About

Published Works

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17 January 2011

Once in a while, I get requests to publish or exhibit my photos in various media – most for a fee and some for free, depending on the purpose and cause. This page consolidates some of the ones available to the public. Several others have also requested for the use of the images for educational material, but were not listed here. Will update this page from time to time.

Just a simple log of some of the published material, each representing a step toward bringing my photos to a larger audience.

Published/Exhibited in 2022

Image not available

Sep 2022

Beetles of the World
Quarto Publishing

25 photos
Image not available

Aug 2022

BBC Wildlife Magazine
Issue 495

1 photo
Image not available

Jul 2022

BBC Wildlife Magazine
Issue 493

1 photo
Image not available

Jul 2022

Ants – A Visual, Scientific Guide
Princeton University Press

10 photos
Image not available

Jun 2022

BBC Wildlife Magazine
Issue 492

1 photo
Image not available

May 2022

BBC Wildlife Magazine
Issue 491

1 photo
Image not available

Mar 2022

Monstrous Beasts
Scholastic Inc

1 photo
Image not available

Jan 2022

Field Guide to Spiders of South Africa
Penguin Random House

16 photos

Published/Exhibited in 2021

Image not available

Dec 2021

Scholar Zone Extended Learning
Scholastic Inc

1 photo

Nov 2021

狮城有约

都市野生:找蜘蛛的乐趣
Singapore Channel 8 “Hello Singapore” Feature News Segment

Oct 2021

Channel News Asia (Singapore)

Singapore After Work: Episode 1
Documentary
Image not available

August 2021

Ranger Rick Jr.
2021 August Issue

3 photos
202104-scienceetviejunior

April 2021

Science et Vie Junior
Issue N°380

1 photo
202104-animal-elegy

April 2021

Animal Elegy (アニマルエレジー)
TV Asahi

1 photo
202103-rangerrickjr

March 2021

Ranger Rick Jr.
2021 March Issue

2 photos
Image not available

February 2021

Jurong Lake Gardens
Info Signage

2 photos

Published/Exhibited in 2020

Image not available

December 2020

The Guests of the Ants
Bert Hoelldobler and Christina Kwapich

1 photo
202007-extremely_gross_animals

July 2020

Extremely Gross Animals
Claire Eamer

Purchase from Amazon
1 photo

June 2020

Spiders of the World: A Guide to Every Family
Norman Platnick

Purchase from Amazon
20 photos
202106-lanternflies-mysterious-insects

June 2020

Lanternflies -Mysterious Insects-
Munetoshi Maruyama

X-Knowledge
6 photos
Image not available

May 2020

Student Cards

Scholastic
1 photo
202004-howdoanimalsdothats2

April 2020

How Do Animals Do That?
Season 2

Animal Planet
2 photos, 1 video
202001-stunninganimalarchitecture

January 2020

Stunning animal architecture

Why Evolution is True
Feature Article

Published/Exhibited in 2019

201912-scienceetviejunior

December 2019

SCIENCE et VIE Junior
Issue n°364

Mondadori Magazine France

November 2019

Nature secrète : Merveilles insolites du vivant

Purchase from Amazon

October 2019

Moths: A Complete Guide to Biology and Behavior

Purchase from Amazon

August 2019

Bet You Didn’t Know! 2: Outrageous, Awesome, Out-of-This-World Facts

Purchase from Amazon

April 2019

Borneo Spiders: A Photographic Field Guide
Joseph K H Koh & Nicky Bay

Co-Author

Published/Exhibited in 2018

Not updated

Published/Exhibited in 2017

Not fully updated

Science et Vie - 2017 July

July 2017

SCIENCE et VIE Junior

Mondadori Magazine France
2017 July issue, 1 photo
GBIF Science Review 2017

June 2017

GBIF Science Review

2017 Edition
Cover Photo
A Guide to Lanternflies of Borneo

April 2017

A Guide to Lanternflies of Borneo

Purchase from NHP Borneo
Several photos
荷枪保安以为盗文物 吴哥窟拍昆虫 狮城男遭围捕 - 联合晚报

24 March 2017

Lianhe Wanbao (联合晚报)

荷枪保安以为盗文物 吴哥窟拍昆虫 狮城男遭围捕 – 联合晚报
Feature Story by 高庭敏
Page 8
Pulsating spider from S’pore baffles scientists, makes it into National Geographic

13 March 2017

Mothership.sg

Pulsating spider from S’pore baffles scientists, makes it into National Geographic
Feature Article by Belmont Lay
Local photographer captures shots of unique spider with mirror-like patches on abdomen

