14 DAY TRIAL // Photographer Linden Gledhill created a series of jaw-dropping pictures that introduce us to the natural beauty of butterflies and moths, undetectable to the naked eye. To produce these amazing images, he used macro photography, with various levels of magnification.
The kaleidoscopic structure and intricate details of butterfly and moth wings show abstract and perfectly organized patterns of color, which are actually scales that help these insects fly and regulate their temperature. These vivid and elaborate patterns observed on insects’ wings were magnified from 7 to 17 times.
Through his photos, Gledhill, who is a biochemist by training, shows the differences that exist between the various butterfly species, and proves that scientists can also be sensitive and have artistic skills.
“I’m completely enchanted by the physical world around me and obsessed by its natural beauty. My career in science has magnified this feeling of awe. For me, photography is a way to capture this physical beauty and to pass this feeling on to others,” the photographer says on his Flickr account.
Apart from insects, Gledhill has also explored the microscopic structures found on snowflakes, soap and plants.
The pictures included in the photo gallery below show butterfly wings that reveal complex patterns that look like perfectly organized flower petals.
