Noble wrinkles

A hymn to the withering tulip

Inspired by the vanitas still lifes of the Old Masters of the Dutch Golden Age painting, this photo series goes, however, beyond their idea of ephemerality, being intended not to remind of the transience of life, but to draw attention to the noble traits the age brings about.

By observing the tulips while gradually advancing in their ripe days, we managed to capture in thousands of shots that incredible, so often unnoticed, almost magnetic beauty of the withering tulips. That is why this series is by no means to be regarded as a mere documentation of one of the natural phases of the tulip life cycle, but as a glorifying hymn to the tulip’s upright and graceful ageing.

“Everything you didn’t know about the tulip”

Book

Did you know that tulips don’t have petals and can grow from seeds and not only from bulbs? Have you ever heard of the tulip formula, the tulip coin or one single tulip bulb serving as a bride’s dowry? Were you aware that the Peace tulip is actually dedicated to John Lennon and Yoko Ono? All these and many more other curious facts about the tulip will be revealed in all detail in our book.

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Noble wrinkles

Inspired by the vanitas still lifes of the Old Masters of the Dutch Golden Age painting, this photo series goes, however, beyond their idea of ephemerality, being intended not to remind of the transience of life, but to draw attention to the noble traits the age brings about.

Leen van der Mark

Leen van der Mark

Dow Jones

Dow Jones

Unique de France

Unique de France

Negrita Double

Negrita Double

Ridgedale

Ridgedale

Royal Virgin

Royal Virgin

Marjolein Bastin

Marjolein Bastin

Angélique

Angélique

Gavota

Gavota

Pink Diamond

Pink Diamond

Angélique

Angélique

Washington

Washington

Alladin

Alladin

Jaap Groot

Jaap Groot

Bell Song

Bell Song

Bigi Brasa

Bigi Brasa

Belicia

Belicia

Ganders Rhapsody

Ganders Rhapsody

Banja Luka

Banja Luka

Verona

Verona

Sunset Miami

Sunset Miami

Dow Jones

Dow Jones

Ice Cream

Ice Cream

Valdivia

Valdivia

Virichic

Virichic

Alexandra

Alexandra

Paul Scherer

Paul Scherer

Antarctica

Antarctica

Monsella

Monsella

Princess Irene Parrot

Princess Irene Parrot

Blue Diamond

Blue Diamond

Uncle Tom

Uncle Tom

Royal Virgin

Royal Virgin

Abba

Abba

Salmon van Eijk

Salmon van Eijk

Dynasty

Dynasty

Rococo double

Rococo double

Honeymoon

Honeymoon

Northcap

Northcap