To further explore nature photography with a different perspective I researched Daniel Sroka. He creates abstract, dream-like photographs out of the simple and overlooked parts of nature he discovers around his home in Northern New Jersey. He habitually collects the delicate fragments of nature found in his path — the leaves, sticks, flowers, or seeds that have broken and fallen to the ground, forgotten and ignored. In his studio he spends days, or even weeks, carefully exploring the unique character and personality of each leaf or seed. It is a slow, careful process of perception, evaluation, and experimentation. By working with abstraction, texture, and form, he creates photographs that reveal the complexity buried within in the simplest parts of nature.
