The Microscopic Structures of Dried Human Tears
Did you know that scientifically there are three different types of tears? I didn’t. I find that fascinating. Now if only someone could convince Ms. Fisher to photograph bitter wingnut tears—I’d pay good money for a poster of that. LOL
External ImagePhotographer Rose-Lynn Fisher captures tears of grief, joy, laughter and irritation in extreme detail. Above: Tears of timeless reunion, photo © Rose-Lynn Fisher, courtesy of the artist and Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica, CAIn 2010, photographer Rose-Lynn Fisher published a book of remarkable images that captured the honeybee in an entirely new light. By using powerful scanning electron microscopes, she magnified a bee’s microscopic structures by hundreds or even thousands of times in size, revealing startling, abstract forms that are far too small to see with the naked eye.
Now, as part of a new project called “Topography of Tears,” she’s using microscopes to give us an unexpected view of another familiar subject: dried human tears. […]