
I WAKE UP AT THE CRACK OF DAWN TO PHOTOGRAPH INSECTS AND SPIDERS WAKING UP WITH THE SUNRISE
I’m a bug and botanical portrait photographer. I take macro photographs of insects, spiders, and other invertebrates so people may gain a better understanding and deeper appreciation of these amazing creatures. This summer, I’ve been working on a project called “Early Risers” which is a photo series showing insects and spiders waking up with the sunrise. Here are some of my favorite sunrise portraits!
A fly washes his face with its forelegs
Soldier beetle
A hoverfly, also called a flower fly, on a dewy plant stem
A slug peeks around a leaf
Two-marked treehopper nymph
Two-marked treehopper adult
Leafhopper
Two mating hoverflies
Hoverfly
A skipper covered in dew
A Skipper cleans its eye with its proboscis
Clearwing moth
Adult oak treehopper
Jumping spider
Firefly
Moth
Fly cleaning itself
Planthopper nymph
Weevil
Small planthopper
Jumping spider
Weevil