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Close-up photos of miniature mushrooms augment an alien-like world at your feet

Emmett Smith

Alison Pollack is a photographer that captures impressively detailed images of tiny mushrooms. Most of her subjects are barely visible to the naked eye and are no bigger than the tip of a pencil. Pollack uses a 10x microscope adapted to her camera and a technique called “focus slacking” to achieve her incredible results. 

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