Hedging My Bets

"A Small Book of Hedges." 2007 Ajr

Anyone who has been following this blog from the beginning will have noticed my interest in hedges. This is only the tip of the iceberg. I have hundreds of photographs of hedges – many gathered around New Zealand last year during my Frommers travel guide research; and many more photographed in Australia. To celebrate hedges, I compiled many of the best images into a book last year – “A Small Book of Hedges.” I thought that might cure me of this strange obsession. I was wrong. I’m still as drawn as ever to the strong, blocky, sculptural forms of a good hedge and I’m well on the way to having enough images for “A Small Book of Hedges II – The Sequel.”