This closeup of the “Rainforest” display at Longwood Gardens in Winter 2019 shows Phalaenopsis Orchids of an almost animal hue, … More
Author: Arthur P. Johnson
Arthur P. Johnson is an award-winning creative professional with 30+ years of experience in advertising, product development, screen writing, and television and web production. He has loved photography all his adult life and now he's doing it all the time. It's exciting, exhausting and scary, and he wouldn't have it any other way.
Blood Stained
These tiny, blood-red blossoms remind me of nothing so much as the beloved tie-dyed shirts of my teen years, to … More
Orchids in the “Wild”
Exactly how do Orchids grow in the wild? This photograph shows how many beautiful Orchids from the genus Phalaenopsis manage … More
Back to the Nest
For some reason I never posted this portrait of Auric the American Goldfinch in flight… I shot this last summer … More
Pink Orchid
I believe this Orchid is another Phalaenopsis, and again have no idea what her hybrid and cultivar is, except I’m … More
A goat with wings
You might call Andy a bit of an odd duck, except that he’s a goose. He’s a goose — but … More
Mothra the Magnificent
Mothra here is a Phalaenopsis Orchid, whose species and hybrid names remain mysteries to this careless amateur botanist. She caught … More
Gale Force Sundown
Sunsets are essentially light portraits—as close to abstract painting as you can get in representational photography. In my previous sundown … More
The Traditional Gift for Someone You Don’t Quite Love
I’ve long suspected traditions that compel one to purchase flowers… For example, in second grade, we were taught about one … More
Whipped, White-capped Twilight
As blue skies and true twilight finally return to our Chesapeake Bay retreat, so do two days of unrelenting, gale-force, … More