Hej hej,

I recently had the chance to photograph one of the best local holidays in Baltimore: Bloom Battle at Local Color Flowers! The premise is simple, but so wonderful: Amateur flower enthusiasts gather and have 2 hours to make the best arrangement they can. No restrictions on vessel, and no restrictions on the amount of flowers they use.

While I knew this was something that was on the same scale as Black Friday shopping in 2005 at the local Best Buy for the chance to get the Mean Girls Deluxe Edition on sale for $9.99, I didn’t know that it would be as intense and magnificent as it was! Like, I shoot weddings and I’m used to over the top florals but the way that these competitors were giving my brides a run for their money! (Sorry)

It was such a pleasure to see the community bond over something as beautiful as this. Click on a photo to see it in full size, and please be sure to check out the final arrangements at the bottom of the gallery.

If you’re interested in getting some beautiful flowers for yourself, stop on by the Local Color Flowers shop! Open every Saturday from 8am-12pm in Waverly, right alongside the Waverly farmers market.

If you’d like to make some beautiful photos with me, holler at me via email: winstonqzhou@gmail.com or through my contact page.

Cheers