Roots and All

• Prize
  Gold in Fine Art/Still Life, Gold in Nature/Trees, 2nd Place winner in Nature
• Photographer
  John Seamons, Australia
• Studio
  John Seamons

As this bonsai tree was being repotted, I placed it on a black cloth, leaving some dirt around the roots. My goal was to photograph a tree in its entirety, not
just the portion that we always see above ground.

John Seamons is a British photographer, currently living in Canberra, Australia.