STEVE JOHNSON (PhD) holds the South African Research Chair in Evolutionary Biology and is professor of Botany at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and holds the South African Research Chair in Evolutionary Biology. He has published extensively on the systematics, ecology and pollination biology of Cape orchids and has received numerous accolades for his scientific work. A leading international expert in his field, he co-authored The Cape Orchids.
HERBERT STÄRKER is a leading photographer of South African orchids. He has been photographing orchids for nearly 40 years, and previous publications include The Cape Orchids.