Portrait of a Pepper, 2025, photography, 18 x 18 in. / 45.72 x 45.72 cm.

Portrait of a Pepper, Michael Holtz, 2025, photography, 18 x 18 in. / 45.72 x 45.72 cm.

This shapely banana pepper in my garden was begging for her close-up. This image is the result of a still-life study using various viewpoints/lighting. I tried to capture her sensuous beauty and twisted form. The pepper’s curved surface mimics the back of a human model, inviting an erotic reading.