Printing onto leaves is one of the oldest and most traditional way of photo processing which dates back to 1,228 CE. During the 13th to the 19th century, botanists, herbalists, and doctors all over the world used herbal prints for medical research and identification.

It is a process where the chlorophyll in leaves is used to print using the UV rays in the sun where the leaf is covered by a photo negative on a transparency sheet casting the image onto the leaf.

This process is extremely rewarding, firstly because it uses the most organic and natural material abundantly available to us - LEAVES!!, Studying the different concentrations of magnesium, calcium and chlorophyll on leaves also makes our connection to nature and science more deeper.

This process can be very time taking and frustrating while trying to find the perfect leaf that will offer contrast and allow us to print, constantly referring to the UV Index and being at the mercy of clouds but extremely rewarding when you get 1 good print from the 50 failed attempts.

This process has not only strengthened our bond to nature and understanding plants but has also taught us a lot about different natural processes of a plant and the suns rays.

If you would like to get any of these prints OR would like any of our existing photographs created for you using Chlorophyll printing reach out to us and we will make it happen.