Floral Radiographs – The Secret Garden
March 18, 2008
Over forty years of experimentation with this unusual art form has led to its present high degree of excellence. Floral radiographs literally provide one with a third eye with which to see and appreciate the beauty in the secret garden of flowers. The earliest floral radiographs were created over 70 years ago, and today there are only a few radiographic artists in the world.
Floral radiographs were first published in 1962 in the National Geographic Society’s School Bulletin. Since then they have appeared in many books and magazines around the world. The October 1986 issue of the Smithsonian Magazine displayed floral radiographs on the front cover plus five additional interior pages. 2,400,000 copies of that issue were printed and no back copies are available today.
Amaryllis
Azalea
Bells Of Ireland
Campanula
German Iris
These photos are just a mere introduction. Below you will find links to some more of these amazing images.
Hello.
I am a dental hygiene student working on a class assignment. I would like to have permission to use these photos in a paper I have to write about radiography. This will not be distributed nor sold, but merely turned in as an assignment.
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