This series shows the growth and development of a Small Cabbage White - Pieris rapae as a caterpillar pupa and butterfly. The photos of the caterpillar were taken at fixed intervals (every 2 days) and proportioned to show not only how the caterpillar changes, but also how much it has grown.
This series is part of the Development Documentary Project, in which I recorded the growth and development of more than 80 very different animal species over 9 years.
My name is Marlonneke Willemsen and I am a documentary photographer. During my studies (Business Economics at Erasmus University), I came into contact with photography through a part-time job as a journalist/reporter. I enjoyed this so much that after my studies I started a course at the Fotovakschool. I.. Read more…