Orchid Obsession
PhotoPlus : The Canon Magazine|May 2023
Photographing flowers with a long lens is so much better than a macro... my obsession with orchids and how to get the best images
Orchid Obsession

Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall. 20:19. 17 June 2021.

It is fair to say I have a healthy obsession with quite a few creative pursuits, but one annual shoot to which I have returned is my passion for photographing wild orchids. This began back in 2007, when I realised capturing spring landscapes could naturally turn towards macro photography.

I was surprised to find that I lived in a fairly orchid rich environment – thanks to my botanist friend David Fenwick. Not as diverse as the chalky downs of Hampshire and Kent, but Devon contained a few targets to get me going.

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