Atmos Magazine MICRO / MACRO 2025

Description

This macro photograph features a slender green praying mantis perched atop a smooth, luminous blue surface. The composition is tightly framed with a dramatic upward angle, emphasizing the insect's delicate limbs, antennae, and textured body. The lighting creates vibrant highlights along the mantis's spine and limbs while casting a vivid blue glow across the foreground object. The background fades into a soft, atmospheric gradient, enhancing the otherworldly atmosphere of the macro study. Photographed by Elizaveta Porodina for Atmos Magazine as part of the MICRO / MACRO project.