Bayonet and Bloom
Bayonet and Bloom
Photography · Colour · Nature
A small world,
closely seen.
Macro and close-up photography from Johannesburg — the overlooked beauty of flora, insects, fungi and the textures we walk past every day.
Leafhopper nymph · Cicadellidae
The project
Beauty rewards the patient eye.
Look Closer began with a simple habit — stopping. The flower you pass becomes a cathedral of colour up close; the beetle on the wall, an engineered marvel. This is a growing collection. Follow along.
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Photography
Every frame is shot in the field and graded in Lightroom— never staged.
02
Colour
Palettes drawn straight from the subject, archived and named for the moment they were found.
03
The Book
A slow-built coffee-table collection — the long arc of looking closer, in print.
The colour archive
Palettes drawn from life
Every photograph leaves a palette behind. Each one is named for the moment it was found — select a swatch to copy it.
Support the work
The camera fund
Saving for a dedicated macro system to look even closer. If the work has given you a moment to pause, you’re invited to help — no pressure, only thanks.
Raised so far
$100 / $4,000
$6
Coffee
A single cappuccino for a morning in the field.
$15
A roll of film
Helps fund the next macro session.
$100+
Patron
With heartfelt thanks, your Instagram handle will be credited on this website and in a future book.
With gratitude
Your account here
On Instagram
@lookcloserproject
