Charles Krebs’ view of the microcosm

Issaquah photographer Charles Krebs has had success in a prestigious international photographic competition.

Issaquah photographer Charles Krebs has had success in a prestigious international photographic competition.

The Nikon Small World Photomicrography competition is one of the only competitions in the world focussing on the beauty and complexity of objects seen through a light microscope.

Krebs was awarded 12th place with his up-close image of a the rear leg section of a Water Boatman (below), and 14th place with ‘Closterium, diatoms and Spirogyra’ (right).

He also received an honorable mention for his photo ‘Wing Scales of Urania rephaeus’ (below right).

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This photo was taken at 100 times magnification, of the scales on the wing of Urania riphaeus, the sunset moth.