Microscopic Photography - Prehnite

Kamen Engel is a Christchurch-based geologist and photographer. He captures these beautiful images by photographing paper-thin slices of rock through a microscope, revealing a hidden world of minerals. The final product is actually composed of many (often hundreds) of smaller images seamlessly stitched together to produce a kaleidoscopic glimpse into what our eyes can't normally see. 

Prehnite, known for its distinctive green sheen to the naked eye, forms within cavities in igneous rocks or in areas of hydrothermal activity. This sample comes from Northern Territory, Australia. 

• A4 unframed photographic print