I have something with water lilies. I can't explain it, but I always have to take pictures of them. I must have hundreds of them, but new ones appear every year. They remind me of summer, and their purity in pink or white always makes them look fragile, like you have to protect them.
This pink water lily stands out so beautifully against the green leaves and black water that I like to share this image with people who can appreciate this beauty. I found it in the Jardin d'eau in France, a collection of the most beautiful water lilies of all shapes, colours and sizes.
I came this close to not being involved in photography. My first camera was a Kodak Instamatic, with the biggest parallax error you could wish for! So I always had pictures of people without heads. I used these cassettes with 12 or 24 photos, black and white (that.. Read more…