I first started photographing flowers during our Alaskan cruise honeymoon in 2007 https://www.cdpayetphotography.com/Travel/The-USA/Alaska). Don't worry though - I also took plenty of photos of my stunning new bride. :-D

On our flight to Alaska, I read Bryan Peterson's book "Learning to See Creatively" https://amzn.to/2YQNJBL), which inspired me to think about photography differently. There were many beautiful flowers blooming in Anchorage and Juneau, so I chose them as a new subject to photograph. I still think many of the flower images from that trip are among my best and favorites.