Acclaimed photographer Sam Abell delivers a thrilling synthesis of extraordinary photography and intimate first-person narrative to showcase his far-reaching travels in search of the world's finest gardens.
In stunning images and soulful words, 'Seeing Gardens' is award-winning photographic artist Sam Abell's intensely personal and celebratory display of the beautiful, exotic, and often startlingly unconventional gardens he has discovered and exquisitely captured over the course of three decades of international travel.
Featuring more than 125 high-resolution, full-colour photographs, the book is divided into three sections: 'The Garden', 'Wild Gardens', and 'Seeing Gardens'. These sections chronicle Abell's discoveries of English historical gardens, Tolstoy's garden, Venetian gardens, Moroccan oasis gardens, the minimalist Zen gardens of Kyoto, and more, and spotlight "garden-like" beauty in such untamed regions as the Australian Outback, the Alaskan Arctic, and the Appalachian Trial.
An epilogue illuminates the imaginative ways people incorporate the universal poetry of gardens into their lives, whether via flower arrangements, garden-inspired fabrics - or through lovingly crafted photographs. With compelling personal stories that give meaning and context to each photograph, Abell's artistry opens our eyes to the dazzling varieties and subtle beauties of gardens, both expected and unexpected.