6 March 2017

AsiaOne

Local photographer captures shots of unique spider with mirror-like patches on abdomen
Feature Article by Sean Yap
Photo not available

March 2017

SCIENCE et VIE Junior

Mondadori Magazine France
2017 March issue, 1 photo
Photo not available

February 2017

Finnish Creation Magazine Luominen

2017 February issue, 1 photo

Published/Exhibited in 2016

Disco Spider Pulsates With Color, Baffling Scientists

16 December 2016

National Geographic

Disco Spider Pulsates With Color, Baffling Scientists
Feature Story by Nadia Drake
Incredible eye-popping images show insects appearing to glow in the dark after being exposed to ultraviolet light

11 December 2016

Daily Mail

Incredible eye-popping images show insects appearing to glow in the dark after being exposed to ultraviolet light
Feature Article by Rebecca Taylor
BBC Focus Magazine

8 December 2016

BBC Focus Magazine

2016 Issue 302, pages 10 to 11
BBC Focus Magazine
Eye Opener Feature – Mobile disco
Frankfurter Allgemeine Quarterly

November 2016

Frankfurter Allgemeine Quarterly

Winter 2016/17 Issue, page 118
Frankfurter Allgemeine Quarterly
Photo Feature
Bizarre-Looking Beetle Has an Even Weirder Sex Life

27 October 2016

National Geographic

Bizarre-Looking Beetle Has an Even Weirder Sex Life
1 photo
Article by Erika Engelhaupt
Animal Planet Strange, Unusual, Gross & Cool Animals

October 2016

Strange, Unusual, Gross & Cool Animals

Animal Planet
12 photos
Purchase on Amazon
These spectacular 'mirror spiders' have shapeshifting silver abdomens

26 September 2016

TreeHugger

These spectacular ‘mirror spiders’ have shapeshifting silver abdomens
Feature Article by Kimberley Mok
Photos of Mirror Spiders with Silvery ‘Scales’ That Grow and Shrink

24 September 2016

PetaPixel

Photos of Mirror Spiders with Silvery ‘Scales’ That Grow and Shrink
Feature Article by Michael Zhang
Macro Photos Capture the Dazzling “Mirror Spider” with Its Changing Mosaic of Reflective Panels

23 September 2016

My Modern Met

Macro Photos Capture the Dazzling “Mirror Spider” with Its Changing Mosaic of Reflective Panels
Feature Article by Sara Barnes
Everyday alien creatures: Singapore photographer's stunning shots of South-east Asian spiders

23 September 2016

Straits Times

Everyday alien creatures: Singapore photographer’s stunning shots of South-east Asian spiders
Interview by Annabeth Leow
Photographer Nicky Bay Documents Mirror Spiders Adjusting their Silver Plates to Appear More Reflective

22 September 2016

Colossal

Photographer Nicky Bay Documents Mirror Spiders Adjusting their Silver Plates to Appear More Reflective
Feature Article by Christopher Jobson
Journal of Arachnology, Volume 44 Issue 2

July 2016

Journal of Arachnology

Volume 44 Issue 2 Cover Photo
More information
Orb weaver spider (Acacesia sp.) - DSC_9559

14 July 2016 to 7 January 2017

Senckenberg Natural History Museum, Germany

Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum
Senckenberganlage 25
60325 Frankfurt
Germany
Website | Facebook page | Opening Day Blog Post
Spider Photo Exhibition
No picture available

May 2016

India: An Illustrated Natural History

1 photo
Superbug

April 2016

Superbug

Dorling Kindersley Publishing
23 photos
More information
8 Kleine Dieren Met Grote Trek - Miniatuur MOORDEN

March 2016

KIJK Magazine

2016 Issue 3, pages 48 to 55
8 Kleine Dieren Met Grote Trek – Miniatuur MOORDEN
8-page Feature Article
Fotoserie: 5 Creaties van de kleins architecten ter wereld

4 February 2016

HP De Tijd

Fotoserie: 5 Creaties van de kleins architecten ter wereld
Feature Article by Rowie van der Vliet
Act of Love

January 2016

Act of Love

Sagami Rubber Industries
1 photo
Purchase on Amazon
7 Mysterious Structures From The World’s Smallest Architects

29 January 2016

Bored Panda

7 Mysterious Structures From The World’s Smallest Architects
Photo Article by Nicky Bay

Published/Exhibited in 2015

The Hidden Wonders of the Amazon

24 December 2015

DIYPhotography.NET

The Hidden Wonders of the Amazon
Feature Article by Liron Samuels
Science&Vie Junior

