This year those smaller projects include black and white, macro art and still life. The still life project ... focused on the ways black and white photography can be used to emphasize textures ...

Photographer and National Geographic Explorer Anand Varma offers his tips for mastering macro photography—a surprising glimpse into the small world. A honeybee (Apis mellifera) emerges from its ...

Still Life, and Macro awards. “Macro photography demands not just spot on technique but a highly creative outlook that broadens the way you approach subjects,” the contest guidelines suggest.

For example, a macro lens will help you to take extreme close-ups ... you can depict anything. One of the joys of still-life photography is that it's not resource intensive. They key is lighting, and ...