Botanical Opticals

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Photographer

Tim Platt
Company/Studios

Tim Platt Photography
Date of Photograph

2020-2022
Technical Info

Sony RX100mk4
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Website

https://www.timplatt.com

These abstract mandala-like patterns are all created from a single photograph made during the shooting of time-lapse videos of the flowers blooming over long durations. They encourage the viewer to focus on something beautiful and fascinating that is inspired by the natural world. Well-known psychoanalyst Carl Jung believed that the mandala archetype, rooted in the Hindu and Buddhist religions to represent the universe, resonates with a spiritual and historical connection, and represents both the individual’s whole self and our universal collective unconscious.

Biography

Tim Platt is an established advertising photographer who lives in Norwich and runs a busy studio in central London. Having worked on famous household brands for years including Robinsons, Samsung, LG and Sainsbury’s he is now interested in shooting personal work which is most at home in a frame on a wall. His current work is focussed on creating beautiful stylised studio portraits of flowers and animals.
Awards

Selected for AOP Open awards 2017 International photo Awards professional abstract art category First Prize 2022 International photo Awards professional nature category First Prize 2023 TIFA professional nature category Bronze 2023 10th Fine Art Photography Awards professional nature category Gold award 2024 11th Fine Art Photography Awards professional nature category Gold award 2025 EPA Gold award Fine Art Photography still-life category 2025 EPA Gold award Fine Art Photography nature category 2025 EPA Gold award Nature Photography still life category 2025