Durham photographer Peter Swan shares the compact micro four thirds kit behind his striking insect and macro images.

Pete Burford is an award-winning macro photographer based in the United Kingdom who uses very specific camera technology to take remarkably detailed, incredible images of live, unharmed insects.

There is a problem you inevitably face when you continue macro photography of insects. That is the fact that you try to take a picture and get close, but they notice you and run away. It is an ...

A macro photography walkabout takes viewers on an immersive journey through dense bushes and rocky harbour shores to capture stunning close-ups of insects, spiders, and wildlife. The excursion begins ...

Each print that I create is a composite of hundreds (sometimes thousands) of individual photos digitally stitched together. Using a method of macro photography called “photo stacking” it’s possible to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A little sugar sprayed onto a leafy surface to attract a common wasp, the Vespula Vulgaris: Get your camera and tripod set up and ...

Converts describe a demanding form of capturing nature very close up that has grown in popularity in last few years Vote here for your favourite invertebrate of the year “I always just pray ‘please ...

“By showing how beautiful and complex their bodies are, I think people will start to appreciate them more,” says Hasan Alhamada of Saudi Arabia. A computer programmer specializing in designing ...

The endangered butterfly Gonepteryx maderensis, commonly called the Madeira brimstone, lives in the mountains of the Madeira islands. As caterpillers, they feed on just one type of tree, which is ...

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A renowned photographer who hopes to persuade humans to love their insect brethren has teamed with scientists on a new exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History. By Alix Strauss This ...