Takashi Tomo-Oka
Takashi Tomo-oka, a Tokyo-based photographer, updates both botanical imagery and Japanese traditions in his striking flower portraits.
His minimalistic images of fragile-looking flower blossoms, plants, and branches recall the Japanese Edo-period paintings he studied in art school.
His pictures are often printed on handmade washi paper and mounted on silk to reember the temple scrolls Tomo-oka liked to examine while growing up in Kyoto.
As seen in Elle Decor June 2012.
