I helped choose the images that went into our feature (which don’t coincide with Olympus’s own top ten picks) iand I wrote the captions for them, after interviewing each of their creators. In the process I discovered that there is a whole subculture of serious microscopy hobbyists, such as Spike Walker, who took the beautifully abstract shot here, which is actually … well, you’ll have to click to find out.
To see all nine images that will appear in print, plus an online bonus of ten more, visit Life Unseen.