Guardian Camera Club: Anthony Davies on macro photography

Stamp: Third World countries produce colourful stamps for philatelists to collect. I decided the used Guyana $35 stamp should be photographed in B&W, to avoid the distraction of colour, to allow the viewer to focus on the detail of the stamp and frank mark
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Stick them in your ear: Perhaps its incongruous to include in a portfolio of macro photographs, on the thyme “Communication”, an iPod Earphone. People seem to use them to withdraw into their own little World and avoid communication with others
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What's the number?: London Central Telephone Directory. Looking for a number you encounter rows and rows of names and numbers, like a macro lens you have to focus onto the telephone number you are looking for
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Fountain pen: The good old fountain pen - memories of blots, smudges and inky fingers - and no built-in spellchecker
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Keyboard: The “E” key on my laptop, its dimpled plastic surface gradually being smoothed by the rubbing action of a finger. I should take some time to clean the fluff and dust from between the keys!
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93.5 Mhz: My 42 year old tuner amplifier, tuned permanently into Radio 4 - though it has to be constantly adjusted to tune out the intrusive Pirate Radio Stations
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