German photographer Markus Reugels creates amazing images, such as the pictured shot of our world, within drops of water. To achieve his spectacular LiquidArt, Reugels places an upside down picture behind a falling drop of water and uses high-speed photography to capture the refracted image. According to Reugels, he must snap more than 100 photos and spend up to an hour to get the perfect shot. More at LiveScience.
Markus Reugels can capture the world in a drop of water, not to mention Venus, Mars and the moon. Reugels is a floor installer and hobbyist photographer in Marktsteinach, Germany, but "hobby" doesn't begin to convey the beauty and precision of his photographs of images reflected in tiny, perfect globes of water.
LiveScience caught up with Reugels via email to find out how he creates his photographs and why he likes working with liquids.
LiveScience: These photographs are amazing. How did you get into photography, and why did you start working with water droplets?
Reugels: I started photography about three years ago. At the beginning, I only wanted to take good pictures for the family album. But with time, it grew into a hobby. I learned everything I know by myself, so I read [posts] in many photo communities. In this way, found a thread about water-drop photography. The pictures inspired me to test it, but it was so fascinating for me that I went further and further.
