Garden People: Ngoc Minh Ngo - photographer, author
My guest today is Ngoc Minh Ngo, a photographer and author based in New York City. Her work is an immersive exploration of the beauty of plants and nature, enveloping and other worldly. I always feel I am being drawn into a more three-dimensional space. It is an almost tactile experience as the garden wraps around you and where you can disappear into the page. No matter what she captures, it often seems as though I am looking at my own memory of a space or plant, whether or not I have seen it before. Her creative expression stretches not only through different gardens and subjects – this year alone she photographed gorgeous books by Gabriela Salazar and Umberto Pasti, and authored one on the green spaces of New York to be released next month – she also experiments with other media. I can see how these practices, along with her own garden, give her a deeper understanding of her subjects and allow her to reveal their beauty and essential nature. I am so grateful to have her work to transport and inspire me, and to share this conversation with you. Thank you for listening!
Garden People Podcast from @violetear_studio
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Ngoc’s IG
Ngoc’s books:
New York Green - coming May 23, 2023
Artistry of Flowers: Floral Design by La Musa de Las Flores by Gabriela Salazar
The House of a Lifetime: A Collector’s Journey in Tangier by Umberto Pasti
Botany of Desire, Michael Pollan
