Macro Photography or close-up Photography is usually a shot of very small subjects. Macro photography is the art of taking close-up pictures of a subject that reveal additional details and features which can’t be seen with our own naked eyes. In macro photography, the size of the subject in the image is larger than the size of the subject in real life. For example, a ladybird is always bigger in photos than in its real life size. Or when we look at a fly, while we can see the fly on the wall, our naked eyes aren’t detailed enough to explore the fine details of the thousands of lenses on its eyes. This is where macro photography comes in. Macro photography is the technique used by professionals to capture these types of close-up shots.

Macro lenses are the gear that is specifically designed for macro photography. With an ultra-long long barrel for close focusing, macro lenses are sometimes a little costly, but definitely worth it. It lets professional photographers capture macro photos that will be impossible with their normal gear as these lenses are optimized for high reproduction ratios. Most modern macro lenses can focus continuously to infinity as well, using focusing mechanisms that change the optical formula. Macro lenses are not only used in macro photography, but also for normal photography. It provides a higher level of performance in regular photography as these lenses provide excellent optical quality. And to bring macro photography to the next level, true macro lenses can achieve a much higher magnification, allowing the photography of the small insects, snowflakes, parts of flowers and other miniature subjects.

Why do people love macro photography so much? Well, the answer is because macro photography provides humans with a quick look into the world of the very small, which we cannot see with our own eyes, and which usually goes unnoticed by us as we are always caught up in the ‘bigger’ things in life. In this post, we have prepared a collection of macro photography ranging from topics like insects to flowers for your entertainment. We hope that these set of photographs will inspire you to try some macro photography of your own because we are sure that you will be amazed by details of the many photos that you will capture through this technique. Have fun and enjoy!

Eye of a Tokay Gecko

Through the eyes of a gecko.

Eye of a Tokay Gecko

High-Tech Jumper

Do I scare you?

High-Tech Jumper

Bubble Magic

Bubbles all around.

Bubble Magic

Dewdrop Refraction

Flower inside the dew.

Dewdrop Refraction

Colors Drops Rose

Drops of ‘colourful’ water.

Colors Drops Rose

Mega Fly

Looks like a superhero to me.

Mega Fly

Red Veined Darter

A really wet insect.

Red Veined Darter

Face To Face

Yellow bee, yellow flower.

Face To Face

Rose Leaf

The beauty of the rose leaf is magnified by the dew.

Rose Leaf

Eeeek

Move aside little guy.

Eeeek

Fragile

The butterfly can’t wait for the flower to blossom.

Fragile

Green Bug

Resting on the flower.

Green Bug

Pencil Shaving and Sharpener

Purple is the colour.

Pencil Shaving and Sharpener

Happy Water Drop

Smiley happy face looking at water drops.

Happy Water Drop

Hanging

Don’t let go.

Hanging

First Macro

I really don’t know what this is.

First Macro

Macro By Rafei3

Cosy bed for the bug.

Macro By Rafei3

Life Under Our Feet

Don’t step on me!

Life Under Our Feet

Apple

Freshly washed apple.

Apple

An insect

I’m feeling blue.

An insect

Winter Blues

Blue and beautiful.

Winter Blues

Spider

Ready for battle.

Spider

Gears

Flowers with many petals.

Gears

Banded Demoiselle

I just took a bath.

Banded Demoiselle

Drew Drop

Flower in a droplet.

Drew Drop

Explored

Earth in a drop.

Explored