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On the evening  of my return from a photography workshop, I affixed the base plate of a greenhouse wall to the slab foundation. Drilling into the concrete to attach the anchor bolts, I knew was building a home for my two hobbies: raising succulents and plant photography.  After 30 or so years, that marriage has grown, flourished, and enriched my life. See how photography can deepen your growing experience. 

Pursuing his passion over his profession, Irwin closed his law practice of 29 years to become a full-time photographer.  From 2010 through 2013, he was a staff photographer, then head of the photography department of the Wilson History and Research Center in Little Rock Arkansas. Since that time, he has pursued his artistic vision.  Specializing in highly detailed, artistic images of cacti and succulents, Irwin’s images are widely published and collected. Publications that featured his work include the Cactus and Succulent Journal, Hasseltonia, Sansevieria, To The Point, CactusWorld, several National Geographic publications and the new Dudleya book. In addition to private workshops and numerous programs for plant societies and photography clubs throughout the country, he’s led workshops and programs sponsored by the Dallas Museum of Art, the International Photography Hall of Fame, The Huntington, the North America Association of Nature Photography, and the CSSA.  Irwin is formerly the President of the North Texas Cactus and Succulent Society.  He is Vice President, a member of the Board of Directors, and Co-Chairs the Conservation Committee of the Cactus and Succulent Society of America.