Patterns in Nature

Born in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, Hiroshi Watanabe graduated from Nihon University's Department of Photography in 1975. After working in production coordination for Japanese television commercials in Los Angeles, he co-founded a coordination services company. He earned an MBA from UCLA Anderson Business School in 1993. In 1995, his passion for photography reignited, leading him to travel the world extensively. Since 2000, he has focused full-time on photography, producing five self-published books that reflect his unique perspective and experiences.Patterns in Nature – Abstract Botanical Photo. This image presents a vibrant garden landscape fractured into rhythmic segments of color and form. Layers of greenery, flowers, and foliage shift across the frame in a grid-like pattern, creating visual motion within a still scene. The composition blends natural growth with digital structure—organic shapes disrupted by repetition. What begins as a recognizable garden quickly becomes something