ABC's Kemberly Richardson interviewed David Leaser at the Architectural Digest Home Design Show in New York. It is aired on March 20, 2013 on NYC's WABC. Watch the entire interview here
Award-winning photographer David Leaser will launch his latest collection, “The Orchid Show,” at the Architectural Digest Home Design Show in New York City, March 21-24. Leaser was selected to debut his fine art collection, which uses groundbreaking photographic techniques to create highly detailed images of flowers. “The Orchid Show” presents a collection of exotic blooms enlarged enormously to show their intricate detail.
Leaser will also present “Vivid Whites,” a series of striking large-scale flower portraits set... Read more...
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Tiger’s Eye, a striking botanical image from internationally acclaimed photographer David Leaser’s Nightflowers collection, was juried to be exhibited at the London Art Biennale Jan. 23-26, 2013. The Biennale, which celebrates contemporary artists from around the world, will showcase Tiger’s Eye in a large-scale framed canvas. Tiger’s Eye features an orange flowering maple blossom with deep red veins suspended against a black backdrop and resembles a paper lantern that might hang at a summer garden party.
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Award-winning photographer David Leaser reveals the secrets to his innovative fine art photography in Nikon World’s latest issue, due to hit store shelves this week. In keeping with Nikon World’s mission to inspire and educate amateur and professional photographers alike, the two-page spread features Leaser’s step-by-step macrophotography techniques for creating dramatic closeup images like the ones showcased in his acclaimed Nightflowers collection. Leaser also gives tips on selecting the best cameras, lenses and gadgets to suit anyone’s budget as well as... Read more...
David's latest collection, entitled “Nightflowers II,” was selected by Architectural Digest to be introduced at Architectural Digest’s Home Design Show on March 22, 2012 in New York City! The collection will debut in Booth M69!
Last year, David introduced his first collection of “space-age” images, a collection of 25 highly detailed botanical images enlarged on canvas spanning four feet or more in length. The International Photography Awards recognized the collection with a Silver Medal in the Nature: Flowers category. More than 8,000... Read more...
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Sunset Magazine has recognized a Los Angeles photographer as the “West At Its Best” for his highly detailed photographs of flowers.
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens has on display 11 of David Leaser’s Nightflowers. The Nightflowers collection can be viewed in the Botanical Building (adjacent the Conservatory and Children's Garden) during normal business hours, except Sundays.
On Saturday, September 10, 2011, nearly 400 guests attended an artist’s reception for David Leaser at the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens near Los Angeles. 
Award-winning photographer David Leaser presented a lecture at the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens on September 10, 2011 in Friends’ Hall. Title, “Hawaii’s Tropical Gardens,” the lecture included a virtual expedition to paradise, highlighting some of the botanical wonders featured in his book, Tropical Gardens of Hawaii. After the lecture, Leaser demonstrated how to photograph plants using the equipment and techniques employed in... Read more...
David Leaser's Nightflowers was awarded the silver medal in the prestigious International Photography Awards in the Nature: Flowers category. The awards event will be held at the Lincoln Center in New York on October 24, 2011, before returning to Los Angeles in 2012 in celebration of the 10-year anniversary. More than 8,000 submissions from 90 countries competed for the 2011 International Photography Awards, the largest to date. The Foundation's mission is to honor master photographers, discover new and emerging talent, and promote the... Read more...
SAN MARINO, CALIF. – The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens will host a botanical event on Saturday, September 10 to explore the beauty and science of flowers. Titled, “Focus on Flowers,” the event will showcase the artwork of a modern-day botanical artist from Los Angeles who uses photography as his medium. Alongside the artist reception, visitors will be able to experience the extreme detail in flowers using dissection microscopes. The “Focus on Flowers... Read more...
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LOS ANGELES, CALIF – Two things we love: bright, bold flowers and exquisite, museum-quality art. So we were more than thrilled to sit down with artist David Leaser whose innovative techniques produce museum archive quality pieces and bring a whole new (wildly detailed) life to flowers.
