![Macro photo of a hoverfly](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/03aff39a-bb47-4471-87f3-52152bffbd98_rw_1920.jpg?h=f1efd5f9b759d16390a5c355c88127c4)
Macro photo of a hoverfly
![A garden spider against a black background](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/710ce233-98f8-4db8-8a9e-679992c9c320_rw_1920.jpg?h=d83d116d66fbcf175c7e7fdb205f4a8b)
A garden spider against a black background
![A bee on a purple flower in Nieuwegein](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/5b226491-6972-400d-859c-d2285e733c46_rw_1920.jpg?h=4c6778fdc187e9626bd335b632bc3b24)
A bee on a purple flower in Nieuwegein
![A faded dandelion](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/e0507c65-7730-4e95-bb14-8a2a3dcf1515_rw_3840.jpg?h=e0e50a74e5a345a6ddab3b16024e2162)
A faded dandelion
![A garden spider with prey caught in its web](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/372c6bb0-ce3a-4c97-9136-6cccf0c9ed45_rw_3840.jpg?h=e46cad1acf52f937484b9d80580382e0)
A garden spider with prey caught in its web
![A super macro photo of a bee in Huis ter Heide](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/fe86ff48-be14-4d1e-aa88-9c75a0f42b2b_rw_3840.jpg?h=b0123421c599e407225ceca727b8dae9)
A super macro photo of a bee in Huis ter Heide
![A ladybird on a branch against a blue sky](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/34149d25-2143-43ae-adc3-e90b455daafa_rw_3840.jpg?h=b13f0a21b6c83f314ddb21789d213a36)
A ladybird on a branch against a blue sky
![A macro photo of a fly caught in the web of a spider](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/db2d22fd-c17a-4481-909f-1825832ce5a9_rw_3840.jpg?h=37b3ad6f6714d6cf780c493c1f6d5a93)
A macro photo of a fly caught in the web of a spider
![A honey bee in search of nectar](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/1bd538e2-db09-4dab-b214-8a48a3f743c8_rw_1920.jpg?h=057ba31e9e68881d33b70eda2c906535)
A honey bee in search of nectar
![A close-up photo of a bumblebee covered in nectar](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/6e06321c-2cfa-4bd5-b660-460d4ac48b05_rw_1920.jpg?h=72f92722e50ef03ffbf452867e771323)
A close-up photo of a bumblebee covered in nectar
![A wasp on a yellow flower, end of April in the Netherlands](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/411e8891-6662-4c44-abe2-be5290e2f3c2_rw_1920.jpg?h=315c6248f84250c0bf694ffb80d2095a)
A wasp on a yellow flower, end of April in the Netherlands
![The close-up of a hoverfly](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/21293c3d-4413-4769-9030-e76ea5d35210_rw_1920.jpg?h=93f6d64e348317826bc838620dc1bd0d)
The close-up of a hoverfly
![An azure damselfly in the back garden in Huis ter Heide](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/b3036ffa-7b2e-4b8e-ab97-5bb78adabdf7_rw_1920.jpg?h=7c2d86b424cb9b4fb7a0efc44ce4f1b9)
An azure damselfly in the back garden in Huis ter Heide
![Probably a leafcutter bee](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/d60c6c5e-287f-4020-8799-576c80a329d4_rw_3840.jpg?h=2c2b79b1f27ae493a066e1dc30ce307a)
Probably a leafcutter bee
![Close-up of a Eupeodes luniger (hoverfly)](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/458a307a-b983-4751-a044-0c30a0b31e86_rw_1920.jpg?h=7211918c75b2902b4ab9e63b390b9a00)
Close-up of a Eupeodes luniger (hoverfly)
![A common darter](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/e39527aa-c395-411d-a8ec-9ace48c70839_rw_3840.jpg?h=46ca0f066e663632d99384961ca2117f)
A common darter
![A Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) in the back garden (Huis ter Heide)](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/d07e5bd3-b5e2-4f1a-a71d-2996d8beb39d_rw_1920.jpg?h=47b960c34becfcf02df7d3884c1a49d9)
A Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) in the back garden (Huis ter Heide)
![A macro close-up of a little spring spider](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/4120443c-5d41-447f-b8c6-b47ff15d42a7_rw_1920.jpg?h=bff14034b12397d49454dd26014294a0)
A macro close-up of a little spring spider
![A peacock butterfly on purple butterfly bush flowers](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/c1a49cb9-a0f5-477e-916b-ee74516b80b8_rw_3840.jpg?h=1334094e54a6308fc570d5aba6b6b944)
A peacock butterfly on purple butterfly bush flowers
![A bee collecting pollen on its legs](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/1026b00d-7d17-43d2-87ad-0808c7a0bb42_rw_1920.jpg?h=4600fdc3b0096cec5e23e1c161f7e1f0)
A bee collecting pollen on its legs
![A spider with prey caught in its web](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/81de4f45-82e3-4f4a-8e33-e362f94d473f_rw_3840.jpg?h=25aa6210c39192e8c826a660b3225397)
A spider with prey caught in its web
![A green and yellow grasshopper with red wings in the jungle of Calakmul, Mexico](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/b2da88eb-16df-4afd-9d36-3ffc714a118a_rw_1920.jpg?h=81ffdcf103cdc7209ed73e9fc802dd69)
A green and yellow grasshopper with red wings in the jungle of Calakmul, Mexico
For macro photography, I generally use the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro USM lens. It allows me to take lots of close-up photos of little creatures that live in my back garden. To raise the bar of macro photography, I'm occasionally using the Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro lens as well.