{"id":331879,"date":"2021-08-23T22:13:12","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T19:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/bugs-are-people-too-macleans-ca\/"},"modified":"2021-08-23T22:13:12","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T19:13:12","slug":"bugs-are-people-too-macleans-ca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bugs-are-people-too-macleans-ca\/","title":{"rendered":"#Bugs are people, too – Macleans.ca"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Bugs are people, too – Macleans.ca<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n Common insects get the close-up treatment, revealing more depth than may be expected\n <\/div>\n
\n Lying down on a forest floor in Japan or Quebec or Costa Rica, Royal Geographical Society (RGS) photographer Paul Parent waits patiently for his portrait subjects to arrive. You need precise conditions to capture such elusive creatures, who can be flighty, beautiful and biting\u2014literally. Parent has been photographing high-saturation macro portraits of insects around the world since 1998, after first picking up a Nikon in 1976. \u201cI became an RCGS fellow by sharing my pictures and knowledge of the part insects play in our lives,\u201d he says. \u201cHalf of Canadian plants and flowers are pollenated by insects. They\u2019re the basic food of lots of fish, birds and mammals.\u201d It can take three days on average to complete a portrait; Parent shoots on a Nikon using a trip<\/a>od, finely tuning the saturation and contrast to achieve bold colours and fine details. The result anthropomorphizes the insects\u2014an orchard mason bee looks shy; a yellowjacket, duplicitous. Parent\u2019s work has been shown in Glasgow and Ottawa, but photography isn\u2019t his day job (he earns his living working in logistics). \u201cI wasn\u2019t looking to make a career, just share my passion,\u201d he says. \u201cWhen I\u2019m looking at a person, I don\u2019t see the end product. When I look at an insect, I know what the picture\u2019s going to look like.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Bugs are people, too<\/p>\n

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Alaska yellowjacket (Vespula alascensis<\/i><\/span>): The villainous vibe of this common wasp found in North America is apt\u2014yellowjackets sting, so, unless you\u2019re a pro, steer clear<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

This photo essay app<\/a>ears in print in the September 2021 issue of<\/em> Maclean\u2019s magazine with the headline, \u201cBugs are people, too.\u201d Subscribe to the monthly print magazine here<\/a>.<\/em>
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