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Mind-blowing, magnified portraits of insects | Levon Biss 

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Photographer Levon Biss was looking for a new, extraordinary subject when one afternoon he and his young son popped a ground beetle under a microscope and discovered the wondrous world of insects. Applying his knowledge of photography to subjects just five millimeters long, Biss created a process for shooting insects in unbelievable microscopic detail. He shares the resulting portraits - each comprised of 8 to 10,000 individual shots -- and a story about how inspiration can come from the most unlikely places.
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@JHYW
@JHYW 6 лет назад
I was lucky enough to see this exhibition in the Oxford Natural History Museum. They had the gigantic prints set up around a display of these absolutely minuscule insects, the smallest of which was barely visible without a magnifying glass. The exhibition hit exactly as intended: I was taken back to my five year old self, poking at bugs in the mud in absolute bliss. This project is wonderful.
@deborahgonzalezknight168
@deborahgonzalezknight168 2 года назад
How wonderful. I wonder where they are now.
@paylmty
@paylmty 3 месяца назад
Did they get any videos on the exhibition? I really want to see it. Or, do you have some pictures?
@ryantrue4844
@ryantrue4844 6 лет назад
Photographers are amazing and those photos are just incredible
@somsoc_
@somsoc_ 6 лет назад
Really interesting to hear a photographer at the highest level talk about disposability of images, not something you hear a lot. Definitely a real challenge in the digital era, to find a new vantage point. The honesty of admitting that it wasn't his conception, but his child, is inspiring.
@jonathanstrauss2083
@jonathanstrauss2083 5 лет назад
somsoc seek out the child and father team of artists on RU-vid. The father Works in Japan as an anime artist and his Young son comes up with these fantastic Concepts and the father takes that concept and adds a professional flare to it.
@GummiTomm
@GummiTomm 6 лет назад
What a great father giving your son credit for your work.
@sotra697
@sotra697 6 лет назад
This is absolutely fantastic. I've actually seen his work before briefly at an photography exhibition, and I was absolutely blown away. Also, that last comment about C. Darwin is cool :)
@Zajcooo
@Zajcooo 6 лет назад
Good old TED. Comfy and inspiring video.
@joannot6706
@joannot6706 6 лет назад
That's not inspiring, that's mortifying, do you think they waited for these beautiful and conscious species to die naturally or they killed them? And why? For our own amusement, for our pleasure? That's sick and psychopathic.
@wtflol6969
@wtflol6969 6 лет назад
conscious lol?
@Marvaloza95
@Marvaloza95 5 лет назад
Joannot Fampionona Whether or not they killed them, they will die rather quick because of their short life span. Human does not want their history to go away because if they do extinct, we dont have their data on file. It is true that biologists love animals and plants but for the sake of saving or even resurrecting them in case of extinction, we need their replicas, the one that has been mortified. Only one per species needed. Please dont talk like youve never step on ants. You kill them everyday unconsciously or not, same thing, they die.
@CelestialCookies
@CelestialCookies 5 лет назад
I can look at the details of the insectes for hours in the microsculpture website . They are looking for aliens in the space but here we have species that we truly "see" for the first time . These beautiful aliens are between us . The pictures opened a new whole world and insight for me , thank you very much.
@tdawg719
@tdawg719 8 месяцев назад
I do macro photography and I am blown away at his technique. The fact he is photographing sections and reassembling the parts later is such a painful technique to master.
@EMvanLoon
@EMvanLoon 5 лет назад
Just saw this exhibition in Maastricht, Netherlands, yesterday. Amazing feeling to stand in between these giant insects. Thanks for revealing the beauty of the tiny natural world!
@xivix6710
@xivix6710 6 лет назад
This is incredible ! The quality of the pictures he makes is so amazing it gave me goosebumps !
@Bridg2Peace
@Bridg2Peace 6 лет назад
Inspirational and beautiful! Thank you.
@ASANIEable
@ASANIEable 6 лет назад
Wow just phenomenal great message too
@rbaleksandar
@rbaleksandar 6 лет назад
Pretty cool shots. Love the amount of detail.
@LeonidasGGG
@LeonidasGGG 6 лет назад
Art for Mankind. Brilliant!
@ElanSunStarPhotographyHawaii
@ElanSunStarPhotographyHawaii 6 лет назад
Incredible amazing and so relevant we never see the worlds surrounding us.....this is what science and art must demonstrate ..bravo !!!!
@joannot6706
@joannot6706 6 лет назад
All this is demonstrating is the unnecessary death these conscious and beautiful beings had to endure for our own amusement. This is not what art should be about, art and science should never be about killing innocents.
