Finnish fine art photographer Joni Niemel� loves capturing and sharing little details in nature that often get unnoticed. One of his recent subjects has been the Drosera, also known as sundews, which are among the largest of all carnivorous plants.
The plants are covered with drops of dew-like liquid that are used to lure, capture, and digest insects that happen to wander by, and Niemel� decided to make these beautiful structures the subject of two recent projects, titled Otherworldly Blues and Drosera.
Niemel� tells Colossal that he has always been fascinated by sundews, and that he has been shooting the �alien-like� plants for several years now. Here�s a selection of photos from the two recent series:
You can find more of Niemel�s photography on his website, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Image credits: Photographs by Joni Niemel� and used with permission
Started out doing photography at the age of 6 using an uncle's old 1940 kodak brownie box camera. At 15 years of age, I decided to buy my very own 1975 Praktica SLR camera. I now shoot with a Nikon D850. I do unpaid TFP and commercial paid work.