Our first installment is a photographically inspired reflection on contemporary beauty. We wanted to couple the living natural world and the inanimate human-made product form, one mimicking, supporting and reflecting the beauty of the other. There are many similarities to the contrasting elements of shine or matte, vibrancy and texture, and off-axis rotational camera movements around a central totem. We let materials do the work in glimpse or reveal under spot lightings only to the scene.