The German pioneering photographer Karl Blossfeldt (1865–1932) photographed plants in such a beautiful and original way that his work transcends the medium of photography. Over more than 30 years, he produced thousands of photos, revealing a typically strict talent for precision and dedication that bridges the worlds of 19th and 20th-century imagery, endowing a distinctly sculptural dimension to a strictly two-dimensional art form. Beautifully yet strictly composed on simple cardboard backgrounds, Blossfeldt's images, relying on northern light for a sense of volume, reveal less about the creator and more about themselves. They are still lifes, sharp and definitive statements about their subject, enduring due to their aesthetics and the ongoing fascination of students and photographers. Like their creator, they are quiet and constantly effective.