I photograph dry, fallen leaves, approaching each as the subject of a portrait, seeking to reveal its individual character. Isolated against a white background, they are removed from their original context and allowed to assert their individual presence—creases, veins, fractures, and asymmetries revealing distinct personalities shaped by time and decay. These images also reflect on the nature of photographic representation. Although the camera appears to offer a faithful transcription of reality, every photograph is shaped by technical and aesthetic decisions, as well as by the viewer's interpretation. Through focus stacking, I combine multiple exposures into exceptionally detailed images whose apparent realism is itself the result of a carefully constructed process. Enlarged beyond their natural scale, the leaves acquire an almost sculptural presence. IN SIGNIFICANT LEAVES is less concerned with documentation than with attention—with bringing the overlooked into view and exploring the tension between photographic objectivity and interpretation. Ultimately, the series invites us to reconsider not only what deserves our attention, but how the act of looking transforms what we see.