Embassy of Switzerland reports about Micronaut

EDA, June 2010, Washington D.C.

"If you have been one of millions of people sneezing and sniffling and suffering from hay fever over the past months, you might not think pollen is such a beautiful thing", states the Embassy of Switzerland (EDA) in its monthly newsletter. "But Swiss scientific photographer Martin Oeggerli may convince you otherwise."

Moreover, they explain that "Oeggerli calls himself a 'micronaut' because he explores the world of the small, using a scanning electron microscope to capture images that are barely visible to the natural eye. His pollen photos reveal not only their amazing designs and colors, but also details about their life."

“He explores the natural world at the intersection of science and art,” says Todd James, Senior Photo Editor of National Geographic Magazine, who recently devoted an entire article and photo gallery to Oeggerli’s beautiful and detailed photographs.

Photo: two pollen grains of a forgetmenot flower.

This is the link to the Newsletter of the Swiss Embassy of the United States of America - June 2010