Professional photographer Maisie Cousins turned her vision of bringing some human mystery and wilderness into the pure, polite world of flowers. Enjoy! All photos Maisie Cousins

Mouth, 2015

Cousins was born in 1992. She discovered her passion for nature photography at just 15 years old.

Lilybum, 2015

‘When I was a kid, I would borrow my mum’s four-megapixel camera and take pictures of my Barbies just for fun.’

Finger, 2015

‘I’m not a very academic person but I always knew I wanted to either do painting or something creative. Living in London in a small flat meant I couldn’t do anything on a large scale and photography enabled me to create big photographs from very tiny set ups’

Slug, 2015

‘We moved from earthy scents like wet grass to sweet smells like Parma violets – always juxtaposing but equally working towards a balanced blend’

Peony, 2015

Her work was selected for Vogue’s photo festival in Milan last year, projected at a Late at Tate event, and included in Creative Review’s photography annual for 2016