Macro photography was invented by a German photographer by the name of Fritz Goro. Macro photography is an extremely close-up of objects, making the subject look larger than it actually is. Through macro photography, complex details can be displayed to show how complex our world really is. Macro brings a new perspective to the world of photography through its use of lenses, subjects, and light to create a breathe taking image. Macro lenses are able to shift the ratios in a photo from the common 1:1 to a larger representation such as 1:4.
Fritz Goro was born in Bremen, Germany, specialized in scientific photography for Life magazine and other photographic companies. Mr. Goro passed away at the age of 85 due to medical problems in his home in Chappaqua, New York. During the German invasion of World War II, Fritz fled Germany and arrived in the United States in 1936. Science editor for Life magazine, Gerard Piel, said, ”it was his artistry and ingenuity that made photographs of abstractions, of the big ideas from the genetic code to plate tectonics.”
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