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583964 © Christian Gautier / Biosphoto
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Christian Gautier sublimates the invisible with his astonishing photomicrographs.

Coming straight to us, the infinitely precise, infinitely intimate, infinitely strange, we're talking about Christian Gautier's micro-photography. How does one create beauty out of fern sporangium, or barium chlorate crystals, or parasite worms encysted in pig muscles? Well lets find out, on this innerspace...

Biosphoto | 1419976 | Transerval cut of a stem of pepper tree under a microscope ; Lighting in bright background, magnification x 40.  | © Christian Gautier / Biosphoto
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Transerval cut of a stem of pepper tree under a microscope ; Lighting in bright background, [...]
Biosphoto | 160074 | Transversal cut of a pumkin stel ; Enlargement x 50. <br><br> | © Christian Gautier / Biosphoto
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Transversal cut of a pumkin stel ; Enlargement x 50.

Biosphoto | 583964 | Spicules of sea cuncumber under microscope ; Lighting in polarized light with blade compensatory gypsum, magnified x 100.  | © Christian Gautier / Biosphoto
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Spicules of sea cuncumber under microscope ; Lighting in polarized light with blade compensatory [...]
Biosphoto | 1781899 | Cross section on Royal Fern ; Brightfield illumination, x 20 | © Christian Gautier / Biosphoto
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Cross section on Royal Fern ; Brightfield illumination, x 20
Biosphoto | 1419971 | Stamens and stigma of horsebean in optical microscopy ; Lighting in bright background, magnification x 80.  | © Christian Gautier / Biosphoto
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Stamens and stigma of horsebean in optical microscopy ; Lighting in bright background, [...]
Biosphoto | 159978 | Transversal cut of a leaf of African cedar ; Enlargement X 200. <br> | © Christian Gautier / Biosphoto
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Transversal cut of a leaf of African cedar ; Enlargement X 200.
Biosphoto | 1781916 | Male fern sporangia  ; Light polarized light, x 20 | © Christian Gautier / Biosphoto
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Male fern sporangia ; Light polarized light, x 20
Biosphoto | 583930 | Tracheum of Scolopendra under microscope  ; Lighting in polarized light with blade compensatory gypsum, magnification x 50.  | © Christian Gautier / Biosphoto
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Tracheum of Scolopendra under microscope  ; Lighting in polarized light with blade compensatory [...]
Biosphoto | 1621026 | Conceptacle dioecious Fucus oogonial ; Brightfield illumination, 40 x Canon EOS 450D 12 million pixels.  | © Christian Gautier / Biosphoto
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Conceptacle dioecious Fucus oogonial ; Brightfield illumination, 40 x Canon EOS 450D 12 million [...]
Biosphoto | 583346 | Transversal cut of a stem of Sorghum under microscope ; Lighting in clear bottom, magnification x 20.  | © Christian Gautier / Biosphoto
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Transversal cut of a stem of Sorghum under microscope ; Lighting in clear bottom, magnification x [...]
Biosphoto | 243807 | Cut petiole of Raspberry cane France | © Christian Gautier / Biosphoto
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Cut petiole of Raspberry cane France
Biosphoto | 961625 | Microscopic view of moss branch Tortilla  | © Christian Gautier / Biosphoto
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Microscopic view of moss branch Tortilla 
Biosphoto | 1202328 | Pork muscle infested by larva of Trichinella encysted  ; Illumination with polarized light trim Bereck, x 400 | © Christian Gautier / Biosphoto
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Pork muscle infested by larva of Trichinella encysted  ; Illumination with polarized light trim [...]
Biosphoto | 826295 | Diatom Pleurosigma  | © Christian Gautier / Biosphoto
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Diatom Pleurosigma 
Biosphoto | 1621355 | Field Cricket tongue ; Brightfield illumination combined with Rheinberg illumination, 40 x Canon EOS450D 12 million pixels.  | © Christian Gautier / Biosphoto
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Field Cricket tongue ; Brightfield illumination combined with Rheinberg illumination, 40 x Canon [...]
Biosphoto | 495393 | Transversal cut of a human Cerebellum ; Lighting in black background, magnification x 50 | © Christian Gautier / Biosphoto
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Transversal cut of a human Cerebellum ; Lighting in black background, magnification x 50
Biosphoto | 826364 | Spicules of sponge Meyenia  | © Christian Gautier / Biosphoto
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Spicules of sponge Meyenia 
Biosphoto | 564370 | Tentacle of Blue Button by microscopy ; Lighting a black background, magnification x 50<br>Small World Competition (Nikon)<br>Image of Distinction, 2010 | © Christian Gautier / Biosphoto
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Tentacle of Blue Button by microscopy ; Lighting a black background, magnification x 50
Small [...]
Biosphoto | 170864 | Thin blade of santonian geode in analyzed polarized light   ; Sample coming from the Madam Island (17), enlargement x 100.  | © Christian Gautier / Biosphoto
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Thin blade of santonian geode in analyzed polarized light ; Sample coming from the Madam Island [...]
Biosphoto | 570001 | Transversal cut of a sea urchin spine ; Lighting in polarized light, magnification X 50  | © Christian Gautier / Biosphoto
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Transversal cut of a sea urchin spine ; Lighting in polarized light, magnification X 50 
Biosphoto | 159985 | Barium chlorate crystal detail ; Enlargement X 100. | © Christian Gautier / Biosphoto
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Barium chlorate crystal detail ; Enlargement X 100.
Biosphoto | 522345 | Salmon scale in optical microscopy ; Lighting in polarized light, magnification x 20 | © Christian Gautier / Biosphoto
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Salmon scale in optical microscopy ; Lighting in polarized light, magnification x 20
Biosphoto | 493102 | Details of the scolex of Taenia Cysticercus pisiformis | © Christian Gautier / Biosphoto
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Details of the scolex of Taenia Cysticercus pisiformis
Biosphoto | 1419991 | Transversal cut of a Sponge by light microscopy ; Lighting in bright background, magnification x 160. <br> | © Christian Gautier / Biosphoto
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Transversal cut of a Sponge by light microscopy ; Lighting in bright background, magnification x [...]
Biosphoto | 961622 | Microscopic view of pollen Hollyhock  | © Christian Gautier / Biosphoto
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Microscopic view of pollen Hollyhock 
Biosphoto | 159926 | Transversal cut of sea lamprey on clear bottom ; Enlargement X 100. | © Christian Gautier / Biosphoto
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Transversal cut of sea lamprey on clear bottom ; Enlargement X 100.
Biosphoto | 1781917 | Microscopic view of Deutzia Hair ; Polarized light illumination compensator Bereck, x 160 | © Christian Gautier / Biosphoto
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Microscopic view of Deutzia Hair ; Polarized light illumination compensator Bereck, x 160