@ericwidder2954
@ericwidder2954 5 лет назад
I hope it comes to the states one day, would love to see it. How cool that must have felt to photograph that shield bug once held my Charles Darwin. Just wow.
@littlewigglemonster7691
@littlewigglemonster7691 2 года назад
working with this guy wouldve been a childhood dream!
@matc8085
@matc8085 6 лет назад
what a refreshing talk
@smithmark
@smithmark 6 лет назад
Excellent Photos Levon!
@darwn977
@darwn977 6 лет назад
Great work!
@jebasteen7500
@jebasteen7500 6 лет назад
*FANTASTIC*
@evertongomes4248
@evertongomes4248 6 лет назад
Wow, wonderful!!
@nicdurocher
@nicdurocher 6 лет назад
Brilliant Work. Extraordinary details. Inspired!
@joannot6706
@joannot6706 6 лет назад
You are inspired by unnecessary death and the mistreatment of conscious and beautiful beings.
@Mybliss24
@Mybliss24 5 лет назад
I watched the video in 144p and still its mind blowing!
@bujoun76
@bujoun76 6 лет назад
Spectacular!!!
@G4M5T3R
@G4M5T3R 6 лет назад
Member when almost every uploaded TED Talk was this good? Yea, I member.
@joannot6706
@joannot6706 6 лет назад
You mean the unnecessary death of beautiful, magnificent and conscious being? And you call that *good* . The masses needs to reconnect with reality and the violence of death, violence that we should all reject.
@Digitaldesignhub
@Digitaldesignhub 6 лет назад
Great Job!
@umarfarooq5519
@umarfarooq5519 6 лет назад
So much beauty in nature.✌️
@joannot6706
@joannot6706 6 лет назад
And we kill nature for this sick hobby of taking unrespectfully, undeservingly a picture of their beauty since we choose not to do that without harming them even though it's possible. They are desacrating nature.
@leeohmoon231
@leeohmoon231 5 лет назад
@@joannot6706 I had exactly the same thought, what a uninspiring punk
@bluehoodieguy7568
@bluehoodieguy7568 3 года назад
@@leeohmoon231 idiots...🙄
@witzont
@witzont 6 лет назад
I got goosebumps browsing his website
@Keepturbo
@Keepturbo 6 лет назад
Awesome
@Leotique
@Leotique Год назад
inspirational
@thrivesurvive
@thrivesurvive 6 лет назад
astounding!
@NaNa-tr6wj
@NaNa-tr6wj 3 года назад
Remarquable votre travail Monsieur, vos photos sont extraordinaires et nous permettent de voir en chaque petit insecte a la base ordinaire sa veritable beaute .....merci a votre fiston sans lequel nous n'aurions pas pu profiteret decouvrir cette biodiversite sublime. 👏 from France.
@kalashchangal170
@kalashchangal170 6 лет назад
TED is amazing
@rajasimanta
@rajasimanta 5 лет назад
I visited the site & it literally changed my prospective of bugs ... Nowadays if I see any bugs, I actually look them them with respect & curiosity, they suddenly are looking gorgeous to me .. *WOW*
@jonasex3001
@jonasex3001 6 лет назад
amazing
@LindasJikoni
@LindasJikoni 6 лет назад
Amazing🤗
@marlbankian
@marlbankian 2 года назад
Impressive
@suizidschlumpf2
@suizidschlumpf2 3 года назад
i lover micro/ macro photography. one day i will make my own book/ prints!
@Lukas-ig9me
@Lukas-ig9me 6 лет назад
They look like tiny aliens. That is so cool! Such a great artwork
@anarcho.pacifist
@anarcho.pacifist 6 лет назад
2:52 - wow!
@JockstrapsSaveLives
@JockstrapsSaveLives 6 лет назад
This project couldn't be more timely... we've killed off 75% of the biomass of insects worldwide. We better photograph them now. :/
@smithmark
@smithmark 6 лет назад
www.macroscopicsolutions.com
@cg0883
@cg0883 6 лет назад
this is gonna make my day :)
@ErkkiPalmu
@ErkkiPalmu 6 лет назад
The ground beetle in the beginning is a Harpalus affinis. Common carabids but still nice to look at☺️
@gladysnarvaezrocha4594
@gladysnarvaezrocha4594 2 года назад
Trabalho de Deus, o homen maravillado com a criação. Parabéns! Amei a sua dedicação e o amor pelas crianças!
@da537
@da537 3 года назад
Very interested, I like to use some of the insects in my website. excellent job.
