What is the medium of Andy Goldsworthy's Japanese Maple Leaves?

Andy Goldsworthy's "Maple Leaves" is a photograph, which shows Japanese maple leaves stitched together in a circle pattern on a shallow, rocky stream bed.

Goldsworthy often includes articles in nature in creating his art - - twigs, leaves, flowers, stones, etc. He works with the items as found in nature and sculpts them together in artistic ways. He often then uses photography to capture the art because of the fragile nature of the materials. He also has created permanent sculptures.