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19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Close-up of a Lobster

I became fascinated with the distinctive texture, on the shell of this lobster. When viewed in detail, the lumps, bumps, and 'imperfections' take on a raw beauty, almost lunar in quality. On the human body, we have become accustomed to striving for smoothness, and fetishised the removal of all imperfection, so the glorious chaos of nature at a micro scale became the focus of this image.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2021
Photo Location: Belfast, United Kingdom
Camera: NIKON D850
Copyright: © Catherine Falls