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Vira Laurisilva (Single)
DESCRIPTION
During the summer of 2025 I spent a glorious week photographing the incredible botany found all over the magical island of Madeira. I produced a series of infrared photographs using a Sony mirrorless camera with the sensor converted for 720nm. One of my favourite locations was the ancient laurel forest at Fanal. The selected image presents these beautiful trees against the ever-present mist. The vira is a traditional dance from Portugal, an apt description for the lovely forms of the trees flowing, bending and reaching toward one another.
AUTHOR
Nathaniel 'Nat' Coalson (b. 1970) is a British-American visual artist, author and gallery owner working in abstract photography and mixed media with works exhibited, published and held in collections worldwide. He is an Associate of the Royal Photographic Society (Fine Art) and an Ambassador for Epson. Nat is the owner of Gallery Photiq in Royal Leamington Spa, England, an artist-run gallery of fine art photography and digital print atelier.
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