25 Beautiful Macro Photography Shots

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Macro photography is the art of taking close-up pictures that reveal details which can’t be seen with the naked eye. For example, while we can see the fly on the wall, our eyes aren’t equipped to make out the fine details of the hairs on it’s face. This is where macro photography comes in. It gives us a glimpse into the world of the very small, which goes largely unnoticed by us as we hurriedly shuffle through our day.

In this edition of our Monday Inspiration series we present 25 beautiful examples of macro photography. A round-up of some truly revealing and inspiring macro photographs which are sure to have you marveling at the world around you. You may check out the links at the bottom of this post for further resources on the subject of macro photography.

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25 Beautiful Examples Of Macro Photography

Eye of a Tokay Gecko
“A close-up shot of a Tokay Gecko. Their eyes remind me of old-fashioned keyholes. Thanks for looking!” The photo is taken by Alan M.

Spider macro

La force et la passion
“She felt her strength and passion back by 1 small drop of water.”. The photo is taken by Leon Baas.

Macro Photography

High-Tech Jumper
“Jumping spider on a DVD reading my data! Shot with a Canon 20D with a Canon MP-E macro lens.” The photo is taken by Coder.

Spider macro

Bubble Magic
“Close-up of a wet leaf … taken with a Canon Powershot A610 :)” The photo is taken by Sophie.

Macro Photography

Lasius Vlavius
“This yellow meadow ant is trying to find a way to dry ground after the rain”. The photo is taken by Leon Baas.

Macro Photography

Flower Detail
Close-up of a very colorful flower, shot by MeLissa Stolte.

Flower macro

Frog’s eye
Photos are taken by Justin Dotson.

Macro Photography

Dewdrop Refraction
Taken by Brian Valentine.

Macro Photography

Water lily
The photo is taken by Chun-Chih Fan (ddsnet).

Macro Photography

A flower
The photo is taken by Indah Susanti.

Macro Photography

Another vision
The photo is taken by Kristina Buceatchi.

Macro Photography

A Flower
The photo is taken by Cyril Cattin.

Macro Photography

Igor Siwanowicz

Macro Photography

Under a microscope

Macro Photography

Crane Fly
This insect looks like something out of a Sci-fi movie.

Cranefly macro

A flower
The photo is taken by Chan Chen.

Macro Photography

Spider
Stunning detail of a spider.

Spider macro

8.365 I saw the sea
The photo is taken by Lux Tenebra.

Macro Photography

Water & Rose
Beautiful colors.

Water & Rose macro

European hover fly in profile

Hoverfly macro

Refracted Daisy
You can see the refracted daisy in the blurred background.

Daisy macro

White Spider

White Spider macro

Flower in water
Amazing picture of a flower sitting in water. The reflection almost looks surreal.

Flower in water macro

House fly
Simply wonderful photo.

House fly macro

Red Veined Darter
Truly stunning macro of this insect covered in morning dew. Wow!.

Red Veined Darter macro

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  1. 101

    I’m actually too scared to even look at the rest of the pictures ’cause I saw the spider just now. Nearly gave me a heart attack there. Spiders always seem to come out of nowhere, even on the internet, apparently!

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    • 102

      this so amaging an beutiful image to atract by nature so thanks this imge to capture in your camra and thanks 2 u also
      me belong to india

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  2. 103

    yes everything is great. except the spiders. yuck!:P

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  3. 104

    ALUCINANTES!.
    AMAZING!

    I hope to learn enought to be able to take at least one of this pictures in my life.

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  4. 105

    SOU FISSURADO EM BOAS FOTOS !
    ESTAS COLOCAREI NO MEU ARQUIVO>
    VALEU !

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  5. 106

    WOW… amazing!

    +2
  6. 107

    Willy Yanto Wijaya

    February 24th, 2009 9:35 pm

    Very cool !!!

    +1
  7. 108

    Ohh man so amazing photos..

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    Bombchell in Atlanta

    March 29th, 2009 9:33 am

    wow those are really good

    +2
  10. 111

    really amazing…

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  11. 112

    Stunning!

    +1
  12. 113

    i saw something like this before but this is just as cool

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  13. 114

    Bruno Cancela

    April 15th, 2009 4:35 am

    Muito bom…
    Fotos impressionantes e com uma riqueza de cores formidável…
    parabens

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  14. 115

    amazing…

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  15. 116

    yeah coool…
    not sure whats goin on..
    everyone else was doin it
    i just wanted 2 be included

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  16. 118

    uhm yeah it is a word.
    and im not a homosexual.
    that is derogatory to homosexual people everywhere.
    haha see if you know what that means.
    s my d pop it out like lipstick razor shapr eyelashes on my fashions and blahblahblah…

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  17. 119

    no… ur stil just makin up words!!!!
    god go 2 skool.. and.. adn learn how 2 .. nar i got
    nothin.. u won this round butt dnt think ull get the nxt
    one…..love ya but…
    who ever u are!!!!

