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Scientific & Fine Art Photography by Kyle Lough © 2025

Project Manager at The University of Michigan Herbarium

Michigan, USA
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Queen Anne's lace (Daucus carota) pt. 2

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#photography #blackandwhite #analogphotography #botany #botanicalart #plants
November 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Queen Anne's lace (Daucus carota) pt. 1

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#photography #blackandwhite #analogphotography #botany #botanicalart #plants
November 12, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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An article on some fascinating parasitic fungi we CT scanned. Cordyceps infects an insect host, changing the host's behavior in a zombie-like fashion to facilitate it's proliferation. This creepy genus served as inspiration for a popular game and its screen adaptation.

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Science on Screen: Could “The Last of Us” Really Happen? | U-M LSA U-M College of LSA
A U-M scientist who studies fungi answers some questions about the “zombie” insect specimens that are housed in the LSA Herbarium, and whether the same kinds of fungi could infect humans.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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House plant

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#photography #blackandwhite #analogphotography #plants
November 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Fungi

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#fungi #blackandwhite #analogphotography #photography #nature #naturephotography #macro
November 9, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Leaves on Tmax

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#blackandwhite #analogphotography #botanicalart
September 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Bliss

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#filmphotography #analogphotography #blackandwhite #monochrome #trees #nature #landscape #michigan
A black and white photograph of conifer trees
July 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Veronica spicata & Rudbeckia hirta

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#botany #botanicalart #floral #flowers #plants #photography
A photo of Veronica spicata against a black background A photo of Veronica spicata & Rudbeckia hirta flowers against a black background A photo of Rudbeckia hirta against a black background
July 7, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Ultraviolet induced visible fluorescence versus reflected visible light of Rudbeckia hirta

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#botany #sciart #plants #flowers #botanicalart #photography #uvivf #macro
Two images of Rudbeckia hirta, one on the left showing UV induced fluorescence and one on the left showing reflected light Two images of Rudbeckia hirta, one on the left showing UV induced fluorescence and one on the left showing reflected light
July 7, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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A walk in the neighborhood

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#photography #filmphotography #blackandwhite #nature #botany
A black-and-white photograph of a daisy A black-and-white close-up photograph of a leaf A black-and-white photograph of grasses A black-and-white photograph of mushrooms growing in grass
June 19, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Osmundastrum cinnamomeum (cinnamon fern)
Rifle River Recreation Area, Michigan

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#photography #botany #botanicalart #plants #flora #ferns #nature #michigan #michiganflora
Photo of a cinnamon fern
June 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Lake Michigan on slide film

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#photography #analogphotography #filmphotography #ektachrome #nature #landscape #michigan #greatlakes
A close-up photograph of the Lake Michigan shoreline showing water and sand A landscape photograph of the Lake Michigan shoreline
June 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Rocks in Lake Michigan

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#photography #blackandwhite #landscape #landscapephotography
#longexposure #waterislife #freshwater #lakemichigan #puremichigan #greatlakes
A black-and-white photograph of rocks on the shore of Lake Michigan A black-and-white photograph of rocks on the shore of Lake Michigan A black-and-white photograph of rocks on the shore of Lake Michigan
May 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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30 Seconds at Lake Michigan

Grand Traverse Bay
May 2025

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#photography #landscape #landscapephotography #longexposure #lakemichigan #puremichigan #nature #freshwater #waterislife
A long exposure photograph of the Lake Michigan shoreline A black-and-white long exposure photograph of the Lake Michigan shoreline A long exposure photograph of the Lake Michigan shoreline
May 29, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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May 2025

#photography #botany #botanicalart #flowers #floral #spring
A photo of a flower
May 27, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Tree by the River
May 2025

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#photography #nature #landscape #trees #spring #goldenhour
Out-of-focus photograph of a tree during golden hour Out-of-focus photograph of a tree during golden hour Out-of-focus photograph of a tree during golden hour
May 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Spring Colors
May 2025

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#spring #photography #floral #garden #plants
Out-of-focus photograph of purple and magenta flowers Out-of-focus photograph of purple and magenta flowers Out-of-focus photograph of purple and magenta flowers Out-of-focus photograph of purple and magenta flowers
May 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Flowers
May 2025

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#photography #floral #stilllife #botanical #flowers #botanicalart #spring
Out-of-focus photo of flowers against a green background Out-of-focus photo of flowers against a green background
May 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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In the River Raisin
Photo of aquatic plants
May 17, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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Spring grasses
May 2025

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#photography #plants #spring #botanical #oudoors #abstract #bokeh #nature
A defocused photograph of grass inflorescence backlit by the evening sunlight A defocused photograph of grass inflorescence backlit by the evening sunlight
May 14, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Golden hour by the river
May 2025

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#photography #landscape #nature #spring
Photo of trees during golden hour
May 13, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Tulips
May 2025

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#flowers #floral #botany #botanical #photography #spring
Photo of tulip flowers
May 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Some spring things
4.27.2025
Portra 400

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#plants #flowers #botany #botanicalart #spring #photography #filmphotography #analogphotography #nature
Photo of a blue flower against a pink background Blurred photo of blue and pink flowers Photo of fern fiddleheads growing out of leaf litter Photo of two mayapples in the woods
May 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Barns, fields, and fences

#photography #blackandwhite #filmphotography #landscapephotography
#analogphotography #puremichigan
Black and white photograph of a view looking up at a wood barn Black and white photograph of a landscape with a tree and a barn Black and white photograph of a field with a fence in the foreground Black and white photograph of a barn
March 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Late winter landscapes

#photography #blackandwhite #filmphotography #landscape #landscapephotography #nature #naturephotography
#analogphotography #puremichigan
Black and white landscape photo Black and white landscape photo Black and white landscape photo Black and white landscape photo
March 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM