Don Komarechka is a nature, macro and landscape photographer located in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. From auroras to pollen, insects to infrared, much of Don’s photographic adventures help us to see how the universe works. Exploring a world we cannot see with our own eyes is a common thread in Don’s career as a professional photographer. Always science-minded but never formally trained, Don uses photography as a way to explore and understand the world around him. Photographing something unusual or unknown is the perfect excuse to learn something new. Don’s work often pushes up against the technical limitations of modern camera equipment and the physical limitations of light itself.

When you browse through Don Komarechka’s work you may have the feeling you are not doing enough with your photography. I know I did. I felt like I was seeing something special, something I had never seen before. Then when you hear him explain his process you will be amazed. Part photography, part science experiment. I have since tried to explain Don’s work to friends, and it isn’t easy. People have trouble picturing what I describe as a photo. Let me explain…

If you saw episode 34 of Behind the Shot, Don and I discussed his extreme macro photography in The Art of Snowflakes. Yeah, I said snowflakes! He photographs actual snowflakes!

Everything he photographs feels both “real” and “unreal” at the same time. Images that are breathtaking. Today we go into a different direction with insect photography. Trust me, you will be amazed at the detail he gets in his photography.

Join Don Komarechka and me as we explore his image “Lady in Green”, a macro image of a sweet bee on a cornflower, on this episode of Behind the Shot.

Full Portfolio: donkom.ca