In these fifty macro photographs, insects become menacing monsters and snowflakes can be viewed in all their natural beauty.

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Much ado is made about portraiture of the world’s most glamorous, but some of the best photography out there captures the lives of those whose existence we can barely perceive. Macro photography captures ordinary objects — often insects and plants — with extraordinary detail. The resulting photographs reveal aspects that aren’t obvious upon first glance, transforming something as simple as a drop of water into a colorful kaleidoscope of color and depth.

Macro photography can convert benign insects into big-eyed monsters, or highlight the true beauty of some natural elements (such as snowflakes) in great detail. Here are some of the world’s most incredible macro photography images:

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Platinum by R. Tanaka. Source: Demilked

Coral. Source: Felix Salazar

Source: Shihya Kowatari

Sea urchin. Source: Norway Street

Source: The Daily Epic

Salt and pepper. Source: Wikimedia

Source: CC Cam

Source: Shutter Stoppers

Source: Batailley

Source: Marion’s Blog

Cactus spikes. Source: Neely Wang Photography

Marijuana. Source: Flickr

Source: Spotimg

Source: National Geographic

Soap and water. Source: rebloggy

Physalis fruits. Source: HQ Wallpapers

Dew on a spiderweb. Source: Miks Media

Source: Nature Macro Photography

Source: Inspiration Hub

Ice sheet by Brian Valentine. Source: Telegraph

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Cherry leaf. Source: Photograph: to draw in light

Bismuth, an element. Source: demilked

Source: Extreme Macro

Rusty chain. Source: Justin’s Blog

Butterfly egg on a Passiflora plant. Source: Fun is for Assholes

Source: Navin Sarma Photography

Source: The Wondrous Magazine

Source: deviantART

Source: Wikimedia

Source: Walls Evolve

Snowflake by Alexey Kljatov. Source: Bored Panda

Source: Macro Nature

Source: Gizmodo

Source: Photoity

Source: Charly Morlock

Source: Great Inspire

Source: Lara Ortiz-Luiz

Source: All Photoz

Source: Wall Finest

Peacock feather. Source: Darryl Smith

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Source: Duncan Cowles

Source: Macro Photography Tips

Source: Creative Overflow

Source: Bored Panda

Source: pictureline

Platinum by R. Tanaka. Source: Demilked

Coral. Source: Felix Salazar

Source: Shihya Kowatari

Sea urchin. Source: Norway Street

Source: The Daily Epic

Salt and pepper. Source: Wikimedia

Source: CC Cam

Source: Shutter Stoppers

Source: Batailley

Source: Marion’s Blog

Cactus spikes. Source: Neely Wang Photography

Marijuana. Source: Flickr

Source: Spotimg

Source: National Geographic

Soap and water. Source: rebloggy

Physalis fruits. Source: HQ Wallpapers

Dew on a spiderweb. Source: Miks Media

Source: Nature Macro Photography

Source: Inspiration Hub

Ice sheet by Brian Valentine. Source: Telegraph

Source: webneel

Cherry leaf. Source: Photograph: to draw in light

Bismuth, an element. Source: demilked

Source: Extreme Macro

Rusty chain. Source: Justin’s Blog

Butterfly egg on a Passiflora plant. Source: Fun is for Assholes

Source: Navin Sarma Photography

Source: The Wondrous Magazine

Source: deviantART

Source: Wikimedia

Source: Walls Evolve

Snowflake by Alexey Kljatov. Source: Bored Panda

Source: Macro Nature

Source: Gizmodo

Source: Photoity

Source: Charly Morlock

Source: Great Inspire

Source: Lara Ortiz-Luiz

Source: All Photoz

Source: Wall Finest

Peacock feather. Source: Darryl Smith

Source: crafthubs