The creation of this amazing garden wall apartment was the result of Patrick Blanc’s design. Patrick has decorated the sides of buildings in cities around the world with lush gardens since creating his first “green wall” at the Museum of Science and Industry in Paris in 1988. Patrick’s inspiration and the plants he chooses come from Asia. His work can be seen at his website, vertical garden.The apartment complex is situated in Camperdown, Sydney. The vertical green strip along the wall is the tallest vertical garden strip in Australia.
This building was a challenge to photograph for Indesign and I had to make several trips to get the correct light falling on the garden wall. For about 10 minutes the light arrived and it was that window of opportunity that allowed me to be able to show the detail and textures of this amazing vertical garden wall. For 10 minutes it was like being in a studio with all the lighting controlled and directed at the exact spot. A photographers dream. Soft diffused lighting with no highlights coming through would have resulted in a very flat image showing no detail and texture of the greenery.
