The bluebell awakening
Forest of Rambouillet, France · March 2026
Silver award, European Photography Awards 2026
From 195 €
Limited edition of twenty prints, all sizes and materials combined. Each print is signed, numbered and delivered with a certificate of authenticity.
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My advice for this photo
- Material
- Aluminium DibondOn fine art paper, I would choose a matt cotton paper.
- Framing
- Floater frame · Black
The blue carpet of bluebells beneath the trunks of Rambouillet: Aluminium Dibond keeps the flowers sharp right to the back, without reflections.
- Made to order: usually two to three weeks in mainland France and Europe
- Signed-for Colissimo delivery or, depending on the country, a pickup point; courier for Large and Extra large sizes and some framed prints
- Fourteen days to change your mind
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The story behind the photo
Each spring, for a few short weeks, the forest floor of Rambouillet turns into a haze of blue as the bluebells push up beneath the beech and oak canopy, before the leaves fully close overhead. I caught this one just as the morning light broke through, low and warm, with the last of the mist still hanging between the trunks. That light had already passed through the new beech leaves, so the blue arrives with a green cast over it.
I framed low, with a fern in the foreground and the carpet running back between the trunks. Backlight is the only way to photograph this: lit from the front, the flowers go flat and mauve; lit from behind, each stem becomes translucent and the whole ground seems to produce the light rather than receive it.
“Awakening” felt like the right word: for one narrow window each year, this ordinary stretch of forest turns into something closer to a fairy tale, then quietly goes back to being just trees for the other eleven months.
- Location
- Forest of Rambouillet, France
- Date
- March 2026
- Awards
- Silver award, European Photography Awards 2026Nature · Seasons · Professional
- Gallery
- Landscape
Sizes and prices
| Size | Fine art paper | Aluminium Dibond | Acrylic glass |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small45 × 30 cm | 195 € | 300 € | 425 € |
| Medium60 × 40 cm | 275 € | 450 € | 640 € |
| Large90 × 60 cm | 440 € | 670 € | 1 010 € |
| Extra large120 × 80 cm | 580 € | 900 € | 1 470 € |
Price of the print alone, without frame, VAT included. Print dimensions in centimetres; a frame makes them larger.
Materials
Hahnemühle fine art papers (Photo Rag, Museum Etching, Fine Art Baryta…), chosen for each photograph.
Print mounted on 3 mm aluminium Dibond: rigid, light, no glazing.
Print set between 3 mm Dibond and an acrylic sheet: richer colour and depth, resistant to UV and humidity.
Framing, optional
For paper prints: white mount and Plexiglas glazing, museum glass optional.
For aluminium and acrylic: the photo seems to float inside its frame; black or white.
For aluminium and acrylic: an aluminium structure fixed to the back, invisible once hung.
Delivery and returns
Signed-for delivery by Colissimo or, depending on the country, to a pickup point; signed-for delivery by courier for Large and Extra large sizes and some framed prints. Usually two to three weeks in mainland France and Europe, thirty to forty-five days for the French overseas territories and other countries.
Read article 9 of the Terms and Conditions →Fourteen days from receipt to change your mind, except for a print made to a special request. Returns are at your expense.
Read article 10 of the Terms and Conditions →Card, SEPA Direct Debit, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Link or PayPal. The print is made once payment has been received.
Read article 8 of the Terms and Conditions →Lead times, delivery, payment, returns: the answers are in the frequently asked questions. For another size, another material or advice on hanging, write to me.
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