Ron Baxter Smith Mandrake Root

The Mandrake Root has since biblical times held a
mythical quality. Shakespeare wrote of the powers
of these insane roots. Anthropomorphic in shape,
they have the ability to poison those who eat
them, delude those who find them and aid in
fertility. They are said to scream when pulled
from the earth. And should a dog find one, it will
surely die before sunrise. While gardening,
photographer Ron Baxter Smith, unearthed an entire
colony of these little creatures. His black and
white photographs are portraits of his new friends.