Eager to creatively celebrate the beautiful flora of their native Cape Town, South African photographers Bruce Boyd and Tharien Smith joyfully froze vibrant flowers in blocks of ice, capturing stunning images of them gracefully frozen in time.

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The result is a unique snapshot, a paused moment that preserves the fresh vibrancy of the blooms.

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Photographed at dawn, the photographers battle errant bubbles and bad lighting to capture just the moments, and their series Zero Degrees showcases their technical as well as artistic prowess.

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Great series. Via Colossal:

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Images © Copyright Bruce Boyd and Tharien Smith.

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Ben VanderVeen is the founder and editor of Moss & Fog, one of the web’s longest-running visual culture destinations. Since 2009, he’s been finding and framing the most beautiful, surprising, and thought-provoking work in art, architecture, design, and nature — reaching over 325,000 readers each month. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

4 Comments

  1. Servando Varela Jr

    BEAUTIFUL, COLORFUL, FROZEN FLOWERS, I LIKED IT.

  2. Pingback: Cape Town Photographers Preserve Native Flowers in Striking Ice Photography Series - KillBait Archive

  3. Helen Mericle

    Is there a way to make contact with the photographers with the possibility of purchasing a print

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