{"id":448918,"date":"2025-01-22T14:22:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T20:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/?p=448918"},"modified":"2025-01-22T12:34:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T18:34:49","slug":"tom-leighton-fabled-garden-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2025\/01\/tom-leighton-fabled-garden-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Beguiling Botanicals Fluoresce in Tom Leighton&#8217;s Otherworldly Photographs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1867\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/leighton-6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"a photograph of giant rhubarb with a light emitting from the center of a leaf, in a pink and teal hue\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/leighton-6.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/leighton-6-640x853.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/leighton-6-960x1280.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/leighton-6-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/leighton-6-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All images \u00a9 Tom Leighton, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">Beguiling Botanicals Fluoresce in Tom Leighton&#8217;s Otherworldly Photographs<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-01-22T14:22:00-06:00\">January 22, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-nature\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/nature\/\" rel=\"tag\">Nature<\/a><a class=\"category-photography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/photography\/\" rel=\"tag\">Photography<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/kmothes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kate Mothes<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\"><li style=\"color: #1c1e0d; 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But for Cornwall-based photographer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tleighton.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tom Leighton<\/a>, common plants take on otherworldly dimensions when rendered in unexpected hues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The artist&#8217;s latest series, <em>Fabled Gardens II, <\/em>focuses predominantly on giant rhubarb, ferns, and rhododendrons, highlighting the captivating patterns and layers of leaves, fronds, and flowers. Leighton illuminates the botanicals at night, setting crisp outlines against dark backgrounds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/leighton-4-960x1440.jpg\" alt=\"a photograph of ferns in an otherworldly greenish-gray hue\" class=\"wp-image-448922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/leighton-4-960x1440.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/leighton-4-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/leighton-4-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/leighton-4-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/leighton-4-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/leighton-4.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Leighton&#8217;s photographs (<a href=\"\/tags\/tom-leighton\">previously<\/a>) emphasize what he describes as the &#8220;forces that shape the natural world,&#8221; tapping into the power of light and color to illustrate dynamic biological processes like photosynthesis, reproduction, growth, and decay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The artist is currently preparing for forthcoming print releases. Follow updates on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tomleightonart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, and explore more on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tleighton.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.behance.net\/TomLeighton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Behance<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/leighton-3-960x1440.jpg\" alt=\"a photograph of giant rhubarb with a light emitting from the center of a leaf, in an orange and teal hue\" class=\"wp-image-448921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/leighton-3-960x1440.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/leighton-3-640x960.jpg 640w, 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