macro photography

    Fotodiox release new auto extension tubes for shooting macro with L mount cameras
    Jun 23, 2022 John Aldred

    Extension tubes are one of the best ways to get started in macro. They’re easy to use with your existing lenses to be able to…

    This beautiful macro time lapse film will make you think about the climate emergency
    Mar 22, 2022 Alex Baker

    It seems like there is never a week without some sort of reference in the news to the global climate emergency. In fact, just this…

    These extreme macro shots will make you appreciate the humble fly in a whole new way
    Feb 16, 2022 Alex Baker

    There are macro images, and then there are extreme macro images. Photographer Marco Retana from Costa Rica specialises in macro images of insects that are…

    Laowa 85mm f/5.6 2x Ultra Macro APO now comes in L-mount, too
    Feb 16, 2022 Dunja Đuđić

    This time last year, Venus Optics starter making some of its most popular lenses in the L-mount version. And now it’s 85mm’s turn. From now…

    Watch this satisfying time-lapse of pink oyster mushrooms growing
    Feb 16, 2022 Alex Baker

    We’ve shown time-lapses of mushroom growing antics before, and they just keep getting better and better. There’s not much more satisfying than a really good…

    Close Up Photographer of the Year shares gorgeous photos of “two of a kind”
    Feb 8, 2022 Dunja Đuđić

    Close Up Photographer of the Year (CUPOTY) shared its last year’s winners in late 2021. And while we wait for the 2022 winners – there’s…

    Award winning macro photographer opens can of worms in bug drug drama
    Dec 2, 2021 Alex Baker

    The photographer who won the 2021 Buglife Bug Photographer of the Year Award has been vilified on social media for his apparently unethical methods to…

    Laowa’s new 85mm f/5.6 2x Ultra Macro APO boasts to be the world’s smallest 2x full-frame macro lens
    Nov 29, 2021 John Aldred

    Venus Optics has just announced their new Laowa 85mm f/5.6 2x Ultra Macro APO lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras. They claim that it’s the world’s…

    This mesmerizing video shows microscopic creatures of the underwater world
    Nov 18, 2021 Dunja Đuđić

    Jan van IJken (previously) is known for his stunning videos of the microscopic world. In his latest work, Planktonium, he dives into the ocean and…

    Tips for shooting close up fungi images
    Nov 12, 2021 Alex Baker

    Autumn is a magical time of year and a great opportunity to get outside and go looking for those amazing organisms called fungi. This video…