About Atlas Botanicals

Hi there!

      My name is Arman Villanueva and I'm from the Los Angeles area of California (overrated btw). I have a passion for natural sciences/history. Only in recent years I've developed a keen interest in ethnobotany which is why I focus more on plant geography nowadays.  I've been collecting plants for almost a decade now after being inspired by mentors and role models in order to better understand botany and taxonomy which has led me to travel to different regions of the world.  My favorite thing to do is traveling not only because of the searching for plants but also because I have a huge interest in museums and cultural history.  I enjoy emerging myself into different cultures in order to further enhance the spiritual experience as well as gain a new perspective on different people and their lives.

         Eventually I would like to become more engaged with forest and animal conservation thus I look at photography as a means to broadcast to the public and hopefully inspire the next generation to preserve what we have today so there can be a future for it.