When a photo of a mushroom gets hundreds of thousands of likes, you know you’ve struck a chord with nature lovers. A macro photographer who specializes in miniature mushrooms managed to draw a huge audience after posting some incredible up-close photos of a teeny-tiny pink mushroom in all of its glory. This photographer, who goes by Jay on Instagram, isn’t the only one who’s had success in this niche. It seems there’s a market for very detailed photos of tiny mushrooms, and we’re here for it.
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Another macro photographer named Eric Cho similarly had a tiny-mushroom post blow up on social media. Cho shared photos of a “light blue pileus” that appears to be covered in gold flecks. It’s fascinating to see the detail these photographers have managed to capture on these mystifying, miniature organisms.
See photos of tiny mushrooms in a compilation post from @artneversleeps, followed by individual photographers’ posts, here:
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