{"id":3300,"date":"2023-01-25T18:01:46","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T18:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/?p=3300"},"modified":"2023-01-25T18:01:46","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T18:01:46","slug":"in-training-photographing-the-national-bonsai-penjing-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/in-training-photographing-the-national-bonsai-penjing-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"In Training: Photographing the National Bonsai &#038; Penjing Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3300\" class=\"elementor elementor-3300\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47514bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47514bc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3384ec5\" data-id=\"3384ec5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c70f578 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c70f578\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Recently I have had the pleasure of discovering the stunning photography of Stephen Voss and some of the finest images of bonsai I remember seeing before; some I can only aspire to. Stephen has kindly granted me permission to publish a sample of his images here at Bonsai4me.com<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\" align=\"center\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/Images\/AT%20Stephen%20Voss%20Bonsai%20Book\/HH-bonsaia.jpg\" alt=\"horishima bonsai\" width=\"825\" height=\"550\" \/><\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\" align=\"center\"><em>A unique photograph of the world-famous, 390-year old Japanese White Pine bonsai that survived the bombing of Hiroshima<\/em><\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\" align=\"left\">Stephen Voss is a photographer based in Washington, DC and has shot for publications like Time, The New York Times Magazine and The Wall Street Journal. He is currently working on a forthcoming book called &#8220;In Training&#8221;, a collection of images taken at the National Bonsai &amp; Penjing Museum, Washington DC<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\" align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/Images\/AT%20Stephen%20Voss%20Bonsai%20Book\/HH-bonsai6%20a.jpg\" alt=\"juniper bonsai stephen voss\" width=\"825\" height=\"550\" \/><\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\" align=\"left\">Stephen writes &#8220;I first encountered bonsai at the National Bonsai &amp; Penjing Museum while I was a college student here in DC almost twenty years ago. About a year ago, I started photographing them. In these photographs, I hope to capture something of the spirit of the trees. While these photos do not portray bonsai in traditional ways, I hope they show my deep respect and empathy for the bonsai masters who have worked on these trees. Through this book, I want to share my love of bonsai and I hope this book will appeal both to bonsai enthusiasts and people who have never been around these trees before. It&#8217;s hard to be in the presence of these trees and not feel a little bit of hope for humanity and humbled by the age and grace of bonsai.&#8221;<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\" align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/Images\/AT%20Stephen%20Voss%20Bonsai%20Book\/HH-bonsai5a.jpg\" alt=\"National Bonsai &amp; Penjing Museum\" width=\"825\" height=\"550\" \/><\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/Images\/AT%20Stephen%20Voss%20Bonsai%20Book\/HH-bonsai3a.jpg\" alt=\"National Bonsai &amp; Penjing Museum juniper\" width=\"825\" height=\"550\" \/><\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/Images\/AT%20Stephen%20Voss%20Bonsai%20Book\/HH-bonsai2a.jpg\" alt=\"National Bonsai &amp; Penjing Museum\" width=\"825\" height=\"550\" \/><\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/Images\/AT%20Stephen%20Voss%20Bonsai%20Book\/HH-bonsai1a.jpg\" alt=\"National Bonsai &amp; Penjing Museum\" width=\"825\" height=\"550\" \/><\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\" align=\"center\">The images of Stephen Voss are due to be published in a 40-page book titled &#8220;In Training&#8221; in February 2016. For more details or to pre-order, please visit\u00a0<a style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'myriad pro', 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/131074671\/in-training-a-book-of-bonsai-photographs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stephen Voss<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A superb book of photographs by Stephen 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