WINNERS

Floral Erotica

  • Photographer
    Dale M Reid, Canada
  • Prize
    Bronze Winner in Nature/Plant

According to widely held belief, flowers are a reflection of how people who give them feel. My feelings are expressed through the selection of the subject, cut flowers, or focusing on their parts and spontaneous composition. My varied life experiences, including being a member of the LGBTQ+ community and now living as a woman, opened my mind to new perspectives influencing my artistic vision. The resulting images can present elements of sensuality, erotica, explicitly, or romance. My unique floral studies are often reflective of a painting and the works of Mapplethorpe, O'Keefe, Cunningham.