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.

Valdivia

Valdivia

Ice Cream

Ice Cream

Ridgedale

Ridgedale

Blue Diamond

Blue Diamond

Columbus

Columbus

Ollioules

Ollioules

Antarctica

Antarctica

Salmon van Eijk

Salmon van Eijk

Ballerina

Ballerina

Strong Gold

Strong Gold

Washington

Washington

Flaming Flag

Flaming Flag

Bigi Brasa

Bigi Brasa

Mistress

Mistress

Avant Garde

Avant Garde

Grand Perfection

Grand Perfection

Royal Virgin

Royal Virgin

Mistress

Mistress

Belicia

Belicia

Judith Leyster

Judith Leyster

Magic Lavender

Magic Lavender

Carnaval de Nice

Carnaval de Nice

Orange Princess

Orange Princess

Paul Scherer

Paul Scherer

Sunset Miami

Sunset Miami

Bell Song

Bell Song

Spitzbergen

Spitzbergen

Ganders Rhapsody

Ganders Rhapsody

Jaap Groot

Jaap Groot

Red Princess

Red Princess

Princess Irene

Princess Irene

Angélique

Angélique

Blue Diamond

Blue Diamond

Charmeur

Charmeur

Eagle Wings

Eagle Wings

Negrita Double

Negrita Double

Gavota

Gavota

Esperanto

Esperanto

Mount Tacoma

Mount Tacoma