Bug-eyed monsters: Iranian photographer 'turns round' normal camera lens to capture larger-than-life 'macro' pictures of insects



Iranian photographer Omid Golzar shot the spiders, moths, wasps and beetles in extreme close-up - taking 'macro' pictures by simply reversing a normal camera lens to magnify the subject.



Omid had to capture the bugs alive before placing them in his fridge to make them lethargic enough to 'pose'.

Omid does not use a macro lens, typical of such close up photography, his desired effects are achieved by unconventionally reversing a 28mm camera lens to magnify scenes

Omid Golzar, a photographer from Tabriz, Iran, refrigerates his subjects to make them lethargic enough to 'pose'

BNPS.co.uk (01202) 558833 Picture: Omid Golzar/BNPS Omid Golzar, a photographer from Tabriz, Iran, draws you into the world of the insect and spider with his passion, macro photography. Omid does not use a macro lens, typical of such close up photography, his desired effects are achieved by unconventionally reversing a 28mm camera lens to magnify the scenes he records. Pictured: Butterfly



Golzar, from Tabriz in Iran, said: 'My camera takes me on a journey into the secretive and unknown world of insects and spiders.'



'It allows me to see things which can't be seen with the naked eye. I have to trap the insects alive - then I bring them back them to their life form.'

Some 'macro' photographers use specialised lenses to create close-up views of small objects.

Golzar 'reverses' a normal 28mm camera lens to create the effect.



A bee in extreme close-up

Golzar traps Iranian creatures such as this spider alive, then refrigerates them to make them sleepy enough to 'pose'

Many 'macro' photographers use specialised lenses to capture their tiny photos, but Golzar uses an ordinary 28mm camera lens

A wasp in close-up, showing the normally invisible hairs that cover its shell

A house fly's eyes in extreme close-up

An Iranian beetle photographed from the top down

The close-up of the spider shows off fine hairs that would normally be invisible

A moth pictured using Golzar's macro techniques







