The dandelion, often overlooked, harbours a hidden world of beauty and symmetry. When the seeds break free and unfold their fragile umbrellas, nature seems to display its most delicate work. It is this delicate beauty that I have tried to capture, with a lens that tells a story in itself.
I used a lens that was once developed as a copy of the iconic Carl Zeiss Biotar. This lens is not perfect-it has optical flaws like flare and unique bokeh. But it is precisely these imperfections that give the image a dreamy, almost abstract quality. The seeds no longer seem just part of a plant; they take on an almost otherworldly dimension.
The result is a play between nature and technology, between perfection and error. The tiny seed-a reproductive system created by nature in perfect simplicity-becomes a work of art in its own right. The faded lines, the soft sheen, and the dancing spots of light in the background give the work a unique emotion. Each seed becomes a microcosm, a monument to life manifested in the smallest detail.
In these images, I hope to take the viewer into the wondrous complexity of what we often think of as ordinary.
My name is Gerry van Roosmalen, photographer and author with a passion for images and stories that touch. After years in the corporate world, I followed my heart and chose photography in 2002. I completed the Fotovakschool in Apeldoorn, specialising in portrait and reportage photography.
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