Mold is something people usually don’t want to see, especially on their food, but it’s something that attracted the eye of Russian photographer Nick Lariontsev. He created the fascinating time-lapse video above showing strange beauty of mold when seen up close.
At this zoom level, you can see the detail of the colonies as they grow.
Here are a few photographs showing the macro photography setup Lariontsev used with a DSLR and slider. Lariontsev says the system makes one turn over the course of seven days to introduce movement to the shots:
