The Secret Life of Plants

There’s a world here we pass by every day — folded in stems, curled in buds, tangled in green filaments we rarely stop to notice. But once you begin to look closely, really look, it’s impossible not to be drawn in.

This series began not with a grand idea, but with a simple act of attention. A flower going to seed. A stalk bending in light. Tiny hairs catching the air. These moments, magnified and framed, feel less like still lifes and more like quiet portraits — small gestures from the living world.

Shot in natural light, often with minimal gear, the aim wasn’t perfection but presence. The goal wasn’t to document the species, but to honour the structure — the grace, complexity, and strange beauty of the everyday.

There is something almost creature-like in these forms: they reach, hold, furl, and unfold. They have shape, character, movement — even when still. These are not just plants. They’re stories told in silence.

The Secret Life of Plants is a reminder that wonder doesn’t always live in the distance. Sometimes it’s right under our nose — if we’re willing to slow down and look.