The Beauty of Rust
The Beauty of Rust – a macro photography series revealing the stunning contrast between nature and contemporary decay
‘The Beauty of Rust’, captured by macro photographer, Alberto Ghizzi Panizza, reveals the beautiful contrast between the lush Swedish forest and rusting vehicles in “Bilkyrkogården Kyrkö Mosse” – a car “cemetery” near Ryd, Linköping, Sweden.
Macro image of peeling paintwork and rust on a decaying car, abandoned for over 60 years in Bilkyrkogården Kyrkö Mosse, a forest car junkyard in Sweden. Image taken by professional macro photographer, Alberto Ghizzi Panizza, using the Nikon D500 and AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G lens.
The remains of a car’s leather backseat now overgrown with moss at Bilkyrkogården Kyrkö Mosse, a forest car junkyard in Sweden. Image taken by professional macro photographer, Alberto Ghizzi Panizza, using the Nikon D500 and AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G lens.
Macro image of water droplets on a blade of glass, reflecting a rusting car at Bilkyrkogården Kyrkö Mosse, a forest car junkyard in Sweden. Image taken by professional macro photographer, Alberto Ghizzi Panizza, using the Nikon D500 and AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G
Macro image of a Swedish newspaper extract, dated to 1947, found in a waterlogged, abandoned tyre at Bilkyrkogården Kyrkö Mosse, a forest car junkyard in Sweden. Image taken by professional macro photographer, Alberto Ghizzi Panizza, using the Nikon D500 and AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G lens.
Image of a rusting car abandoned in the forest for over 60 years, at Bilkyrkogården Kyrkö Mosse, a forest car junkyard in Sweden. Image taken by professional macro photographer, Alberto Ghizzi Panizza, using the Nikon D500 and AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G lens.
Macro image of a rusting car fender, reflecting the tops of the forest trees at dusk, at Bilkyrkogården Kyrkö Mosse, a forest car junkyard in Sweden. Image taken by professional macro photographer, Alberto Ghizzi Panizza, using the Nikon D500 and AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G lens.
Extreme macro image of moss growing on the remains of a car’s leather backseat at Bilkyrkogården Kyrkö Mosse, a forest car junkyard in Sweden. Image taken by professional macro photographer, Alberto Ghizzi Panizza, using the Nikon D500 and AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G lens.
Macro image of the remains of a car’s leather backseat overgrown with moss and lichen at Bilkyrkogården Kyrkö Mosse, a forest car junkyard in Sweden. Image taken by professional macro photographer, Alberto Ghizzi Panizza, using the Nikon D500 and AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G lens.
Macro image of growing lichen and faded paintwork on the bonnet of a rusting car, abandoned for over 60 years at Bilkyrkogården Kyrkö Mosse, a forest car junkyard in Sweden. Image taken by professional macro photographer, Alberto Ghizzi Panizza, using the Nikon D500 and AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G lens.
Image of a row of decaying cars succumbing to mother nature at Bilkyrkogården Kyrkö Mosse, a forest car junkyard in Sweden. Image taken by professional macro photographer, Alberto Ghizzi Panizza, using the Nikon D500 and AF-S Micro NIKKOR 60mm f/2.8G ED
Macro image of the beautiful colours on a rusting minivan, after decades of weathering at Bilkyrkogården Kyrkö Mosse, a forest car junkyard in Sweden. Image taken by professional macro photographer, Alberto Ghizzi Panizza, using the Nikon D500 and AF-S Micro NIKKOR 60mm f/2.8G ED
Macro image of a car wheel sinking into the peat of the forest floor at Bilkyrkogården Kyrkö Mosse, a forest car junkyard in Sweden. Image taken by professional macro photographer, Alberto Ghizzi Panizza, using the Nikon D500 and AF-S Micro NIKKOR 60mm f/2.8G ED
Extreme macro image showing the intricate patterns of lichen growing on a rusting car at Bilkyrkogården Kyrkö Mosse, a forest car junkyard in Sweden. Image taken by professional macro photographer, Alberto Ghizzi Panizza, using the Nikon D500 and AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 85mm f/3.5G ED VR lens.
Macro image showing a blanket of frost and greenery layered on top of a decaying car at Bilkyrkogården Kyrkö Mosse, a forest car junkyard in Sweden. Image taken by professional macro photographer Alberto Ghizzi Panizza using the Nikon D500 and AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 85mm f/3.5G ED VR lens.
Macro image of a burnt car backseat, left abandoned and decaying in Bilkyrkogården Kyrkö Mosse, a forest car junkyard in Sweden. The image depicts the layers of material stripped back and bubbled after catching fire. Image taken by professional macro photographer Alberto Ghizzi Panizza using the Nikon D500 and AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 85mm f/3.5G ED VR lens.
Macro image of moss and lichen reclaiming a rusted abandoned car in Bilkyrkogården Kyrkö Mosse, a forest car junkyard in Sweden. Image taken by professional macro photographer Alberto Ghizzi Panizza using the Nikon D500 and AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens.
Macro image of a faded Simca car number plate and rusted bumper. The car has been abandoned for over 60 years in Bilkyrkogården Kyrkö Mosse, a forest car junkyard in Sweden. Image taken by professional macro photographer Alberto Ghizzi Panizza using the Nikon D500 and AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens.
Commenting on his experience, Alberto Ghizzi Panizza said, “In macro photography you are always looking for interesting colours and textures, so for me, Bilkyrkogården Kyrkö Mosse was a wonderland. The Micro-NIKKOR lenses allowed me to capture, in crisp detail, the 60-year battle between the abandoned cars and Mother Nature trying to reclaim her forest once again. The four lenses I used for this shoot were critical to enable me to get closer to the action and reveal the ‘beauty of rust’ in a way never seen before.”
Alberto shot the image series using the Nikon D500, Nikon D810 and the following Nikon Micro-NIKKOR lenses:
AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G : Built to capture fine detail, this wonderfully easy-to-handle, compact lens delivers stunning close-ups as well as great general shots and portraits. The aperture lets you single out subjects for images with a pleasantly blurred background and contributes towards sharp shots in low-light.
AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 85mm f/3.5G ED VR : Compact and lightweight DX format Macro lens with high-quality optics. The 1:1 reproduction ratio of this lens enables life-size close-ups of extremely fine textures and details.
AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED: This lens incorporates Nikon’s second-generation vibration reduction system (VR II) that allows flexible hand-held shooting. It’s also the perfect companion for shooting from a distance if needed e.g. capturing wildlife.
AF-S Micro NIKKOR 60mm f/2.8G ED: This lens is both compact and versatile, allowing the user to shoot landscape as well as macro photography. Nikon's most compact Micro lens for close-up and general photography. It also has close range correction (CRC) built in, providing high performance at a near distance.
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