SHADES OF PARADISE

Field Plates from the Botanical Ledger

Winner of 4 Platinum & 10 Gold MUSE Awards

This award-winning portfolio by Kelly William Wright was honored with an unprecedented 4 Platinum statuettes and 10 Gold awards at the International MUSE Photography Awards. In addition to its individual honors, this series was instrumental in securing Wright’s ultimate distinction as the Fine Art Photographer of the Year.

Exploring nature’s geometric design genius, Shades Of Paradise studies the architecture and structural composition of the Strelitzia nicolai (White Bird of Paradise). Sculptural in form and metallurgic in aura, these field plates document a specimen that melds organic life with a sleek, industrial age aesthetic. The resulting compositions emphasize the plant’s innate aeronautic grace, capturing wing-like forms and rhythmic patterns that evoke the precision of mid-century flight engineering.