Greenhouses

Renowned photographer Werner Pawlok explores Europe's most magnificent tropical greenhouses, capturing their lush beauty in a series of vibrant, large-format photographs. From Copenhagen and London to Vienna's Schönbrunn Palace, his evocative images reveal extraordinary botanical worlds where exotic plants, intricate glass architecture, and shifting light create an atmosphere of timeless wonder. Working intuitively, Pawlok transforms these living sanctuaries into works of photographic art.

This stunning illustrated volume celebrates some of Europe's most remarkable botanical gardens, inviting readers into a world of rich color, remarkable diversity, and natural elegance. A perfect gift for lovers of plants, photography, architecture, and botanical design.

Werner Pawlok, born in the German city of Stuttgart in 1953, founded the first gallery for photography in southern Germany in 1980. His work gained wide recognition in the late eighties when his pieces were shown in group exhibitions of works by Warhol, Richter, Mapplethorpe, and Polke. Pawlok’s works have their own very unique character, and they have a strong impact on those who gaze upon them. His style is beyond the mainstream, leading to recognition of his work around the world in museums and galleries, as well as among collectors.