Brent Pennington: Photographer

One of the more unfortunate insect names, although presumably accurate: the root-maggot fly in all its glory.  As an equal-opportunity photographer, I’m not above grabbing

Providing a sense of scale in macro photographs is difficult; by definition, macro photography is the reproduction of subjects at life-size, meaning 1:1 or better. 

Oh, to be a beetle living within a daisy blossom!  It seems like such an idyllic life – but then, we know that insects hardly

The simple hoverfly may not look like much.  It is a ubiquitous visitor to my gardens throughout the summer, and an often-unappreciated pollinator.  Generally smaller

Late summer is mantis season, where any of the young who survived their vulnerable early months have reached their full-grown size.  As adults, mantises are

BRENT PENNINGTON – Grasshopper nymph on a lavendar stalk in Scranton, PA, on 14 June 2024. BRENT PENNINGTON – Grasshopper nymph in Scranton, PA, on

Carpenter bees get a bad rap.  Their nature drives them to find tree trunks, into which they chew deep burrows.  Unfortunately, they are not discriminating;

After an early evening rain I stepped out to see what I might find around my backyard and gardens.  These little walks are pleasant on

A honeybee hard at work pollinating my oregano.  The joy of macro photography comes from the detail that’s revealed.  Individual pollen grains become visible, and