German Ostrich Fern Frond by Karl Blossfeldt
Hart's Tongue Fern Green by Karl Blossfeldt
Prickly Shield–Fern Leaf Green by Karl Blossfeldt
Star Thistle by Karl Blossfeldt
Acanthus-mollis-flowers by Karl Blossfeldt
Thujopsis Leaves by Karl Blossfeldt
Delphinium Leaf by Karl Blossfeldt
Wilkomm's Saxifrage by Karl Blossfeldt
Shield Fern Fronds by Karl Blossfeldt
Adiantium Fern Fronds Green by Karl Blossfeldt
Beautyberry and Flowering Ash by Karl Blossfeldt
Hart's Tongue Fern by Karl Blossfeldt
Aristolochia-stems and leaves by Karl Blossfeldt
Ferns Entwined Green by Karl Blossfeldt
Blueberry by Karl Blossfeldt
Shield Fern Fronds Green by Karl Blossfeldt
Delphinium Leaves by Karl Blossfeldt
German Ostrich Fern Frond Green by Karl Blossfeldt
Yarrow Leaf by Karl Blossfeldt
Pumpkin Tendrils by Karl Blossfeldt
White Bryony Leaf and Tendril by Karl Blossfeldt
Adiantium Fern Fronds by Karl Blossfeldt
Maple Stems by Karl Blossfeldt
Compass Plant Leaves by Karl Blossfeldt
Horsetail and Asparagus by Karl Blossfeldt
Prickly Shield–Fern Leaf by Karl Blossfeldt
Winter Horsetail by Karl Blossfeldt
Mediterranean Sea Holly Leaf by Karl Blossfeldt
Karl Blossfeldt (born June 13, 1865, Schielo, Germany—died December 9, 1932, Berlin), was a German photographer best known for his precise photographs of plants; however, he began his career as a sculptor. Blossfeldt had no formal training as a photographer, but nevertheless designed his own cameras that he outfitted with lenses capable of magnifying his subjects up to 30 times their natural size. As a result, everyday garden flowers are presented in such a way that their rhythmic forms are emphasised to the extreme and the plants take on new and exotic characteristics. Blossfeldt wanted his work to act as a teaching aid and inspiration for architects, sculptors and artists. It was his firm belief that only through the close study of the intrinsic beauty present in natural forms, that contemporary art would find its true direction. The first of his three photo books, Art Forms in Nature was enormously successful and remains one of the most-significant photo books of the 20th century.