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Mitch does that—shoot his gardens in that 45-minute window between dusk and dark and the results are dramatic. <a href="http://mitchellmaher.com/lotusland" title="Here he captures">Here he captures</a> the spirituality of the place that Walksa originally planned as a retreat for Tibetan monks. (She took up yoga instead.) And while we are on the subject of Mitch, Sunset Magazine and LATimes should hire this aspiring landscape photographer at <a href="http://www.mitchellmaher.org/" title="Mitchell Maher Photography">Mitchell Maher Photography</a>.org. And no, we’re not related. 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