While we're not sure of the wisdom of getting up close and personal with these little creatures, it's hard to deny that they can make a fantastic subject for a photograph. Some of these remind us quite a lot of the remarkable macro work of Thomas Shahan which is also well worth a look. So enjoy and be inspired by our latest photography collection – 29 creative and brave photographs of wasps.
Photo by Taro Taylor Photo by Vicente Villamón Photo by Gustavo Mazzarollo Photo by Jack Wolf Photo by Ian Sane Photo by Tambako The Jaguar Photo by Mike Keeling Photo by Mike Keeling Photo by Christian Photo by Claudio Gennari Photo by Jean-Raphaël Guillaumin Photo by Mike keeling Photo by Alexander Boden Photo by Bernhard Latzko Photo by Mike keeling Photo by Stewart Butterfield Photo by Jean-Raphaël Guillaumin Photo by Mike keeling Photo by Juan Emilio Photo by Mike keeling Photo by Christian Photo by Mike keeling Photo by therealbrute Photo by Nick Harris Photo by Hafiz Issadeen Photo by Daiju Azuma Photo by Mike keeling Photo by Roy Niswanger Photo by Roy Niswanger29 Creative (and Brave) Closeups of Wasps
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Rob is the founder of Light Stalking. His love for photography started as a child with a Kodak Instamatic and pushed him into building this fantastic place all these years later, and you can get to know him better here.
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11 Comments
I especially love that there is an ant in one of the shots bravely standing behind the wasp. And all those colors and eyes? Wow.
fantastic collection, so gorgeous. love looking at macro photographs over being that close, personally. 🙂
So damn scary!!! I suggest this pic too, not mine, of course, it’s awesome! https://www.flickr.com/photos/ferranp/1040888209/ by ferran pestaña
Although I hate wasps and have a real aversion to them, these images make them look like such fascinating and beautiful creatures.
Incredible macros! Wow!
However there are several points to keep in mind to increase your chances of taking a great photo.
Wow,love the blue wasp!
Here’s another:
https://farm3.static.flickr.com/2313/2503543829_4e9e123e82_s.jpg
Great pics, but 19 is a bee and 26 is a fly 😉
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