Rue La La: In our Rue Style Report: Brights For The Home Boutique, we’re featuring your limited-edition dramatic botanicals. What’s the background for these pieces?
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NEW YORK, NY – Pick up a copy of the August issue of Architectural Digest to see David Leaser's image of Flaming Parrot. The artwork appears in the Inspired Design section of the magazine, which features selected finds from the Architectural Digest Home Design Show in New York City. David's Nightflowers Collection debuted at the March event.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Interior designer Janis Dean has selected three pieces of artwork for the Midwest Luxury Home Tour. Janis displayed three selections from the Silver Edition of the Nightflowers Collection: Paeonia, Serenity and Illumination.
The Luxury Home Tour, produced by Midwest Home magazine, is a premiere self-guided home tour event that features some of the most... Read more...
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FAIRFIELD, CT – The editors of Cottages and Gardens selected designer Dominic Fusco as a finalist for the Innovation in Design Awards contest. His work features “The Queen,” a 46” x 57” botanical image from the Nightflowers Collection.
According to David Leaser, "The Queen" is a green paphiopedilum orchid. These slipper orchids attract insects into their pouch where they become coated with pollen, ensuring their... Read more...
NEW YORK, NY – Pick up a copy of the July issue of Architectural Digest to see David Leaser's image of Tiger's Eye. The artwork appears in the Artisan section of the magazine, which features selected finds from the Architectural Digest Home Design Show in New York City. David's Nightflowers Collection debuted at the March event.
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NEW YORK, NY – Images of flowers have a long and venerable history, dating back to the ancient Greek and Roman world, when trompe l’oeil paintings of still life graced the homes of wealthy patrons. Botanical prints showing the particulars of floral anatomy have both delighted the eye and appealed to our quest for understanding nature since the invention of the printing press. The Dutch mania for extravagant paintings of flowers... Click here for the full article
NEW YORK, NY – More than 30,000 people attended the Architectural Digest Home Design Show held March 24-27 at Pier 94 in New York City. The event marked the launch of an innovative collection of large scale fine art photographs. Titled Nightflowers, the collection is the vision of author and fine art photographer, David Leaser from Los Angeles, California. Leaser’s collection was juried by the Architectural Digest Home Design team for... Click here for the full article... Read more...
NEW YORK, NY – Art has always asked us to pay attention to the world in all its darkness and in all its outrageous beauty. David Leaser’s Nightflowers, a series of striking photographs, confronts us with nature at its most flamboyant. He shows us one individual bloom at a time, enormously enlarged. These giclee images, often frontal and centered on 44" square canvases, present themselves as both objective and poetic. They are highly detailed visual... Click here for the full article... Read more...
LOS ANGELES, CALIF – TreePeople, a non-profit organization in Los Angeles, has built a new facility in Coldwater Canyon so visitors can see tangible, immediate and easy steps they can take to create a sustainable Los Angeles. Called the TreePeople Center for Community Forestry, the four-acre, $10-million environmental educational campus, located in Coldwater Canyon Park, is primed to serve more than 70,000 visitors annually. The Center supports TreePeople’s vision of creating “functioning community forests... Read more...
LOS ANGELES, CALIF – Many medical professionals are beginning to recognize the impact artwork selection can have on their patients’ moods. Carefully chosen artwork can create a peaceful environment that can reduce stress and anxiety.
David Leaser’s botanical images have proven to be a perfect fit for corporate offices and professional arts buildings. According to Cheryl Goldasich, DDS, a dentist in Southern California, “I want patients to come into my clinic and relax. By having beautiful artwork on the wall, I can create an... Read more...
LOS ANGELES, CALIF – The Center for Ayurveda in Los Angeles provides provide Ayurvedic diagnostics, counseling and treatment for a broad range of medical and psychological ailments. The center works conscientiously to provide patients with a serene, supportive environment.
Mela Gaskins Butcher, director of the center, chose three large pieces of David Leaser’s artwork to beautify the center. “I have three of David's beautiful pieces at my medical practice and my patients... Read more...
SAN DIEGO, CALIF – The Museum of Photographic Arts is featuring the works of photographer David Leaser at their San Diego location.
Leaser’s book, entitled Palm Trees: A Story in Photographs is a photographic monograph featuring palm trees from around the world. The book has received critical acclaim because of the richness of its photography. The Palm Journal writes, “David Leaser…has authored and produced what is arguably the most beautiful book ever written on palms... Read more...
CORONA DEL MAR, CALIF – Rogers Gardens held a botanical lecture on palms at its Orange County facility, featuring noted artist, photographer and author, David Leaser. Leaser’s lecture was entitled, “Great New Palms for Southern California.”
New propagation techniques and inexpensive traveling are fueling a renaissance in the palm world. The Palm Society of Southern California lists more than 350 palms that will grow in our area. Leaser showed examples of several exciting palms that are... Read more...
SAN DIEGO, CALIF – As part of its “Buds ‘n Blooms” lecture series, The San Diego Zoo has featured noted palm expert, David Leaser, to lecture on palms.
Using dramatic photography, Leaser’s lecture, entitled, "Seven Surprising Uses for Palms," showed audiences various uses for palms.
Palms are used for a variety of items, including sugar, dates, jelly, palm fruit (peach palm), coconut meat, soap, car wax, shampoo, medicines, building materials and acai, derived from the assai palm.... Read more...
LOS ANGELES, CALIF – The Los Angeles Arboretum has featured noted palm expert, David Leaser, in its series of botanical lectures.
Leaser, an artist, photographer and author, presented a lecture entitled, “Blue Palms for the Garden.” During the presentation, Leaser showed images of colorful palms, including many with blue fronds. Palms such as the blue hesper (Brahea armata) are familiar to many Angelenos, but new introductions to Southern California, including a newly... Read more...
PASADENA, CALIF – The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens hosted artist, photographer and author David Leaser for a lecture on cold hardy palms.
The lecture, delivered to members and guests of the Huntington, focused on palms that grow in cold climates. Leaser showed photographs from his personal collection of more than 20 palms that will survive sub-zero climates, including the needle palm (Rhapidophyllum histrix), a palm that grows as far north as the State of Maryland.... Read more...
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF – The San Francisco Botanical Garden in Golden Gate Park held a day-long event devoted to palms. Titled, “Palm Sunday,” the event featured lectures from noted authorities on palms and cycads.
David Leaser’s lecture was titled, “Palms for Small Gardens.” The lecture provided detailed botanical information on a selection of palms that will grow in the San Francisco Bay area. The lecture was supplemented by a slide show featuring botanical images from Leaser... Read more...
HONOLULU, HAWAII – Hawaii may boast more rich gardens and florid National Parks than any other state. This tome is a guidebook to – and visual celebration of – all that lush tropical splendor. It's all here: the swaying palms, the fragrant flowers, and the rainbows of color from orchids, plumeria, and hibiscus.
David Leaser, a member of the International Plant Propagators Society, faithfully and lovingly escorts readers on a visual tour of each of the state's wonderful gardens. The book is broken into sections for each Island;... Read more...
HONOLULU, HAWAII – If God were designing the Garden of Eden today, surely He would consider a lush tropical place with jagged green mountains, swaying coconut palms and fresh air subtly scented with the perfume of exotic flowers. This is Hawai‘i, a place that to many symbolizes the essence of the tropics. This beautiful coffee-table book by David Leaser pays homage to Hawai‘i’s botanical gardens and the lush foliage found within them. With historical notes and interesting tidbits, each major garden in Hawai‘i comes to life, brimming with the likes... Read more...
HONOLULU, HAWAII – Hawaii's primary newspaper, Honolulu Weekly, has written reviews of David Leaser's work, including this review of his book, Growing Palm Trees in Hawaii. The newspaper writes, "David Leaser is more than just familiar with palm trees–he’s an expert. With two books about palms and numerous journal articles under his belt, he has become a sought-after speaker and authority of the palm. And in this, his third book on palms, Leaser combines basic how-to knowledge with captivating... Read more...
