Many Paradise NEWS readers moved to our readership area because of our location on the sandy shore. Our cover this month provides another perspective on the sand we love.
Photographer, inventor, and scientist, Dr. Gary Greenberg has devoted his life to revealing the secret beauty of nature. Beginning his career as photographer and filmmaker, he worked on the first Superman film where he transformed human pancreatic cancer cells into the planet Kyrpton. After earning a Ph.D. in biomedical research, he went on to invent high-definition, three-dimensional light microscopes, for which he was issued 18 US patents. When Dr. Gary Greenberg turned his microscope on beach sand, gemlike minerals, colorful coral fragments, and delicate microscopic shells emerged, revealing that sand comprises much more than little brown rocks. You will never look at a beach the same way again.
On his website, www.sandgrains.com there is a gallery link where you can view exotic flowers, sand grains from around the world, everyday objects such as food and money, and more. This gallery exhibits objects photographed through a high-powered light microscope, transforming them into works of art. These prints make unique and elegant pieces to display in your home or business and are available in several styles and sizes.
Dr. Gary Greenberg’s books A Grain of Sand – Nature’s Secret Wonder, Florotica; Revealing the sensuality of the micro world, A Bug’s Eye View of Flowers and his fourth book, Mary’s Magic Microscope are available through http://www.sandgrains.com/.
Story by Dr. Gary Greenberg
Date: August 2013
