For the Love of Lichen
In his home in rural Montana, photographer and biologist Tim Wheeler (timwheelerphotography.com ) has lined the walls of his living room with shelf after shelf of lichen specimens. He has gathered these samples from his journeys and he meticulous curates his collection, finding only the most photogenic or unique specimens to profile. Using stacked macro photography, his portraits of lichen transform these dull and ubiquitous organisms into marvels of evolution and vibrant landscapes. With the aid of professional lichenologists, Tim Wheeler hopes to highlight in exquisite detail the amazing diversity of colors and forms that lichens possess
Produced by Luke Groskin
Music by Audio Network
Still Images by Timothy Wheeler
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Lovely!!!!! Lichens are so so cool and deserve so much love!!! I'm glad this video exists! Thank you!
I have always liked lichens...now that I'm retired I like them even more. My 5 year old grand daughter brought me a piece of bark with lichen growing on it. "This is for you granny." We had a lovely conversation about how lichens are small and yet amazing. The perfect gift.
I taught my 2nd grade students about lichens. They were fascinated. Wish that I could have shown them your wonderful video.
I could and would listen to Tim talk about lichens all day.
I am a hiker with a pocket camera.
Wonderful images.😊 Fascinated by the structures,textures and patterns, I am currently using lichens and mosses as inspiration for my textile art.
This guy is inspirational---what an amazing accomplishment!
WOW! That was absolutely amazing! thank-you for sharing your photos and your passion for lichens!
Im liking your Lichen ! Just moved to a very wet climate myself and have been amzed at the diversit of lichen here. Esp compared to the sonoram desert where I was previosly. Yes they do exist in Maricopa county as well. "Dont bust the crust" is an offroading term used to ask not to make new tfails and bust up the crust. It takes decades to form and is made if lichen and other small organiam that dey and harden foing dormant. Then bloom and grow agter rains is the super hot summers etc.
They have also found yeast in there now, which is another component in many lichen
Wonderful photos and explanation of lichens.
I used to love tsking pictures of different lychens I saw when hiking
Wow! This is beautiful! Excellent inspiration for jewelry.
Amazing! Complex micro guys who are easy to pass by if you don’t know but when you realize it’s completely different and exiting world of shapes and colors opens. Beautiful!
Beautiful. Thank you for making this amazing documentary.
beautiful.project His hair is wonderful too !
They really look like coral formations.
Love this!! Thank you for the gorgeous footage.
Excellent collection! Love your photography! Thank you!
Thank you. I’ve been picking up varieties of rock lichen to my garden and now I have an entire rock lichen garden that no one sees/comprehends 😂 I bring similar rocks in hopes that I can get them to propagate 🤞🏽 giving them water every few days. Anyway, thank you.