Seeking Sakura is the product of perhaps the most fortuitous timing in my entire career capturing photographs. The full moon happened to coincide with an extremely fleeting (usually no more than three days) window of time when these flowers reach peak bloom, all on an evening without even the slightest hint of a breeze. A 50-second exposure beautifully captures the balance of the last lingering light of the sun and the light of the moon.

While "Sakura" is the name for the famed Japanese Cherry Blossoms, the cousins of the flowers depicted in this image, this piece is titled as a nod to the root meaning of the word - Saku meaning "bloom" and ra meaning "good, virtuous, and respectable."

Seeking Sakura is a celebration of the pursuit of our full potential and a reminder that time is precious. It's here and it's gone. Don't waste a minute.

Location | California

Medium and Materials | Chromogenic Print from Film on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, Face-Mounted with 2 layers of UV protection in the Bobby Wheat Gallery’s Signature ANTIGLARE Presentation.

Camera and Film Used | Fuji GX617 Panoramic Camera with Fuji Provia Film

Edition Size | Edition of 18 + 3 Artist’s Proofs for a Total of 21 Enlargements Regardless of Size (Your Edition Number will be assigned by the Bobby Wheat Gallery After Checkout)