Worlds of Vishniac

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Vishniac combined his artistic genius with a lifelong passion for science in his pioneering photomicroscopy work. His seminal photographs were featured in Life Magazine as a “New Way to See Living Things.” Vishniac’s contribution helped advance this field and inspired a generation of scientists.

© Gift of Mara Vishniac Kohn, The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, University of California, Berkeley