Photo Gallery
Artist Statement
Arizona WildFlowers
In 2001 Reed Stuart Rahn, was hiking Marshall Gulch Trail in the Coronado National Forest just below Mount Lemmon, north of Tucson he photographed a single Yellow Columbine Flower. It was just below 9,000 feet, a fragile bloom glowing against the Douglas Firs of and the amazing forest spring. It was the hunting grounds / oasis of the Apache's for people like Cochise and Geronimo. He had just purchased my first digital camera, a Nikon D1X, for $5,000. He was with my father and son, Harrison.
The taking of the photograph started an obsession that would span decades. He couldn’t believe how beautiful it was. He was completely in awe of its beauty.
Since that day, he has ventured on an odyssey across Arizona’s wild terrain from canyon floors to alpine ridges, from the desert’s edge to mountain summits seeking and documenting native wildflowers with the eye of a fine artist. These are not just photographs; they are intimate portraits of resilience, color, and fleeting perfection.
For nearly forty years, his lens has captured the world’s most extraordinary stories from the front lines of history to the pages of National Geographic and the cover of Time Magazine. But with Arizona WildFlowers, he returns to something quieter. More personal. This series marks a new chapter, an offering of stillness, reverence, and presence.
Each image is a macro study in wonder, a wild bloom rendered in exquisite detail, glowing with the desert’s light. These are visual poems born from patience, precision, and love for the land.
The 19 featured images once sold only to private collectors are now being made available to the public for the first time. Each is printed in a limited edition of just ten prints of each image at 8.5” x 11”. These are rare, one of a kind works, no mass production, no digital shortcuts only real art, crafted to endure.
Arizona WildFlowers isn’t just a collection. It’s a legacy. A fine art archive of the state of Arizona's most delicate voices.
To those who collect this work thank you for seeing beyond the obvious, a Reed Stuart Rahn image is what we call an investment in art that is timeless. Reed looks forward to signing your personal limited edition print, Thank You.