The Lily Pad Nursery

Photographer

August Langhout

Category

Fine Art Photography - Nature

Company

Submission Group

Amateur

Year

2026

Country / Region:

Netherlands

Around a single water lily, multiple damselfly pairs gather in a rare communal act of renewal. What first appears to be a tranquil pond scene gradually reveals a hidden world, where one lily pad becomes a temporary nursery for the next generation. The series invites the viewer to slow down and discover the extraordinary within the seemingly ordinary.

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