Bored Panda contacted Dennis Teichert, whose astonishing image of a damselfly is featured in today’s list. Teichert, a German-American macro photography enthusiast, began his journey with close-up shots in 2020. As stated on his website, his main goal is to “offer insight into the otherwise hidden beauty of invertebrates.”

We wanted to find out even more about Dennis’ work so we asked him to share with us more details about the beginning of his journey and tell us what initially drew him to macro photography. We learned that: “I got my first camera around 2020. I've always had a fascination for invertebrates so macro photography quickly was the obvious route to take. To this day I'm fascinated by the hidden details you can find in nature.”

Asked to talk about the challenges he usually faces when photographing close-up shots of nature, Dennis said: “Invertebrates tend [not to] pose the way you’d like them to. That’s the trickiest part – putting yourself in a position to get a nice angle and composition. I use a technique called focus stacking, where [I] combine around 50 images, each of different focal planes. This way, I’m able to get the entire subject in focus. This technique is prone to errors. Missing a single focal plane can render the focus stack useless.”

We were also curious about what species Teichert is particularly passionate about photographing, and we found out: “I’m particularly fascinated by [dragonflies] and damselflies, as there are so many varieties that have stunning colorations and details.”

Lastly, Dennis kindly shared with us the most memorable story from his nature photography adventures: “One night, I stumbled upon a docile antlion, which has been the only time I’ve ever seen one. It had been a bucket list species since the very beginning, and I was emphatic to get pleasing shots of it.”