Tak van de struikkamperfoelie c. 1900 - 1930

Here's a plant portrait by Richard Tepe, captured with photography sometime between 1864 and 1952. It's a close-up of a Honeysuckle branch, caught in a moment of stillness. Imagine Tepe, carefully positioning his camera, adjusting the focus to capture the delicate details of the leaves and blossoms. The plant itself seems to lean into the light, each leaf unfolding like a gesture. There's a quiet attention to detail, a desire to really see the plant. It reminds me of the work of other artists who looked to the natural world for inspiration, like Georgia O'Keeffe, who zoomed in on flowers to reveal their hidden beauty. Or the botanical illustrations of Maria Merian, who documented the life cycles of insects with incredible precision. Photography and painting, both ways of looking, both ways of seeing the world anew.