2023 - Photography Archives - Page 5 of 5 - Insect Week

Competition 2023 – Photography – Under 18 years – Gustav Parenmark – (3) Banded demoiselle. Calopteryx splendens

Third image…

I was able to find many of these gorgeous banded demoiselle by a river near my home in Gävle, Sweden. With the help of the nearby blades of grass I could create foreground and background elements in order to create depth in the image.

Competition 2023 – Photography – Under 18 years – Gustav Parenmark – (2) Megachile lagopoda

Second image…

The nature reserve of ”Södra Hällarna”, located on the western coast of Gotland, Sweden is home to a very delicate fauna of bees, such as this Megachile lagopoda, a powerfully built insect that I found sleeping in some greater knapweed, (Centaurea scabiosa).