Autumn jewels

As Autumn is my favourite season, I decided to revel in it and go for a walk in the picturesque Cambridge Science Park with my trusty dog.

Despite being a business park, the Science Park boasts some beautiful scenery – open green areas with stunning lakes and trees.

As I was walking my usual route, something caught my eye from a narrow overgrown path where I don’t normally venture down. An orange glow was emanating down the path – a sparkling, dazzling glow – enticing me, luring me in. Despite a few precautions, I could not help but follow it (much to my dog’s disgruntlement). I was like a a moth to the flame, a magpie to the glitter.

As I got closer, I realised it was actually a carpet of golden leaves and above it, a canopy of jeweled leaves creating an enclosure. It was so magical I had to catch my breath for a minute. Let me not ruin it for you, let the photos speak for themselves. Enjoy:

New found photographer- Mona Kuhn

As a lover of free print materials such as leaflets and magazines, my attention was instantly captured by a new, large format photography magazine called [f22]. Naturally, I grabbed it without hesitation and left Kettle’s Yard art gallery, trying to retain my balance under the heavy mountain of other FREE publications quietly nesting under my arm (to name a few: The Explorer, Cambridge Style & CB Magazine).

Anyway, back to my original point. If you can get your hands on a copy of the f22 Magazine (available in art galleries, libraries, museums across the UK) then you won’t be disappointed, especially as it’s only the third edition in. It reports on art and photography with an international perspective – highlighting projects that will interest photographers and great people worth considering.

Holding a certain fascination for classical nude photography (tasteful of course), I immediately noticed the beautiful advert for photographer Mona Kuhn on the back of the publication. Her photography embodies exactly what I love about classical nude photography and what it should be –  a celebration of the human form and its juxtaposition with nature, portrayed in a sensual rather than in a sleazy way. I think the latter is helped when we view this from a female  perspective – they evoke the raw beauty of human nature.

Here are a few examples of her work that I think particularly demonstrate this:

Mona’s Bordeaux series can be viewed at Flowers Galleries in London from the 5 – 29 October 2011. She is truly one to keep an eye on. I’m planning my visit already!