JIMBOOMBA man Ralph Grimm is continuing to make a name for himself in photography after snapping one of the top ten science images of 2014.
Mr Grimm was recently awarded a highly commended in the Australia Museum's 2014 New Scientist Eureka Prize for Science Photography for his image 'face of a moth'.
Mr Grimm was previously featured in the Times after winning the 2012 Olympus BioScapes Imaging Competition.
He said he was thrilled to be recognised again for his photography, with which he aims to "bring life closer".
Mr Grimm captured the image of the moth using the technique of reflected light photomicography, a complex photography method involving a microscope.
"There is hundreds of people competing across Australia," he said.
"To get in the top ten is really pretty cool."
Mr Grimm said he chose to enter the image of the moth to highlight the fascinating world of insects.
"Insects perceive their environment in a totally different way (to us) that I have always thought is worth studying," Mr Grimm said.
"I entered this image because of its three dimensional quality, its not a flat image like you usually get with photomicography."
Mr Grimm said the image was unique, as it was unusual to capture the face of a moth with its tongue so clearly defined.
"The tongue is usually tucked inside, or out too far, and you lose the impact and depth of focus in the photograph," he said.
"With this one, it was a luck of the draw image and I thought 'that's really worth showing'.
"You can type that into the internet, head of a moth, and you won't find another image like that."
Mr Grimm said he hoped the photograph would encourage people to look more closely at the world around them.
He said he loved to share his passion for science with his students at Woodridge High School, where he is a regular supply teacher.
"I think today we are brainwashed to look at the world superficially," he said.
"Hardly anyone looks below the surface of things, but you need to look to understand how beautiful the planet is.
"You get the very tiny stuff, like the head of a mosquito, or the compound eyes of an ant or the scales of a butterfly, these amazing structures that people don't see every day.
"With my images I try to connect people to nature."