Award-winning photographer Nick Veasey uses a variety of specialised imaging equipment to create images that see within. Often collaborating with scientists and boffins, he has built a strong body of work that enables the viewer to appreciate what goes on underneath the surface. The subject matter of these enlightening images is entertaining and wide ranging. X-rays are primarily used for diagnostic radiography and crystallography; they are a form of ionizing radiation and as such can be dangerous. Veasey works in a lead-lined studio that is locked, with him on the outside, during the exposure of the images. Geiger counters are used to ensure safety. Once the x-ray has been exposed on to film it is then scanned at ultra high resolution with special scanning equipment tailored for the process. These digital images are then composed and embellished on computer. The whole process can take weeks, or even months.

Author Biography

Nick Veasey is an award-winning photographer, whose studio is a converted RADAR station on a hill in Kent. He has appeared on television in the UK and USA and his x-ray photography has been featured in newspapers and journals including the Daily Mail and the Daily Record in the UK, the New York Daily News in the US, the Creative Review, Professional Photographer, Photo Magazine, Time and the British Journal of Photography. He lives in Kent.