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  18. 120

    So amazing!
    I dream about taking such photo one day .
    Shall I reprint these photos ?
    Waiting for your answer…

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  19. 121

    amazing…
    i love the colors…
    more power…

    +1
  20. 122

    impresionante, unas fotografias magnificas

    +1
  21. 123

    its amazing!!! i bought nikon d60 for taking professional photos but i dont know which lenses i must to use for macro photos . is 18-55mm lense enough for macros ?

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  22. 124

    good job

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  23. 125

    Glenda Bolick

    June 19th, 2009 9:55 pm

    Stunning! Thanks to these camera geniuses.

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  24. 126

    Lawrence Tanner

    June 22nd, 2009 1:47 am

    TRUELY AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  25. 127

    Awesome bro. awesome!

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  26. 128

    Beautiful photos, however it is important to note that “macro” photography and “micro” photography are NOT the same. Also, how were these photos picked?

    +1
  27. 129

    so beautiful,nice shots.

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  28. 130

    Mario Castro

    July 8th, 2009 3:35 am

    Amazing you photos…

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  29. 131

    These photographs are truly splendid! I have done quite a lot of photography, and could not do any better myself.

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  30. 132

    Rajeev Purohit

    July 26th, 2009 12:41 am

    refracted daisy and another vision ..mummed me..!!
    Truely great photos.

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  31. 133

    oh my god! these pictures are so cool!! insect covered in morning dew was awesome.

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  32. 134

    that is amazing

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  33. 135

    These pics are the awsome like totally im in my tech class

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  34. 136

    Amazing macro pictures !!

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  35. 137

    Hi
    Amazing pics.
    As an learner can someone tell me the best macro lense for a Nikon D200 Or Nikon 300

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  36. 139

    Excellent photographs of Macro (My favourite one was the cat and the frogs eye)

    +1
  37. 140

    christopher smith

    November 21st, 2009 2:25 am

    just like to say to the people that took those photos they are fantastic.
    to se mother natures wonders and the time and effort you have taken to find these shots they are almost cosmic some of them.
    i have a nikon d60 with macro and have 3 different types of dragon fly
    and other various insects and i spend a lot of time walking the country side to get the pictures i want.
    you can be proud of your work i can see that a lot of you are at one with nature

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  38. 141

    Woody Woodpacker

    December 22nd, 2009 12:28 pm

    Fake ! Lol superb fotos :)

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  39. 142

    Breathtaking shots… really.

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  40. 143

    Awesome. Oh my God ! This is so beautiful.

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  41. 144

    I m a macrophotograph and i can tell you…WOW!!!

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  42. 145

    ******** ESPETACULAR ************

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  43. 146

    The most amazing thing here is that such great pictures can be shot with little/no specialized equipment.
    You might find this list of tutorials for macro photography to be an interesting resource: http://www.kirpi.it/Photo/List-of-best-tutorials-to-learn-creative-macro-photography

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  44. 147

    And there I was thinking I was doing well with my macro photography – it all just looks so amateur now!

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  45. 148

    oh!!!!!!!!!! amazing
    how can they get that photos

    just like a blind mice!!!!!!!!
    fuck you!!!!

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  46. 149

    beautiful, beautiful and big inspiration for me

    something alike: http://photoextract.net/top/archives/3

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  47. 150

    Beautiful pictures! I wrote about the last picture by Martin Amm at my blogg,
    fossmarkfoto.blogg.no/?c=1270656307

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  48. 151

    WHAT A FAKE!!! i cant beleive you all fell for this fruad this is crap like no shit for example all you need to do for the 3rd to last is was to distort the bottom to make it look like it was water so it could look natural and the rest was MICRO not MACRO these fruads should be erased i can’t believe you guys actually fell for this this BULLSHIT use your brians for once people jeez.

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  49. 152

    Worthy Photographers!!!

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  50. 153

    ALISSA KIRKPATRICK

    April 26th, 2010 7:59 am

    i like to blow little horses

    -1
  51. 154

    ALISSA KIRKPATRICK

    April 26th, 2010 8:00 am

    and i fantasize about giving kylar curry a blumpkin

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  52. 155

    i like little boys!! :)

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  53. 156

    wow just amazing photos, here is some more amazing photography http://www.photobuzz.org

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  54. 157

    Solo comentar que son fantasticas

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  55. 158

    martha am tambunan

    June 14th, 2010 12:24 am

    soooo… beautiful…, is it possible for me to upload my photo… ? *still ametuer*… =)

    +1
  56. 159

    Really great shots. If somebody wants to read how to do macro pictures, just pop in here: http://www.macro-photography.eu

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  57. 160

    black friday deals

    July 18th, 2010 11:14 pm

    oh great.. just great! I hope you’ll also include the lenses used in each macro photo… O___O

    I so love the european hover fly and the another vision macro photos ^_^

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  58. 161

    Amazing macro work …i want one

    +1
  59. 162

    awesome pictures ……….. so cool, i mean oh i cant………………… its speechless ……….wow

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  60. 163

    Amazing. Nothing more can be said. Just amazing.