@anaisbkiss920
@anaisbkiss920 6 лет назад
wawwww this is amazinggggg thank you so much #loveit
@shrutibhat7186
@shrutibhat7186 5 лет назад
Awesome work, you need to have a eye of a child to create master piece
@groovezmuzume0210
@groovezmuzume0210 5 лет назад
Hi what equipment do i need to do macrophotography using objective lens, So what kind of dlsr lens, objective lens do i need? I have canon 6markii thank you
@Inrumpo
@Inrumpo 6 лет назад
I saw his expo in Basel. Not too mind-blown, even though that was a lot of work for sure. I really liked the prints though.
@leeluv96
@leeluv96 6 лет назад
Awww man, I was hoping the host would ask him a few questions
@verzinker
@verzinker 6 лет назад
Perfect images. Nice printer by the way.
@adrianbaita6326
@adrianbaita6326 6 лет назад
Do you know what kind of printer is it Alexander???
@verzinker
@verzinker 6 лет назад
I'm afraid not! But definitely no printer i can afford!
@CoreyDrums
@CoreyDrums 6 лет назад
Alexander Jarosik its not Ted's printer either....
@arunkumaracharya9641
@arunkumaracharya9641 5 лет назад
Eyes and head are most curious things of insect, pls take those!
@Artchick1972
@Artchick1972 4 года назад
He needs to do a TEDx in Boca Raton, Florida
@michaelhathaway5023
@michaelhathaway5023 5 лет назад
This one has more of the Englishman Levon Bliss'es giant enlarged photographs, and offers more of his story. His subtle genius, and his beautiful modesty. At the end he shows us a bug that Darwin brought back from the Galapagos, and then his (always stunning) photograph of it. He expresses his feeling of great privilege and gratitude that the museum people have trusted him with their rare bugs, and he wonders whether Darwin would like his photograph. "I hope so," he concludes, with a breathtakingly soft modesty in his voice.
@joylaura2775
@joylaura2775 8 месяцев назад
Tengo la suerte de verlo en Villahermosa Tabasco, México.
@chinmayrevant8750
@chinmayrevant8750 6 лет назад
Yo random awesome people !
@ClemenceBergeron
@ClemenceBergeron Год назад
i love insects
@iamsyphax1405
@iamsyphax1405 6 лет назад
I discovered this channel recently, It's like love from first sight ! I loved the first video I saw, it's something interesting. Thanks for the great videos ! :) Best regards from Kabylia.
@Stallnig
@Stallnig 6 лет назад
Have you tried using other types of light on them, black, polarised, UV, Infra red...?
@adrianbaita6326
@adrianbaita6326 6 лет назад
What kind of printer did he use for getting those big masterpieces???
@dopiepanda
@dopiepanda 6 лет назад
I'm so glad those insects are tiny..! They look terryfing when zoomed in on
@TheSighphiguy
@TheSighphiguy 6 лет назад
i think "majestic" is a better word than "terrifying".
@aquatichighs
@aquatichighs 2 года назад
I honestly wish the pictures weren’t so dark
@chuckittyduckitty
@chuckittyduckitty Год назад
This man searched for worth, and found it in insects 😂😂 amazing
@rheizramreact1064
@rheizramreact1064 5 лет назад
ITS SOOOOOO FUCKING BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
@xerotoninz
@xerotoninz 6 лет назад
Cant imagine the size of the shoe need to squash those bugs
@mydearfriendheather1931
@mydearfriendheather1931 6 лет назад
I love TED talks, but why are the links mentioned in the talk NEVER included in the about?! Get it together.
@oldcowbb
@oldcowbb 6 лет назад
I wonder if he can make 3d model of these insects
@MrNicoJac
@MrNicoJac 6 лет назад
Why is this not in 4k??
@justinbeloy5829
@justinbeloy5829 2 года назад
Does the bug on the right in the thumbnail make you think "Aunt Sponge" or is it just me?
5 лет назад
Please, someone, overlay this with electron microscope so we can get even further zoom.
@randaalfahham6985
@randaalfahham6985 2 года назад
The people are fascinated by the one who discovered and filmed, how about the One who created and fashioned?
@PeetahIzKewl
@PeetahIzKewl 6 лет назад
people should have been clapping at 3:00
@leegenny8712
@leegenny8712 6 лет назад
wwwoooh,i was so amazed that i almost forgot to "like".
@ulalaFrugilega
@ulalaFrugilega 5 лет назад
"Mindblowing" is so overused these days, this talk took me by surprise: it really makes good on its title.
@GNeuman
@GNeuman 6 лет назад
Wow, if you look deep enough you can find the miracle of creation everywhere, like Bob Dylan wrote, "Every Grain Of Sand"..Amazing..
