Inside the MFAH Posts tagged #scientific-photography


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  • Vishniac - Cross section of a pine needle
    “In Nature, every bit of life is lovely”: Roman Vishniac’s Photomicroscopy November 18, 2015
    Although it might come as a surprise to those who know Roman Vishniac as an important documentary photographer, he is every bit as famous a pioneer in an entirely different field: scientific photography. A Lifelong Passion Vishniac’s interest in the natural world began at an early age. When he turned 7, his birthday gifts were a camera and a microscope: tools he would use together for the …