Abstract Macro Photography refers to an image that has no obvious connection to the real world of solid, easily recognised objects. Such images exploit the use of patterns and colours. They grab the eye and invite the viewer to explore the image for its own sake. This genre of photography is about representing a subject in a non-literal way. The focus of abstract photography is more about colour, shape, and texture as opposed to the literal representation of the subject. Abstract macro photography, takes this to the next level by enabling you to get even closer to your subject, and therefore produces a result that prompts the “what is that” question. The same rules of photography composition apply; you can use the rule of thirds, negative space, curves, and lines to draw the viewer into the image.

Water and oil do not mix because they have properties that make them repel and attract each other at the same time. When photographed together, they can create unique abstract and surreal painterly images. Photography is an art of observation. It is about finding something interesting in an ordinary place. I have found that it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way that you see them.

To quote myself, “The creative eye enables one to see what is invisible to others”................... Chris Connolly