<p class="p1"><span class="s1">So, here&#8217;s something that as far as I know is the first of its kind. </span><span class="s1">PÉTALES is a collaboration between photographer <a href="http://www.talfoto.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tal Shpantzer</a> and perfumer Stephen Dirkes of <a href="http://euphoriumbrooklyn.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Euphorium Brooklyn</a> that brings The Petal Series, Tal&#8217;s photographic portraits, to life as a perfume.</span></p>
<p class="p3"><span class="s1"> Shpantzer and Dirkes have interpreted the atmosphere and richness of the portraits as well as their emotional and psychological framework into a scent, with Dirkes noting, &#8220;Tal’s photos created a new way for me to regard and approach the idea of creating a floral perfume.&#8221;</span></p>
<p>&#8220;Bringing a two-dimensional surface, a photograph, into the world of scent was a challenge,&#8221; added Tal, whose <span class="s1">work has been featured by HBO, MTV, Rolling Stone and Vogue Italia. </span>&#8220;Tailored to the scents I love, PÉTALES is deeply connected to my personal history (and) is a labor of love.&#8221;</p><div class="inline-post clearfix"><div class="see-also byline">See also</div><div id="block-wrap-91015" class="block-wrap-native block-wrap block-wrap-23 block-css-91015 block-wrap-classic columns__m--1 elements-design-3 block-ani block-skin-0 tipi-box block-wrap-thumbnail ppl-m-1 clearfix" data-id="91015" data-base="0"><div class="tipi-row-inner-style clearfix"><div class="tipi-row-inner-box contents sticky--wrap"><div class="block block-23 clearfix"><article class="tipi-xs-12 clearfix with-fi ani-base tipi-xs-typo split-1 split-design-1 loop-0 preview-thumbnail preview-23 elements-design-3 post-9804 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-favorites tag-birthday-cards tag-correspondence tag-greeting-cards tag-j-falkner tag-jason-arbuckle tag-jefferson-quotes tag-monticello tag-quotations tag-sarah-schwartz tag-stationery tag-strathmore-paper tag-thank-you-stationery tag-the-paper-chronicles tag-thomas-jefferson" style="--animation-order:0"><div class="preview-mini-wrap clearfix"><div class="mask"><a href="https://thepapernerd.com/j-falkner-for-monticello/" class="mask-img"><img width="100" height="100" src="https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_6768-e1432641909122.jpg?resize=100%2C100&;ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_6768-e1432641909122.jpg?w=618&;ssl=1 618w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_6768-e1432641909122.jpg?resize=150%2C150&;ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_6768-e1432641909122.jpg?resize=200%2C200&;ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_6768-e1432641909122.jpg?resize=350%2C350&;ssl=1 350w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_6768-e1432641909122.jpg?resize=460%2C460&;ssl=1 460w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_6768-e1432641909122.jpg?resize=500%2C500&;ssl=1 500w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_6768-e1432641909122.jpg?resize=293%2C293&;ssl=1 293w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_6768-e1432641909122.jpg?resize=75%2C75&;ssl=1 75w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_6768-e1432641909122.jpg?resize=390%2C390&;ssl=1 390w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_6768-e1432641909122.jpg?resize=585%2C585&;ssl=1 585w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_6768-e1432641909122.jpg?resize=24%2C24&;ssl=1 24w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_6768-e1432641909122.jpg?resize=48%2C48&;ssl=1 48w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_6768-e1432641909122.jpg?resize=96%2C96&;ssl=1 96w" sizes="(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px" /></a></div><div class="meta"><div class="byline byline-2 byline-cats-design-4"><div class="byline-part cats"><a href="https://thepapernerd.com/category/favorites/" style="color:#b79b0d" class="cat">Favorites</a></div></div><div class="title-wrap"><h3 class="title"><a href="https://thepapernerd.com/j-falkner-for-monticello/">J. Falkner for Monticello</a></h3></div><div class="byline byline-3"><span class="byline-part date"><i class="tipi-i-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> <time class="entry-date published dateCreated flipboard-date" datetime="2015-05-26T13:03:30+00:00">May 26, 2015</time></span><span class="byline-part likes-count"><a href="#" class="tipi-like-count " data-pid="9804"><span class="likes-heart"><i class="tipi-i-heart-o" aria-hidden="true"></i><i class="tipi-i-heart" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><span class="tipi-value">0</span></a></span></div></div></div></article></div></div></div></div></div></tipimidc>
<p style="text-align: left;">Here&#8217;s a peek at Tal&#8217;s lush work, and the fragrance it inspired.<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15692" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Calas.jpg" alt="Calas" width="800" height="818" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15695" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/PC_0612.jpg" alt="PC_0612" width="800" height="463" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15699" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/SC-Talfoto_0492.jpg" alt="SC Talfoto_0492" width="800" height="800" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15701" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/SC-W_0475.jpg" alt="SC W_0475" width="800" height="800" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15704" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Talfoto-W.jpg" alt="Talfoto W" width="800" height="1107" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15703" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ST-Pink-_0472.jpg" alt="ST Pink _0472" width="800" height="750" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15705" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Talfoto_0871.jpg" alt="Talfoto_0871" width="800" height="941" /><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15700" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/SC-Talfoto_0554.jpg" alt="SC Talfoto_0554" width="800" height="800" />Click through to shop <a href="https://talfoto.com/search?q=cards" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cards</a> — you can see a buyer shopping them above— as well as <a href="https://talfoto.com/search?q=art+prints" target="_blank" rel="noopener">prints</a> and <a href="https://talfoto.com/search?q=perfume" target="_blank" rel="noopener">perfume</a> (plus there are links at the top of the page for journals &; pillows).<br />
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15693" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/OrchidsPods_-BoxSets.jpg" alt="Orchids&;Pods_ BoxSets" width="800" height="752" />All photographs courtesy of Tal Shpantzer</p>