape). In his photos inner and outer landscapes often blur into one another. He is interested in the open, in fragments and abstraction. For him as a photographer it is all about the moment, motif and composition. In the process of taking pictures Rainer Würth experiments with apertures and exposures, intentional camera movement (ICM), light and color. The camera is a tool for him to create visual poetry or to tell a story.

Rainer Würth

"A collection of trees. A small wooded area. But not all of these trees are real. There is a disruptive element in this image."

"Some Trees 1."

"This fall I took a trip to Scotland to explore the beauty of its nature. I came back with great memories. My aim was to focus on abstract photography, hoping to convey the mystical atmosphere of ancient times that I felt in the Highlands; mist hanging over small lakes, ancient rocks covered with lichen, and sudden rays of sunlight illuminating the scene. Trees in their autumnal robes, soothing rivers, and waterfalls; an enchanting land. "The Waterfall" is a long-exposure photograph; its texture creates a veil, making one wonder what’s behind it. What other world is there to discover?"

"The Waterfall."

"Birch Trees" is a double-exposure shot showing the golden light and leaves in a forest. A lightness emanates from it."

"Birch Trees."

Brigitte currently lives in Switzerland. She is a self-taught photographer, started shooting as a child inspired by her grandfather whose name she chose to bear as her artist’s name to honour him. 
 
She shot with a film camera for years be it color or black and white, spent hours developing her films in a dark room. In her twenties she travelled around the globe taking her camera along and thus gained great experience especially in landscape and street life photography. 
 
Being reasonable instead of listening to her passion she studied medicine and is still partly working as a medic. Though after a life changing event she had more time for herself and the passion for photography came back stronger than ever. Still taken mostly by landscape and street life photography but also starting to experiment with other approaches.

Brigitte B Burckhardt

"Meanwhile, "Autumnal Vibes", a photograph taken with the ICM technique, shows the density of the landscape with the red colour glowing. I will certainly be back on these lands."

"Autumnal Vibes."

Henri Rousseau

"I listen for what a moment wants to say, to see what can be, to view it in a way that gives opportunity and chance the time they need to reveal what others often do not, and most will never notice. My work covers anything that offers the opportunity to be photographed with observance and wonder. My pictures are taken more with feeling than with sight, guided by emotion and intuition rather than by what’s simply seen. From landscapes and nature to the places where people and the natural world coexist, to buildings and structures shaped by time, I follow whatever invites quiet attention. My work invites viewers to slow down and notice the beauty found in what’s often overlooked, and to remember that every moment, if given time, has something to say."

Scott Sanders

"The day exhales its last warmth, and the air begins to listen. Shadows lengthen not to claim, but to gather what the light has left. Even the water moves without intent, mirroring what the sky forgets. What remains is neither light nor dark, but the pause between them - a stillness that understands its own fading."

"When the Light Grows Tired."

Vedeesh Bali is an emerging photographer whose work spans nature, sport, and cityscapes. Introduced to photography through his grandfather’s old DSLR, he developed an early fascination with capturing movement and detail in the world around him. Over time, his practice has grown to include both digital and film, with a focus on visual composition and the subtle contrasts found in everyday life. His recent projects explore the interplay of stillness and motion across different environments, from Japanese bamboo groves to European city skylines.

Vedeesh Bali

"I first found myself drawn to nature and sport; two fields characterised by energy, unpredictability, and rhythm. Over the years, my practice has expanded to include cityscapes and architectural forms, while I’ve also started experimenting with both digital and film cameras. Each shift in subject or medium has deepened my understanding of how light, motion, and composition shape the way we perceive moments."

"Whispering Bamboo, Kyoto, Japan."

Wassily Kandinsky

Currently pursuing an MA in Photography at the Royal College of Art, Cassidy's work delves into the emotional and psychological landscapes often left overlooked by society. 
 
Through image, language, and narrative, Cassidy visualises thought and gives voice to the emotional truths embedded in mental health as well as the relationships between humans and animals. Her creativity seeks not just to reveal, but to connect us in knowing that we are not alone in the wilderness of life.

Cassidy Ferry

"Like Mother, Like Daughter."

Trisha Lahiri was born in Dhanbad, a small industrial town in India, and has spent the past decade living in various parts of Europe, including Portugal, Sweden, France, and currently Germany. By profession, she is a medical researcher, balancing her scientific work life with a passion for photography. 
 
Trisha’s journey into photography began as a personal endeavour to share the world outside her home with her late grandmother. This initial intent to capture and convey the beauty of her surroundings gradually blossomed into a cherished hobby and a vital creative refuge. Her self-taught skills in digital photography reflect a deep, ongoing commitment to learning and exploring the medium. 
 
