SearchTo see a world in a grain of sand.
— William Blake
Professor Gary Greenberg set out to do just that. He spent five years taking samples of sand from all over the world and then with a new photographic process he invented, was able to view a magnification over 250 times real life.
What the magnification revealed was fragments of crystals, volcanic rock, shells, creatures and other rocks worn away over thousands of years.
Sand is made from the debris of rivers and streams as it flows toward the sea, rather than by tidal movement. Over time, each particle of sand becomes as unique as a snowflake.
You can see more of Dr. Greenberg’s pictures at sandgrains.com.
