Macro Micro-Worlds: Documenting a Brilliant Leaf Beetle
When you commit to exploring a village backyard with a macro mindset, the world changes. You quickly realize that some of the most striking biodiversity…
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Treasures in the Leaf Litter: Documenting a Bornean Chorus Frog
When we think about tracking down fascinating wildlife, it is easy to assume we have to venture miles away from home. Yet, some of the…
Center of the Web: Documenting an St. Andrew’s Cross Spider
When we look at the micro-fauna thriving right outside our doorsteps in Sarawak, it is easy to see how perfectly integrated these creatures are into…
Detail in the Canopy: Documenting Borneo’s Pale Leafhopper
When exploring the rich ecosystems of Sarawak, it is easy to think that incredible wildlife can only be found deep inside national parks. However, adjusting…
Framing the Silver Stretch Spider: Macro Photography of Borneo’s Long-Jawed Orb-Weaver
There is an entire ecosystem hanging suspended in the shadows of the Sarawak undergrowth. When you dial down your lens and move past the larger…
Contrasts in the Undergrowth: Capturing the Elusive Panda Crab of Borneo
There is a distinct thrill that comes with slowing down in the field. When you step into the rich, damp environments of Sarawak’s national parks—whether…
Redbeard of the Undergrowth: Face-to-Face with Borneo’s Heavy Huntsman
If you spend enough time looking into the dark spaces of the tropical understory, eventually, something spectacular looks back. On my final trek of the…
Jewels in the Dark: Capturing the Translucent Night-Dwellers of Borneo
Night in the rainforest changes everything. The loud, chaotic visual landscape of the day strips away, leaving you with a wall of sound and a…
Jewels of the Damp: Capturing the Liquid Magic of Fungal Guttation
When trekking through the rainforest, it’s easy to focus entirely on the moving wildlife. But if you slow down and train your eyes on the…
Chasing Shadows: Unmasking Borneo’s Cryptic Master of Disguise
There is a distinct thrill that only a macro photographer truly understands. You are slowly panning a flashlight across a tangle of rainforest foliage, looking…
