Christopher Gruver is a fine art photographer who recently relocated to Vancouver from Boulder, Colorado. He creates stunning botanical photographs of flowers which he produces as museum-quality chromogenic prints.

Once a competitive road cyclist, Gruver began his artistic career as a male model with Wilhelmina and Ford Agencies in New York. He travelled widely in Europe and North America and worked with such famous photographers as Bruce Weber, Irving Penn, Steven Meisel, Scavulo and Arthur Elgort. After years of observing their techniques, he became fascinated with photography itself. He found an intuitive connection between his artistic vision and his subject matter, leading to extensive portraits of flowers.

He writes, "When I see a magnificent flower very closely, it captivates me completely and I would like for the sensuality and grace of such an experience to overcome people. My images are made to affect people with this transforming moment."