Magnolia Plantation #2 Wood Print

One of "America's Most Beautiful Gardens", the 464 acres, 188 hectares Magnolia Plantation and Gardens is a historic house with gardens located on the Ashley River near Charleston, South Carolina. Today, the property along the Ashley River is a tourist attraction. Tropical and swamp gardens, a cypress lake, a maze (a replica of England's Hampton Court maze), a nature center and zoo and a wildlife refuge can be seen on site.

Bernd F. Laeschke is an award-winning journalist and photographer whose career spans more than 30 years. While working as a full-time reporter and on assignments, images and articles appeared in many national and international publications in North America and Western Europe. He did work for commercial clients including the AOK, Germany's largest health insurance company, BMW, the British Plaster Board (Rigips), Hoechst AG, the cities of Toronto (Canada) and Vienna (Austria), The Province of Ontario, Canada, Magna International, and Mercedes-Benz, among others. Discovering and interpreting the many facets of life through the lens of a camera creates pictures that represent a personal, sometimes emotional snapshot of the world, recording...