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.

Charmeur

Charmeur

Double Focus

Double Focus

Spring green

Spring green

Guus Papendrecht

Guus Papendrecht

Paul Scherer

Paul Scherer

Northcap

Northcap

Blue Diamond

Blue Diamond

Matchpoint

Matchpoint

Washington

Washington

Rococo double

Rococo double

Ridgedale

Ridgedale

Monte Spider

Monte Spider

Negrita Double

Negrita Double

Super Parrot

Super Parrot

Paul Scherer

Paul Scherer

Esperanto

Esperanto

Angélique

Angélique

Abba

Abba

Abu Hassan

Abu Hassan

Slawa

Slawa

Ganders Rhapsody

Ganders Rhapsody

Blue Diamond

Blue Diamond

Uncle Tom

Uncle Tom

Black Parrot

Black Parrot

Virichic

Virichic

Pretty Woman

Pretty Woman

Bastia

Bastia

Carnaval de Nice

Carnaval de Nice

Belicia

Belicia

Bigi Brasa

Bigi Brasa

Antarctica

Antarctica

Alexandra

Alexandra

Ganders Rhapsody

Ganders Rhapsody

Ollioules

Ollioules

Dow Jones

Dow Jones

Orange Princess

Orange Princess

Jumbo Pink

Jumbo Pink

Monsella

Monsella

Gudoshnik Double

Gudoshnik Double