macro photography Archives

The story behind the photo: ‘Nectar of Life’ by Dan Jones

This forms part of a series of Q&As with winning photographers from this year’s Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year awards.

From slinging babies to the ground to giving birth to live young, insect parenting is seriously wild.

A chance discovery made for an incredible image of a spider’s web.

Macro photography of spiders and other creatures with Michael Doe

Photographer James Dorey offers advice on capturing the perfect shot of our native bees.

A Cotton harlequin bug protects her clutch

A tiny, but thirsty, pollen beetle in the Botanic Gardens, Adelaide.

A feather-horned beetle clambers up his own mountain in central Queensland.

A green ant explores the word from a new angle

This tiny spider looks ready to jump in this week’s reader photo