I’m not exactly known for flower shots. In fact, if anything I’m known amongst my photographic friends of being harshly (overly) critical of them. That’s not because I’m against the idea in general – just that too often flowers are what people shoot when they can’t think of anything else. A bit like cats.

For this reason, I consider them mostly anti-creative, standing in the way of a more interesting subject that could have been shot if the photographer felt forced to get out there.

Now, that’s not to say I don’t like flower (or cat!) shots at all. Or that I think they can’t be done creatively. Far from it.

Anyway, in Japan, we arrived during the time of year when Cherry Blossom (sakura) season had just finished. Often we’d see masses of fallen sakura lining the floors. Even in death, they offered outstanding beauty. So, here were a handful of shots I did actually take of flowers in Japan.

Are they creative or very different? Perhaps… Perhaps not. Maybe after all this it doesn’t really matter – in the end I just felt like sharing them.