Spears of pure caffeine, C8H10N4O2. A microscopic view of the world's most popular psychoactive drug.

Process: I put a small pile of the white crystals on a 3"x1" glass microscope slide. I held a lighter underneath for a moment, until the crystals melted, then quickly transferred the slide to a microscope stage with attached camera already rolling to capture the rapidly re-crystallization. As the hot liquid cools, thin crystal spears extend in straight-line geometries, like a miniature abstract stained glass window.

Olympus BX-51 microscope with polarized light, Canon 5D Mark IV, field-of-view 3mm, 4096x2160px

Unlockable: Collector will receive a link to two high-res still images

10% of proceeds go to a carbon offset program :)