25 Amazing Things Seen Up Close

Nathan Johnson Published 07/05/2020 in wow

There's a whole universe hiding in everyday things. This series of phots looks at everyday objects, plants, bugs and tools, but from an extremely close up perspective, which distorts our preconceived notions of things we've seen countless times before.

Check out some more fascinating photos of our fascinating world, before you go.

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1.
A forest’s refraction in a drop of water

$forest refracted in a drop of water$
2.
“I like to take macro photos of household items. Here’s a waffle.”
3.
Salt and pepper
4.
House fly eye
5.
“A close-up shot of our backyard barbed wire”
6.
“I’ve never really been able to photograph a butterfly’s wings in high magnification before. They just move too much! But this time I was lucky.”
7.
An ant with a grain of garnet sand
8.
Strawberry
9.
A drop of ink from a ballpoint pen
10.
“As close to a lime as I can get without getting my nose wet”
11.
Sand under a microscope
12.
What a peacock feather looks like up close
13.
A whole world inside a bottle
14.
A macro photo of a perfect snowflake
15.
Do you think it’s the birth of a planet? No, it’s just a macro photo that shows the moment of paint and oil mixing.
16.
Grass under a microscope is so happy!
17.
Shark skin under a microscope
18.
A macro photo of a lizard’s skin
19.
The beauty of a dandelion
20.
A drop of water on the tip of a pen
21.
Playing with fire
22.
“I had a wonderful photoshoot yesterday!”
23.
“I took a macro photo of a soap bubble.”
24.
The best little friend a macro photographer could ask for!
25.
The freshness of a summer morning

1.
A forest’s refraction in a drop of water
2.
“I like to take macro photos of household items. Here’s a waffle.”
3.
Salt and pepper
4.
House fly eye
5.
“A close-up shot of our backyard barbed wire”
6.
“I’ve never really been able to photograph a butterfly’s wings in high magnification before. They just move too much! But this time I was lucky.”
7.
An ant with a grain of garnet sand
8.
Strawberry
9.
A drop of ink from a ballpoint pen
10.
“As close to a lime as I can get without getting my nose wet”
11.
Sand under a microscope
12.
What a peacock feather looks like up close
13.
A whole world inside a bottle
14.
A macro photo of a perfect snowflake
15.
Do you think it’s the birth of a planet? No, it’s just a macro photo that shows the moment of paint and oil mixing.
16.
Grass under a microscope is so happy!
17.
Shark skin under a microscope
18.
A macro photo of a lizard’s skin
19.
The beauty of a dandelion
20.
A drop of water on the tip of a pen
21.
Playing with fire
22.
“I had a wonderful photoshoot yesterday!”
23.
“I took a macro photo of a soap bubble.”
24.
The best little friend a macro photographer could ask for!
25.
The freshness of a summer morning