Don Komarechka Macro Magician Extraordinaire

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Don Komarechka Macro Magician Extraordinaire

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59 minutes

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Jun 10, 2019

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This week I share a chat with my friend Don Komarechka about his awesome macro work and his upcoming crowd-funded book Macro Photography: The Universe at Our Feet.

Details on blog: https://mbp.ac/664

Music by Martin Bailey

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Jun 10, 2019

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The Martin Bailey Photography Podcast provides education and inspiration through a mix of art, creativity and technical topics, interviews, gear reviews and travelogue style episodes. Full archive at http://mbp.ac/blog

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