Light paintings

Alan Jaras writes to us: 
"I have always been fascinated in techniques which can reveal the normally invisible world. A long career in scientific research, using microscopy and scientific photography, made it possible for me to explore and discover new facts about many areas of the material world. However the story of MicroWorld - a strange and mysterious planet where the normal laws of science do not always apply – is one of pure Science Fiction.

Now I have returned from MicroWorld and retired from microscopy but, by developing novel photographic techniques, I am still able to discover new worlds. One such world is the amazing world of refraction patterns as revealed by my “Refractographs”. These light patterns, as a form of 'light art', are intended to both delight and stimulate the viewer's imagination.


(click to see Bending Light set, by Alan Jaras)