Rubber Plant

This close-up view of a rubber plant reveals Imogen Cunningham’s fascination with organic forms. Light reflecting off the leaves highlights the crisp lines and detailed texture of the plant and contrasts with the dark background to create a sharply-focused, modern composition. Cunningham often chose plants as a subject at the beginning of her long career. She explained, “The reason I really turned to plants was because I couldn’t get out of my own backyard when my children were small. That was when I started photographing what I had in my garden.”