Considered by some as the 'Oscars of Photography'...

...the 'Int' Photography Awards / Lucy Awards' currently represent the most comprehensive photography contest at the international level.

Nedless to say that Micronaut feels very honored to be awarded 'International Photographer of the Year' in the category: 'SPECIAL-MICRO' professional by winning both, 1st and 2nd prize at the same time.

For the winning entry 'Cursed Knights' Micronaut is also nominated for the grand title. The name of the overall winner will be revealed on Monday, October 24th, 2011, during the annual IPA-celebration, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York City.

Exquisite Castaways...

...is Micronaut's second article for National Geographic has been published in the September issue 2010. The article is accessible in various languages.

Please feel free to browse the Photographer's gallery, if you wish to see more images of insect eggs.

What a beautiful day II/II

...and an other view from the same building.

What a beautiful day I/II

A happy Micronaut walks out of the building after an exciting day at National Geographic headquarters in Washington D.C...

'Es liegt was in der Luft'

Der Artikel über Pollen von Micronaut ist nun auch in Deutsch erhältlich.

Dies in der aktuellen Ausgabe von National Geographic (April 2010), erhältlich im Buchhandel oder an jedem Kiosk.

- Artikel 'Liebe liegt in der Luft'

- Bildgalerie 'Liebe liegt in der Luft'

画像 ...?!?

...AHA!!

Found in the december issue of the japanese National Geographic.

I definitely love to visit bookstores these days...

during a trip to Bremen, I unexpectedly detected an article about the DP award 2009 in a local book store, at Hamburg main station, while looking out for some interesting new literature to read on the train (see at left).

Later, still in the same store, my eyes came across the french issue of National Geographic, including the article about pollen (middle and right), and both corners of my mouth tried to scratch my ears.

National Geographic: 'Love is in the air...'

...is the sweet title for Micronaut's first article, published by the National Geographic (Dec 2009).

Merely known for their allergic potential, pollen grains will probably ruin a couple of our days next spring again. Whatsoever, what most of us don't know is that they are extremely beautiful and surely range among the most fascinating living things on earth.

>> check it out !

National Geographic: vote for a Micronaut-cover... !!

"Pomagajte uredniku pri izbiri naslovnice. Kliknite na tisto, ki vam je najbolj všeč!"

...as it turns out you just need to click on the link below and then on one of the images (if possible on the one with the geranium pistil, please ;-). If you have installed more than one browser on your computer, it's possible to vote from different browsers, e.g. Firefox, Safari, Opera, Explorer, ...

After successful voting, your cursor will change from a small white hand into a black arrow and in parallel, the current percentage count will be displayed above each image... it currently looks very promising.

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addendum (25th Nov 2009): voting closed with Micronaut in pole-position, looking forward to see this cover printed

Many thanks to all voters !!

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