@melizbeth1
@melizbeth1 4 года назад
Beautiful beings yet i wish you'd given more attention to them as art while they live amongst us. Once they are killed their beauty fades. Is it possible to show their mastery, beauty, magnificence without killing them? Sorry as i was excited to watch this yet seeing these tiny dead beings photographed reminded of hunters with their larger kill of bengs like Cecile... As humans we really need to stop the killing & manipulating of living beings for our research as our desire to study, dominate, control... is why we are where we are now in 2020. There must be a way... Live and Let Live.
@lukasjacob3721
@lukasjacob3721 5 лет назад
I was having an argument with someone what can he say on this... and he said, "they spend money on this and not feeding those hungry people in Africa. I dont see any gain on this." I dont really know how to argue with him...
@jeffbingaman2754
@jeffbingaman2754 6 лет назад
That ground beetle looks like the Japanese beetle and the beetle that is killing ash trees. But I'm not a bugologist.
@dejgreen4843
@dejgreen4843 6 лет назад
ANT this just the BEEst video you’ve seen? I can’t BEETLieve how good was it was. Woooooooo
@angelasims7377
@angelasims7377 6 лет назад
HA!
@matthewwilliamson10
@matthewwilliamson10 2 года назад
enda kenny was on the cover of Time haha
@Awrange
@Awrange 6 лет назад
He really looks a lot like Rodney Mullen
@basil3663
@basil3663 6 лет назад
That website is amazing, though I'm a bit of a sissy and get uncomfortable looking at corpses for too long.
@ricomx29
@ricomx29 6 месяцев назад
If you have the money for equipment, i think there is nothing very complicated to do so, just a matter of money in that case, it's beginning to be a real challenge when you don't have the money...
@TariqAq
@TariqAq 5 лет назад
''Indeed, Allah is not timid to present an example - that of a mosquito or what is smaller than it. And those who have believed know that it is the truth from their Lord. But as for those who disbelieve, they say, "What did Allah intend by this as an example?" He misleads many thereby and guides many thereby. And He misleads not except the defiantly disobedient'' Quran 2:26
@falgunivora2750
@falgunivora2750 6 лет назад
The site doesn't work properly
@pubuanga4793
@pubuanga4793 5 лет назад
4gb image what a mammoth
@qutaibaali2830
@qutaibaali2830 2 года назад
Charles Darwen would realized the magnificent of the bug and flush all his evolution thoughts. This can't be something else but intelligent design.
@rixpix2957
@rixpix2957 6 лет назад
Once again: Thank you God, for everything!
@geraldmerkowitz4360
@geraldmerkowitz4360 6 лет назад
Now the same with spiders maybe ?
@zasaranimation7322
@zasaranimation7322 5 лет назад
Sorry, its micro, not photo. Great, no question. The border is the best imaginable human eyesight. Whenever you cross this border, you leave the ground of what the term of photography means.
@shanethomas1524
@shanethomas1524 2 года назад
Just look at most Rappers
@amd8969
@amd8969 6 лет назад
720p
@chrisnever9783
@chrisnever9783 5 лет назад
God is a true artist
@tonmoymirza8140
@tonmoymirza8140 2 года назад
Indeed, Allah is not timid to present an example - that of a mosquito or what is smaller than it. And those who have believed know that it is the truth from their Lord. But as for those who disbelieve, they say, "What did Allah intend by this as an example?" He misleads many thereby and guides many thereby. And He misleads not except the defiantly disobedient. Al Quran chapter 2 verse 26.
@63M1N1
@63M1N1 6 лет назад
O _ O
@sasachiminesh1204
@sasachiminesh1204 2 года назад
clicked on this to see bugs, not hear someone i never heard of narcissistically rag about how important and privileged they are. why is that necessary?
@payotl
@payotl 4 года назад
Mind-blowing? Wat wea, ¿dont you have another palabra mejor? TED is more vendido than the chuch. Lujo Insects by the way.
@LeicaM11
@LeicaM11 2 года назад
Das sind natürlich immer alles montierte Fake-Fotos, wegen der geringen Tiefenscharfe der Makrofotografie.
@adobemastr
@adobemastr 5 лет назад
The photographer Levon Bliss has unique skills, but I was stunned to hear him give Charles Darwin credit, at 7:19, for "his beetle." What did Darwin contribute to the making of this beetle, or any other wonderful creature Darwin studied? Nothing. These incredible photographs show the beauty, majesty and glory of the One who created them: the great and awesome God of the Universe. Levon Bliss should give Him the glory and credit...not to Darwin.
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