    +2
  61. 164

    hey jade :p

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  62. 165

    Fantastic … i have seen these macros before but i love to watch again and again … feel good Macros

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  63. 166

    Katya Souchitski

    April 4th, 2011 1:01 pm

    Those are like soooooo… cool, just the spiders are toooooo, waaaay discusting and people exept just some boys, would not like to look at them, but over all, AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    -1
  64. 167

    muy buenas fotos..

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  65. 168

    The picture of the furry moth gripped me the most.
    Seeing these photos reminds me that even insects (including spiders) are living creatures in their own right
    and are just as worthy of life as any of us.

    +1
  66. 169

    Jeffrey Galindez Delfin

    June 11th, 2011 1:30 am

    It provides a lot of ideas regarding macro photography.

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  67. 170

    Amazing collection of amazing macro photography! I have been play with extension tubes to create some macro shots with some success, buy these are outstanding. Keep up the great work!!

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    nelson ojinmah

    July 14th, 2011 6:09 am

    i love photography especially the macro

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  70. 173

    Great and creative shots there! Keep it up!

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    Naima Perveen

    August 1st, 2011 3:54 pm

    wow +++++++++++++.I like it !

    +1
  72. 175

    fantastic pictures showing the beauty and the purity of nature before being touched by man’s hands.

    +2
  73. 176

    Wow It is perfect.

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  74. 177

    very unique

    +2
  75. 178

    awsome photography…
    love it
    different form other
    no word to explain
    incredible

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  76. 179

    amazing, especially the last one

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    dr.t.narasimha rao

    December 3rd, 2011 12:32 am

    very good pictures taken with lot of patiece and dedication.

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  78. 181

    OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWW MYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODDDDDDDD

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  79. 182

    Just Awesome…I am speechless..Beautiful Photographs!!

    +1
  80. 183

    Awesome photos of Macro ! Love it!

    +2
  81. 184

    Other than to identify, the commentary (opinion) is unnecessary, takes away… “Life”

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  82. 185

    So nice pic..no words…i want more pic

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  1. 1

    very unique

    +2
  2. 2

    fantastic pictures showing the beauty and the purity of nature before being touched by man’s hands.

    +2
  3. 3

    I’m actually too scared to even look at the rest of the pictures ’cause I saw the spider just now. Nearly gave me a heart attack there. Spiders always seem to come out of nowhere, even on the internet, apparently!

    +2
  4. 4

    WOW… amazing!

    +2
  5. 5

    Bombchell in Atlanta

    March 29th, 2009 9:33 am

    wow those are really good

    +2
  6. 6

    Amazing. Nothing more can be said. Just amazing.

    +2
  7. 7

    Awesome photos of Macro ! Love it!

    +2
  8. 8

    The picture of the furry moth gripped me the most.
    Seeing these photos reminds me that even insects (including spiders) are living creatures in their own right
    and are just as worthy of life as any of us.

    +1
  9. 9

    TOTALLY AMAZING! — I understand why you guys hate spiders but that hate just doesn’t make sense. They eat a whole lot of disgusting insects–which truly harm our lives. So next time you see a spider, PLEASE SPARE IT!

    +1
  10. 10

    all great photos but that last one is truly amazing.

    +1
  11. 11

    amazing pictures.. wonder what kind of lens / Cameras/settings they were using ?

    Hey , this would make a good topic if you can teach Photography novices few awesome tricks with Digital Photography..

    +1
  12. 12

    if you enjoyed these macos take minute to view some other exceptional ones http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/563994337DDoRSf

    +1
  13. 13

    Es increible lo que se puede lograr con un Macro estas imagenes estan preciosas

    +1
  14. 14

    my god. disclaimer for the spider pictures please!!

    but amazing photography.

    +1
  15. 15

    why do more people hate spiders than flies?

    +1
  16. 16

    wow this is sick i love! and i love spiders.. and what’s with the quality it’s way too high

    +1
  17. 17

    Ohh man so amazing photos..

    +1
  18. 18

    Willy Yanto Wijaya

    February 24th, 2009 9:35 pm

    Very cool !!!

    +1
  19. 19

    Stunning!

    +1
  20. 20

    amazing…
    i love the colors…
    more power…

    +1
  21. 21

    impresionante, unas fotografias magnificas

    +1
  22. 22

    Beautiful photos, however it is important to note that “macro” photography and “micro” photography are NOT the same. Also, how were these photos picked?

    +1
  23. 23

    Excellent photographs of Macro (My favourite one was the cat and the frogs eye)

    +1
  24. 24

    martha am tambunan

    June 14th, 2010 12:24 am

    soooo… beautiful…, is it possible for me to upload my photo… ? *still ametuer*… =)

    +1
  25. 25

    Amazing macro work …i want one

    +1
  26. 26

    Naima Perveen

    August 1st, 2011 3:54 pm

    wow +++++++++++++.I like it !

    +1
  27. 27

    Just Awesome…I am speechless..Beautiful Photographs!!

    +1

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