Celebrating Beauty in Science and Nature
Frank van Pelt exhibits
Frank van Pelt commenced work at UCC in 1995 and is now a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics.
Frank is largely self-taught photographer and his interests include close-ups and still life at various levels of abstraction, as well as sports and travel photography.
Frank’s photos are regularly part of international exhibitions, where some of his images have won awards. Frank has exhibited at the Jennings Gallery and the Glucksman Gallery at UCC.
1. Larch cone
2. Paeony pod
3. Knopper Gall
Frank van Pelt
The photos are part of the portfolio submitted to the Irish Photographic Federation for which Frank was awarded the Associateship distinction (AIPF).
“Whilst most floral photography is done during the spring and summer, these images show the rich pickings of the off-season when discarded plant parts dry out. These photos have been inspired by the early botanical illustrations and work of Karl Blossfeldt, and are showing both the similarities in overall shape as well as the great diversity in structure found in the subject matter.”