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You need a special microscope to see the images at this invisible photography exhibition

The pictures are about the width of a human hair.

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The world’s first invisible photography exhibition (The Big Bang Fair)

Tiny images – about the width of a human hair – are going on display at a gallery in the UK.

Visitors at Dotography: The World’s First Invisible Photography Exhibition in Birmingham will need a special microscope provided by the gallery to see the pictures.

World's first invisible photography exhibition.
The images are invisible to the naked eye (The Big Bang Fair)

The exhibition at the city’s Link Street was designed by The Big Bang Fair to get young people inspired about Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (Stem), and will showcase 22 images – some of which celebrate landmark scientific moments from the past.

Handheld microscopes provided by the gallery can be clipped onto the back of any smartphone (The Big Bang Fair)

In addition, there are also original submissions – including those from The Great British Bake-Off finalist finalist Andrew Smyth, wildlife expert Liz Bonnin and and actor Ben Miller – that showcase Stem in everyday lives.

Neil Armstrong taking mankind's first ever steps on the moon.
Neil Armstrong taking mankind’s first ever steps on the moon (Nasa)

Also on display are photos from TV actor Ben Miller and comedian Lucy Porter, with Miller’s picture showing his child’s Lego-building skills and Porter’s being a baby bump selfie.

GBBO finalist Andrew Smyth shared an image of an image of his Rolls-Royce jet engine cake (Andrew Smyth/The Big Bang Fair)

Without the microscope, they are completely invisible to the naked eye.

The images were created by engineers at Scrona (The Big Bang Fair)

“We hope visitors young and old will have fun hunting down the invisible images and that the unique experience will demonstrate the boundless possibilities of Stem to them – in turn inspiring the next generation to take a keen interest in the ever-changing field, perhaps even leading them to become a part of it themselves in the future.”

The exhibition, which is free to attend, is open from Wednesday January 24 for four days.

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