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6×6 is the blog of editorial and commercial photographer Tait Simpson. Brooklyn, New York creating artistic environmental portraits and landscape images.


Archive for the ‘Gardens’ Category

On the Job pt. 2

As the snow starts to fall at a shoot on the north fork of Long Island.
Castle Garden

Secret Steps

These two images take me back to when I was small, exploring the wooded area behind my parents house, pretending I was Indiana Jones in the jungle of Peru or something similar. At an earlier time, all I wanted was a tree fort from which I could lead an imaginary army into battle. [...]

Botanical

For such a short trip Copenhagen really took hold of me. I hope one day soon I have a reason to return.
Here are a few more images from the Botanical Garden that encapsulate what I love about spaces like this. There is an inherent absurdity to labeling, shaping and cordoning what [...]

Ghost in the Machine

Copenhagen is overflowing with parks. Each is more beautifully manicured than the last with sweeping landscaping and lawns perfectly trimmed. For all intents and purposes each one could be an arboretum with every plant variety meticulously marked for identification. It is all so orderly and comprehensive, but perfection is only one side [...]