I studied briefly with Harold in 2001-2002 and have been a follower of his work ever since. He was a generous spirit and a visionary photographer whose popularity came late. This book, in particular, heavily influenced my own photography. Although, in a kidding sort of way, he forbade us to bring photographs of flowers into his workshop, there was no proscription on taking flower photos afterward, and in my case flower photos, manipulated on the computer in a different way than Harold, became my main focus for many years.

Each image in this book is mesmerizingly beautiful in its own way. I recommend this to anyone who has found a flower beautiful, which I think is probably almost everyone. ( )

Spectacular color photos of 100 hybrid flowers. All of the flowers share one full over-sized page and have been framed by darkened backgrounds for added contrast. Amazing work. ( )