MENLO PARK, CALIF – Palm Trees: A Story in Photographs (Westwood Pacific Publishing, 2005; $39.95) by author and photographer David Leaser is a celebration of these shapely trees in all their sizes and forms, from the tall and graceful to the short and stout. Close-up photographs show feathery fronds and textural trunks, while panoramic images capture the drama of mature palms both in manicured gardens and in their native landscapes. Illustrated with 135 mostly large color photos, the book shows palms in their varied habitats around the globe, from California and... Read more...
David Leaser’s Palm Trees: A Story in Photographs has received praise from around the world. The book was the first photographic monograph created palms and became a bestseller shortly after publication. Amazon.com ranked it the #1 selling book on palms shortly after its launch, and the book sold out its first printing within 10 months. The book led to book signings, lectures and guest appearances on gardening radio shows, including Garden Compass, the most listened to gardening radio show in the world with more than one million weekly listeners.
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In this book review, the California Horticultural Society praises the artistry in David Leaser’s work. “It is a delight to see such a lavish and seductive photo book given over to one plant family, especially one’s favorite.”
The full review is available here.
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The Palms Journal, the membership newsletter of the International Palm Society, reviewed David Leaser’s photographic work, titled Palm Trees: A Story in Photographs. According to the review by Dr. Scott Zona, “David Leaser’s new book, Palm Trees: A Story in Photographs, is brilliant in concept: Show the diversity, beauty and importance of palms through a large-format picture book, let the photographs do the talking and keep the text clean and simple. The book succeeds admirably and resoundingly! It is a large-format “... Read more...
SAN MARINO, CALIF – A book signing for David Leaser’s photographic monograph on palms was among the most successful events held at the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, according Janet Crockett, manager of the library’s bookstore. In just 90 minutes, more than 70 books were sold and signed by the author.
Titled Palm Trees: A Story in Photographs, the monograph is the first coffee-table book to address the interests of palm lovers, horticulturalists and landscapers. By featuring palm trees in gardens, natural habitats and remote... Read more...
LOS ANGELES, CALIF – The opening pages of Palm Trees: A Story in Photographs (Westwood Pacific, $39.95) show why so many people are enamored with palm trees. The symbols of the tropics, palm trees and the images they conjure up are the antidote to the hectic lives we face.
Palm Trees: A Story in Photographs is the first coffee-table book to address the interests of palm lovers, horticulturalists and landscapers. By featuring palm trees in gardens, natural habitats and remote villages, the book shows how palm trees are an important part of everyday living in... Read more...
SAN MARINO, CALIF. – The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens will host a botanical event on Saturday, September 10 to explore the beauty and science of flowers. Titled, “Focus on Flowers,” the event will showcase the artwork of a modern-day botanical artist from Los Angeles who uses photography as his medium. Alongside the artist reception, visitors will be able to experience the extreme detail in flowers using dissection microscopes. The “Focus on Flowers... Read more...
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davidleaseradmin
Sorry, the offer for the free postcard sets ended October 31st. You can send as many free e-cards as you would like at: http://davidleaser.com/ecard or you can buy postcards at: http://davidleaser.com/nightflowers-postcards. Thank you!
Cathy Young
Love your pictures. Belong to Sunset Magazine. Trying to find the free postcards as written about in the magazine. Can't locate it anywhere. Only the ecards..
J B
Great trip to the "center", for those who never took the time to look at nature this way...Bravo for taking us along on this magical journey...Luv it, enjoyed it, and thank U for including us on a memorable trip to the beauty, peace, and enjoyment of Nature in all it's splendor...However small, a giant view for one and all...( ;
Sarah
David, Your work is fantastic! I can't wait to receive my piece!
DOROTHY SPARKS
DAVID, YOUR NIGHT FLOWER PHOTOS ARE ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL... LOOKING FOR TO SEEIN THEM IN PERSON IN N.Y.
Anonymous
david, your night pictures are absolutely BEAUTIFUL...i AM LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING TO THE SHOW IN NY. TO SEE THE PHOTOS IN PERSON.
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