{"id":646460,"date":"2026-05-03T07:04:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T07:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/646460\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T07:04:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T07:04:41","slug":"from-micro-to-mega-jon-mccormacks-striking-photos-reveal-natures-patterns-colossal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/646460\/","title":{"rendered":"From Micro to Mega, Jon McCormack’s Striking Photos Reveal Nature’s Patterns \u2014 Colossal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Growing up in the Australian Outback, where he first picked up a camera as a teenager to document his surroundings in the bush, Jon McCormack<\/a> developed a keen eye for the beauty and subtleties of nature. Throughout his career, he\u2019s stepped foot on all seven continents. Yet the idea for his new book, Patterns: Art of the Natural World, emerged from a period of quieter reflection.<\/p>\n

Like many of us during the pandemic, McCormack\u2019s travels were limited to his immediate area. He began visiting the same spots repeatedly and \u201cdiscovered a new way of seeing, using photography to reveal the hidden harmony and symmetry of the natural world,\u201d says a statement. Patterns, forthcoming from Damiani Books, draws upon this patient and attentive approach to nature\u2019s rhythms, emphasizing its interconnectedness, resilience, and fragility.<\/p>\n

\"a<\/a>Golden aspens and their reflection join to shape a luminous triangle of color<\/p>\n

The snapshots view slivers of our world from a range of perspectives, whether honing in on the recurring features of crystals or flying over a flamboyance of flamingos in Kenya. Patterns contains 90 striking images and text contributions from fellow photographers and conservationists.<\/p>\n

Find your copy on Bookshop<\/a>, and keep up with McCormack\u2019s travels on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"a<\/a>Patterns of minerals left behind by volcanic eruptions in Iceland<\/p>\n

\"a<\/a>A microscope reveals the crystalline patterns of caffeine<\/p>\n

\"a<\/a>A prismatic waterfall at Yosemite<\/p>\n

\"a<\/a>Flamingos in flight mirror the shifting patterns etched across Kenya\u2019s Lake Magadi<\/p>\n

\"a<\/a>A pod of dolphins swim near the Channel Islands<\/p>\n

\"a<\/a>In every drop of water, diatoms are algae with glass-like silica shells that resemble tiny jewels under a microscope<\/p>\n

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