Nightblooms is a photographic exploration of seasonal change.

I began photographing the first blooms of 2024 on winter evening walks with my husband. A routine developed to cope with seasonal blues. Using flash photography, I documented daffodils, irises, and other common blooms that signify the arrival of spring after the long, dormant season of winter. Blooms portending brighter days ahead.

Captured at night, these flowers stand illuminated against a void, highlighting the vividness of their form, shape, depth, and color. This method of photographing reveals a depth to these flowers that might otherwise go unnoticed in daylight. In the world of Nightblooms, even the lowly buttercup and the common hellebore dazzle in contrast against the black of night.

What began as an experiment with flash photography evolved into a surreal exploration of the magic of seasonal flowers. Inspired by the painterly quality of the initial images and the botanical paintings of Georgia O’Keeffe, I manipulate these photographs in post-production to further capture the essence and appeal of these blooms. This technique evokes an otherworldly sense of transformation, beauty, and play. In this series, I aim to suspend the viewer in the in-between moment, where the darkness of night and the potential of spring and imagination meet.