Natura d'autore. Officinal plants photographed by Mario De Biasi for Aboca

"(...) As soon as I saw meadows in flower, however, I had to halt a surge of uncontrollable enthusiasm, so as not to exhaust all my film reserves. I thank Aboca, who enabled me to express once more my love for nature and for my fellow human beings. Because photography, for me, is the joy of showing to everyone how a beautiful a drop of water on a ginkgo leaf is (...)" - Mario De Biasi Photographic reportage by Marco De Biasi. A journey inside plants that shines a new light on their appearance, on the structure of flowers and leaves, on their colours and on the perfection of Nature. The book is a collection of spectacular images of medicinal plants and of their parts, shot live in the field or, in an unusual but attractive approach, during the first stages of transformation: one hundred and twenty shots in colour, hand-held and with natural light. These are combined with literary quotes relating to the natural world and the environment, accentuating even more the creative role of the Author, one of the most famous contemporary photographers, who certainly does need any introduction.