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61 “To me, a flower symbolizes the beauty of life,” Dr. Chadha said. “Well, I can’t give you a flower to take to space, but I would like to give you these pictures of flowers that I took from around the world so that when you look at them–even in space–you get that feeling and truly experience ‘your world.’” In June 2017, Dr. Chadha was an honorary guest at Star City during the welcoming home of the ISS Expedition 49-50 astronauts. Along with the five photographs that stay on the space station, he also donated a copy of his book, Visions of Nature, and a hard drive loaded with 500 of his images as gifts to Star City’s Yuri A. Gagarin State Scientific Research-and- Testing Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC). “What Dr. Chadha has accomplished is truly remarkable,” said Jerry Ibaran, a longtime Duggal associate who collaborated with the artist to produce his space-bound work on vivid, lightweight Vibrachrome. “It’s not every day that you get to see your work reach literally astronomical success. We support his vision and are proud to be his production partner.”

To see Dr. Chadha’s work, visit www.hershchadha.com. He is also a great follow on Instagram.