“Artichoke.” All images © Lindsey Rickert, shared with permission
In Otherworldly Botanicals, Lindsey Rickert blankets sword ferns, a sprig of eucalyptus, dahlias, and other florals in a wash of vivid, candy-colored light. The Portland-based photographer is known for her portraiture and commercial projects that rely on bright, saturated tones, an approach she brings to the blossoms. Created entirely in-camera, the series frames the flowers at their peaks and is shot with studio lights covered in gel paper.
Spurred by lockdown and the inability to photograph people, the series began with the dewy Four O’Clock plant. “These beautiful flowers bloom in late afternoon and lose all their petals by the following morning… As the weeks carried on more subjects began presenting themselves as they came out of their winter dormancy, and the series was born,” Rickert says.
Sydney residents will be able to spot the chromatic flowers on a billboard in the coming months thanks to their inclusion in the Feature Shoot’s Global Billboard Project. Prints of the series are available in Rickert’s shop, and you can follow her work on Instagram. (via This Isn’t Happiness)
“Alocasia”
Left: “Sword Fern.” Right: “Alien Plant”
“Blushing Bride and Sword Fern”
Left: “Eucalyptus.” Right: “Frozen Botanicals”
“Four O’Clock”
“Dahlias”
Left: “Cafe Au Lait Dahlia.” Right: “Calla Lily”
“Calla Lily Leaf”