A spessartine garnet reveals tiny Art Deco architecture in this photograph taken at 20x magnification. Part of a series exploring the self-similarity of nature at different scales.

Also known as the ivy-leaved toadflax. Leaf at high magnification.

As part of an ongoing project, I have been investigating the self-similarity of nature at different scales. Here, the intricate coloration and patterns of an abalone shell mirror the gas clouds of an interstellar nebula.

Shot with purple light to bring out the details. Around 6.5x on the sensor magnification.

High magnification photograph of pyramidal galena crystals.

Embryonic leaves from the center of a fennel bulb at around 20x magnification. Color treatment to taste.

Embryonic leaves of red cabbage at high magnification.

Over the past three years I have been exploring the worlds contained within a tiny piece of abalone about an inch and a half across. This is one of dozens of focus-stacked images of it, all different.

US South Carolina State Quarter with copper chloride corrosion. Macro panorama at around 20x magnification.