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A photo of three glass roses I purchased the wife for Valentine's Day. Wanted to create something beautiful and artsy that could perhaps be used as a greeting card.

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Roses are a favored subject in art and appear in portraits, illustrations, on stamps, as ornaments or as architectural elements. For the ancient Greek, roses were associated with the myth of Adonis, the lover of goddess Aphrodite (Roman Venus), from whose blood the first Red Roses have grown. They thus become symbol of love that transcended even death and resurrection.

The ancient Roman festival called Rosalia was part of the cult of the dead from the first century after Christ onward, it was celebrated on different dates in different regions of Roman Empire but always between May 11 and July 15. The tradition of Rosalia was preserved till now as the celebration of Pentecost Sunday (domenica rosata or Zielone Swiatki).

In medieval Christian symbolism the red rose stood for blo...

I am a Louisiana-based photographer working hard to make a name in the photography world, as someone who creates great images- whether they be thought-provoking or whimsical. This whimsy or eccentricity allows me to be free when shooting, never placing myself in a particular box. If something/someone catches my eye, I try to capture that moment. If an idea hits me I try to put to "film" what my brain imagined. Flickr & Instagram: hacksawgeneduggan Photo·gene·ic Photography & Fine Art photogeneic.com