Photographer Levon Biss teamed up with the Oxford University Museum of Natural History to create detailed, vibrant photographs of the museum’s insects. The “Microsculpture” collection will be on display May 27 to October 30.
Biss, who specializes in sport photography, first started the project by having his son bring him insects from the garden at his home. He says he chose insects because he didn’t have much space to work with.
Biss came to museum officials with those portraits, and their incredible detail stole the show. Each final insect portrait took two to three weeks to complete, and is made up of 8,000 to 10,000 photos.
“I was immediately blown away by (the photos), by the way they were lit and the incredible amount of detail that was in the images,” says Dr. James Hogan, the museum’s entomology department curator, in the video below.
The museum is home to the second largest insect collection in Britain, which opened the door for Biss, who then had access to the most unique looking insects in the world. Thus began the “Microsculpture” collection.
Hogan says he hopes the exhibit will inspire future generations of entomologists.
Watch the video below to learn more about Biss’ creative process.
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