of a gibbon’s head, the pattern
of feathers on a bird’s neck. He
plays with scale: the rear end
and tail of a rhinoceros occupy
the entire picture frame. We see
these as if through a magnifying glass. His pictures challenge us to look more closely,
to ask questions and make con-
nections. We think about form
and function: the relationship
between an elephant’s foot, a
horse’s hoof, and our own toes.
We ponder modes of sensing
and communication: the signals that hold together a school
of fish. Examining these photographs, we become scientists
and discoverers…The combination of the scientific and the
metaphorical, the artistic and
the analytical in these images is
what accounts for their extraordinary power.”
“Though most photographers are driven to find a new
vision, even the best fail more
“Examining these photographs,
we become scientists and
discoverers.”
—E. W erby , executive director ,
H arvard M useum of N atural H istory
Domestic Pig—Sus scrofa domestica.
Following spread:
Brown Sea Nettles–Chrysaora fuscescens.