These Rare Photographs Will Make You Change The Way You View Common Things In The World

By Andrew Alpin, 30 January 2018

We often take life for granted with little or no consideration or awareness of the routine events and incidents in our lives that somehow to us are never worth a second look.  But! What if you were given a close up view of such things through rare photographs that not many people may have seen before. It would certainly give you a different perspective to life to find that what you though mundane can actually be very fascinating. From the inside of a guitar to the shape of a hand seen only through a network of blood vessels, you’ll love these 20 rare photographs revealing the unseen side of things in life.

1The inside of a guitar

Without the above headline, anyone would think that this is some swanky apartment that only the rich can afford. However it is a close up of the inside of a guitar taken from a micro camera inserted through the guitar.

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2NASA space shuttle leaving the atmosphere

Not many get to see a live shot of a space shuttle taking on from a NASA launch pad. Moreover you don’t see such things broadcasted very often and even if they do, you’re bound to miss it.

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3How your hand looks as a network of blood vessels and veins

This is how your hand would look if only the blood vessels were visible. This is an interesting photograph and it shows how we take our bodies as granted. Something as complex as this certainly needs to be taken care of.

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4The skeleton of a tortoise

Have you ever wondered how the skeleton of a tortoise might look? No one really expects that its backbone will also run along the curve of its shell. This is a spectacular shot.

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5Brick laying in Netherlands

This is how brick laying is done in the Netherlands. If you thought it was a lengthy process requiring workers laboring overnight, then technology has improved such conditions where automated road laying has compacted the process to a couple of hours.

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6The underside of a lily pad

You might have always seen the top of a lily pad but how many actually wonder what lies beneath it. The underside of a lily pad has intricate formations of a cell network that makes it pretty interesting and like an abstract design.

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7A modern battleship

When a ship is in water, you don’t really get to see the underside of it.  The technology and dynamics of a ship require it to be made with certain intricate design in mind to facilitate speed and balance in water. This is what it looks like.

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8A theatre from backstage

Modern theaters aren’t like old fashioned ones where there wasn’t much room behind the stage except for a screen. Today with multi stage productions and special effects, theatres have huge space behind the stage for coordination and applying technology.

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9What you may have looked like as an embryo

This is truly a classic of rare photos of common things although this isn’t something common, it’s fantastic. There was a time we were just small tiny microscopic embryos barely visible and it’s fascinating how we are created into a fully fledged human. This is you as an embryo on the tip of a needle.

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10The blow hole of a blue whale

This is a spectacular shot for which credit must go to the photographer for getting such a close up of a blue whale. This is a brilliant photograph.

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11The top of Mount Everest

This is what it looks like at the top of Mount Everest. Although it may sound an exhilarating experience, the collection of trash and umpteen flags don’t exactly make it a pretty sight.

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12A CT scanner without its cover

This is a CT scanner without its cover and by this we know how complex technology is and how much scientific creativity goes into making such a machine.  It almost looks like work of art.

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13Pearls

What you see in jewelry shops are pearls which have been ground and polished for commercial sale but this what you see here is the original version of a pearl and it looks just as beautiful in its raw state.

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14Artichoke flowers

While the artichoke veggie isn’t that attractive, these artichoke flowers are truly pretty and colorful to look at. The close up shot makes all the difference and the flower more prominent.

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1518th century marvel of engineering

This is a picture of a vault door that was manufactured and built in the 1800. It certainly is a beautiful and sophisticated piece of engineering despite the age in which it was built.

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16Inside of as hedge

This is how a hedge looks like from the inside as this hedge shows after it was cut in half. Notice the network of branches resembling a mini tree?

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17Cornea transplant

This is a macro shot of a cornea transplant and what the eyeball would look like after surgery. The stitches most probably will be removed after some days but right now it makes a nice spiral design.

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18Inside the leaning tower of Pisa

And!! Its empty in case you though it had structures inside it too. There is of course a bell tower right at the top because that was what the tower was built for to serve as a bell tower for the nearby cathedral.

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19Traffic control Beijing

Traffic control is a complex business which is why it requires a huge set up on a large screen such as this to be able to get data for every possible street or road in the city.

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20A cyclist legs after the Tour De France

This is a shot of a cyclists legs taken just after finishing the tour de France. Obviously it is totally pumped up with the pressure of pedaling and hence the intricate network of veins standing out.

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21Back of a bowling alley

You’ve always been in front of a bowling alley, but this is what that area looks like where your pins are stood up. Ever thought of this and what it must look like? In fact it seems a regular workplace as chairs and desks are clearly visible.

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22Inside of an air mattress

The inside of an air mattress like the one in this picture looks like some alien cave or something straight out of a fantasy movie.

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23The world’s largest container ship

This is what human perseverance, evolution and the progress of technology has achieved. It looks spectacular and although this maybe the largest one, something from Maersk may be built and replace its title.

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24Inside of a lighthouse with original Fresnel lens

This makes an interesting shot and while this lamp may look like an ordinary little one that you would use at home, it’s quite large and extremely powerful when light.  You won’t be getting this close when the lighthouse is lit for sure.

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25The inside of a frag grenade

All this does is blow people to smithereens or injure severely. The frag grenade was designed as the first safe grenade. What you see here is the inside of the grenade depicting its firing and exploding mechanism.

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26Space behind a movie theater screen

Like a theatre, a movie theatre also is quite complicated at the back and serves as space for various works. You can also see the speakers attached to the back of the screen as well as the framework holding the screen in place.

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27Gas station underground

No one gives this a second thought as how a gas station network would look like below the surface. All we do is stand in line and wait for gas or just fill up a vehicle and leave. Well, this is pretty interesting.

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28Inside of a visa credit card

It isn’t just that piece of plastic as you think because the micro ship has an interesting network of circuits instead which is what makes the card readable along with its magnetic strip.

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29Inside of a bomb

Now this is directly looking at death and devastation because that is exactly what is inside each of those tiny balls you see stuffed inside of a bomb. This looks like a cluster bomb and also seems a child’s play toy which makes you wonder how something so destructive and deadly also looks so innocent.

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30The inside of a red box

Among rare photos of common things, this is the inside of a redbox machine and it does look really complex. What we see everyday is the shiny casing and covers and no one would give a second thought when renting a DVD. Well, now you know.

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