Her work captures the nuances of everyday life and the extraordinary moments within it, blending her scientific precision with an artistic eye. As she continues to evolve as a hobbyist photographer, her work remains a source of joy and exploration, capturing the beauty and complexity of the world.

Trisha Lahiri

"My photography explores the intersections of light, stillness, and emotion; moments where the ordinary reveals something contemplative. I’m drawn to fragments of calm and subtle transitions that hold quiet depth. With a background in scientific research, I see photography as both inquiry and meditation. Each image becomes a study in perception as an attempt to pause time and understand the delicate balance between presence and impermanence. Through simplicity and restraint, I seek to uncover the harmony and poetry that exist within the everyday."

"The Other Within."

Larysa Pinner is a Ukrainian photographer who has been drawn to photography since childhood. Her work is grounded in stillness and attention. Photography, for her, is a way to slow down - to breathe, observe, and gently reconnect with the present. She is drawn to the unnoticed: small details, soft light, subtle textures. What matters is not what she sees, but what she feels in the moment of seeing. She continues to develop a visual language that reflects her way of seeing and feeling the world. She lives and works in Ukraine. Her work has been shown in group exhibitions in Kyiv and London, and is also part of private collections in Ukraine and the United Kingdom.

Larysa Pinner

"Morning whispers, dew drops, gentle light... In our restless lives, we so often forget how to slow down and simply be present in the moment."

"Whisper of Morning."

"Inhale. Exhale. Embrace the whole world and smile. Breathe deeply and freeze in quiet happiness. Tenderness, light, and fragility - they’re always near. We just sometimes forget to notice and to feel."

"Fields of Silence."

"Loneliness is often just a trick of perspective. What you need is already here, you just haven’t turned your head yet. Withdraw the thorns. You won’t bloom alone."

"Not Alone."

Albert Einstein

Karen Safer is an international, award-winning California photographic artist, writer and poet. As a native Angelino, she was given a camera and crayons at 3 and exposed to dominant California motifs: light, palm trees, the ocean, music and vernacular architecture that helped define and influence her left-handed aesthetic. 
 
Fortunate to begin a life of travel as a pre-teen, it shaped her love of the exotic, accidental and unusual that jiggled the lens/frame of her eye; subsequently she has traveled and photographed in over 230 countries and territories. She was influenced by her dad who developed black & white photos in their back washroom/turned darkroom and by her mother’s thirst for knowledge and travel. 
 
She has a master’s degree in art, a career in design and architecture and is principle of ArtFocus International. She's been in 12 solo shows, exhibited in over 480+ international/national venues, received over 400+ awards.

Karen Safer

"We are apart and yet separate from nature. We revel and are amazed by the natural world. I think we are always studying and sketching and trying to master and capture nature’s majesty in art or photography. I love trees and their canopies and the sea and flowers. They never disappoint and always are here for our joy. My mother taught me to love flowers and she is ever present in every photo I take of them. Sometimes they wiggle and I take that as a sign she is saying 'hello.' I am an eternally grateful flower child. As a young photographer, however, I never photographed flowers or wild nature. It wasn’t until I was older that they utterly called to me and beckoned, enchanted me."

"Tasmanian Tower."

"Hello there! I'm Avigail Ramirez, a 23-year-old photographer from the Cayman Islands. My photographic journey began in 2018 with my iPod Touch. Little did I know this small passion would become what I live and breathe. My mission as a photographer is to capture the little moments that people often overlook, evoking feelings of warmth and familiarity."

Avigail Ramirez

"These three images are from a series I have been working on called Here. I focus on the textures, gestures, and fleeting moments that often go unnoticed, details that speak to a deeper connection between people and place. Rather than staging or isolating my subjects, I treat people as extensions of the landscape, especially children, whose playful, instinctive movements often express what words cannot. Hands in water, feet pressing into sand, light brushing across skin. These fragments of experience are where meaning lives for me. I want viewers not just to see these images, but to feel them: the warmth of the sun, the salt in the air, the weight of stillness."

"Here."

Studies of nature begin with attention. They start as moments of looking and wondering. They grow through patient observation and repeated attempts to understand a form, a pattern, or a movement. Each study becomes a record of curiosity made visible. In this collection the idea of study expands beyond direct observation. It becomes a way of feeling through abstract language. These works examine not only what the eye perceives but also what the mind continues to reflect upon long after the first encounter.

Let this art invite you to join in that search, to see each piece as both question and discovery, and to experience what emerges from sustained attention to the natural world.