This macro photographer uses a technique you need to try – 32 images later, he revealed extraordinary hidden detail now recognized in prestigious close-up photo challenge

A cluster of shield bug eggs parasitised by the wasp Trissolcus semistriatus, with one adult emerged and others developing inside the unopened eggs. Photographed in Solingen, Germany.

Photographer Jacek Hensoldt's work focuses on "the little wonderful things that we usually don't notice." To capture the hidden complexity of the macro world, he uses a powerful technique that brings out extreme details in tiny subjects: focus stacking.

What is focus stacking?

Focus stacking is widely used in extreme close-up photography and involves taking multiple images at different focus points, which are then merged into a single image in post-processing, producing extreme sharpness and detail throughout the frame.