Tired of giving his wife flowers, a photographer created something new
After years of bringing his wife bouquets, Abelardo Morell switched to a more enduring gift: wildly imaginative variations on the classic floral still life.
Searching for original ways to photograph flowers, Abelardo Morell projected a landscape onto an old door.
ByDaniel Stone
Photographs byAbelardo Morell
Published January 7, 2020
• 2 min read
This story appears in the February 2020 issue of National Geographic magazine.
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