For my macro photography I use Sigma's 180mm f/3.5 DG Macro Lens. This focal length is ideal for the subjects I take as some tend to be very skittish and this gives me the working distance I require.

Ireneusz Irass Waledzik, 29, from Poland, uses macro photography to reveal the fascinating colours and shapes of tiny insects. He said: "I love macro photography, I spend a lot of time at it. The ...

Levon Biss is a portrait photographer by trade, but recently he turned his hand to macro photography to produce some detailed images of insects from Oxford University's Museum of Natural History.

I can’t begin to imagine the patience of Dimitriy Reinshtein, an Israeli photographer who brings living insects into his studio, places a single drop of water onto their tiny heads, and photographs ...

An Indonesian photographer has captured a series of amazing macro pictures of tiny insects using a mobile phone camera. Andi Sriyadi took these spectacular macro images with just a Samsung Galaxy A5 ...

— -- The term "macro photography" confuses many people. It conjures images of large, grandiose photos. In reality, macro shots are closeups of small objects. They're ideal for photographing ...

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They are the creepy-crawlies which invade our homes every day. And while we quite often swipe or swat at spiders and flies when they intrude on our space, one photographer is venturing out to the ...

Photographer Mikael Buck used a Sony QX1 to capture a series of striking macro images, using only the lens-style camera attached to his smartphone revealing the intricate ice structures of frost on ...

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