Science Photographer Reveals Beauty of the Microscopic World


Linden Gledhill is a photographer with a background in biochemistry, and lately, he's been using his scientific training to make the microscopic world look absolutely breathtaking.


Glendhill uses one of three basic set-ups to produce his work: Macrophotography, a microscope that reflects light, or a transmission scope, wherein light passes through an object and is captured using differential interference contrast, optical staining, or dark field contrast. What's amazing about Glendhill's work is the variety of ways he's able to manipulate light, causing ordinary things such as soap bubbles and food coloring to take on bizarrely alien forms.


Here are a few of the photographs from Glendhill's portfolio that reveal the stunning microscopic world all around us:



Science Photographer Reveals Beauty of the Microscopic World


Soap film using macro photography


Science Photographer Reveals Beauty of the Microscopic World


Crystallized food colouring using DIC microscopy


Science Photographer Reveals Beauty of the Microscopic World


Soap film using macro photography


Science Photographer Reveals Beauty of the Microscopic World


Glue using differential interference contrast microscopy


Science Photographer Reveals Beauty of the Microscopic World


Crystalized food colouring dark field lighting


Science Photographer Reveals Beauty of the Microscopic World


Soap film using macro photography


Science Photographer Reveals Beauty of the Microscopic World


Ferrofluid using reflected light microscopy


Science Photographer Reveals Beauty of the Microscopic World


Crystallized food colouring using DIC microscopy


Science Photographer Reveals Beauty of the Microscopic World


Crystallized food colouring using DIC microscopy


Science Photographer Reveals Beauty of the Microscopic World


Ferrofluid using reflected light microscopy


Science Photographer Reveals Beauty of the Microscopic World


Center of snowflake using DIC microscopy


Gledhill, who's always searching for new and interesting projects to collaborate on, recently produced a series of visuals depicting DNA crystallization for a genomic sequencing project targeting autistic people. He also just produced an exhibit for Montreal Space for Life that reveals the nanoscale architecture of butterfly wings, and is currently working on a monster movie. You can learn more about Gledhill's work on his website or check out his full portfolio on Flickr. [Linden Gledhill via PetaPixel]


Top image: Ferrofluid using reflected light microscopy. All images are courtesy of Linden Gledhill





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