The Floral Photography of Roberta London
Roberta first began her journey as a photographer in her younger years, when she was actively involved in a movement to improve schools in her community. She used 16mm film to document and advocate for exemplary programs, teachers, and classroom approaches. The response to her work was overwhelming – she received such an emotional reaction that her passion for her chosen medium deepened. Over the next 15 years she produced films, video, and television programs which gave her further opportunity to explore the emotional aspects of storytelling and gave her a broader foundation for her work. It was in 2006, when London moved from New York to Florida that her photography took a huge leap forward. She felt so inspired by the beauty of nature and the flowers that were blooming all around her, that she began a new path with her creative medium. Her love for capturing the botanical beauty that surrounded her was born. Though Roberta has no formal education or training in photography, her many years of experience in the field coupled with time spent studying the works of photographers that she admires has been the perfect combination for her. Her approach to photography is not so much scientific as it is intuitive: she goes out into the field with an idea in mind and then simply works with the light, the wind, and other circumstances to photograph the beauty that is out in nature.
