Painkillers are, for better or worse, the world’s most-used drugs. If you’re one of the millions of people popping them every now and then, they might not look like anything special. But when you look closer, they’re actually small works of art. Photographer Peter Juzak has been shooting various medicinal substances for the past four years, which involves a complex process where he grinds the tablet, puts it on a heated slide to melt it, and sometimes has to wait for more than a week until he can take the perfect picture. By shooting through a Jenalab polarizing microscope, the image is magnified 120…
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