December 2015

SCIENCE et VIE Junior

Mondadori Magazine France
2015 December issue, 1 photo, page 51
Next Time You See a Spiderweb

October 2015

Next Time You See a Spiderweb

NSTA Kids
3 photos
Purchase on Amazon
Picture not available

September 2015

Beautiful Creatures

PEST Control India
6 photos
Nina and the Neurons

July 2015

BBC CBeebies

Nina and the Neurons
1 photo in TV series
Nicky Bay's Review of the Venus Optics 15MM Wide Angle Macro Lens

9 July 2015

DIYPhotography.NET

Nicky Bay’s Review of the Venus Optics 15MM Wide Angle Macro Lens
Lens Review by Nicky Bay
Review: The Venus Optics Laowa 15mm f/4 1:1 Wide Angle Macro Lens

29 June 2015

PetaPixel

Review: The Venus Optics Laowa 15mm f/4 1:1 Wide Angle Macro Lens
Lens Review by Nicky Bay
Discovery Bugopedia

April 2015

Discovery Bugopedia

Scout Books and Media
2 photos
Purchase on Amazon
Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum - DSC_8469

28 April 2015

Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, Singapore

Website | Facebook page
Digital displays and print exhibits
BBC - Now you see it, now you don't

5 April 2015

BBC Earth

Now you see it, now you don’t
Feature Article by Ceri Maclure
Watch this spider transform into a mirror

30 March 2015

Ripley’s Believe It or Not!

Watch this spider transform into a mirror
Feature Article by Suzanne Smagala-Potts
Close Ups from Close By

February 2015

News for Kids

Close Ups from Close By
2015 Issue 117, cover and center spread
Feature article by Shameen Idiculla
S’porean’s macro photography reveals all the weird & wonderful species of insects on this island

14 January 2015

Mothership.sg

S’porean’s macro photography reveals all the weird & wonderful species of insects on this island
Feature Article by Belmont Lay
Caccia fotografica: insetti in primo piano

14 January 2015

Le Scienze (Italian edition of Scientific American)

Caccia fotografica: insetti in primo piano
Feature Article by Priscilla di Thiene
Macro Photos that Capture the Beauty and Diversity of Insects in Singapore’s Rainforests

9 January 2015

PetaPixel

Macro Photos that Capture the Beauty and Diversity of Insects in Singapore’s Rainforests
Feature Article by Michael Zhang
Macro Photographs of Singapore’s Most Unusual Insects and Arachnids by Nicky Bay

8 January 2015

Colossal

Macro Photographs of Singapore’s Most Unusual Insects and Arachnids by Nicky Bay
Feature Article by Christopher Jobson
Love Them or Hate Them, These Ultraviolet Macros Will Change the Way You See Arthropods

1 January 2015

DIYPhotography.net

Love Them or Hate Them, These Ultraviolet Macros Will Change the Way You See Arthropods
Feature Article by Liron Samuels

Published/Exhibited in 2014

A Velvet Worm Named for Totoro

21 October 2014

WIRED Science

A Velvet Worm Named for Totoro
Feature Article by Gwen Pearson
WTF Evolution?!

October 2014

WTF Evolution?! by Mara Grunbaum

Workman Publishing
2 photos
Purchase on Amazon
Spiders and Scary Creepy Crawlies

September 2014

Ripley Twists: Spiders and Scary Creepy Crawlies

Ripley Publishing
20 photos
Purchase on Amazon
WIRED - Blue Bees

25 August 2014

WIRED Science

Nature Zen: Blue Bees
Feature Article by Gwen Pearson
I, Photographer: Macro Photography

17 July 2014

Razor TV

I, Photographer: Macro Photography
Feature Video by Calvin Seah, SPH
The Many Charms of Cockroaches

28 June 2014

Science News Magazine

Society for Science and the Public
The Many Charms of Cockroaches
1 photo, pages 4 and 5

4 April to 25 May 2014

Galerie du Lion, France

Drôles de bestioles : la nature dans tous ses états
Photo exhibition
6, rue Croix de Malte
45000 Orléans


An exhibition lasting two months with my works occupying the entire level 2 of the gallery. Just an hour on train from Paris and next to Loire Valley!

February 2014

WIRED Science

The Strange World of Bug Sex, in Pictures
Feature Article by Nadia Drake

January 2014

WIRED Science

Engrossingly Gross Photos of Spiders and Insects Eating Each Other
Feature Article by Nadia Drake

Published/Exhibited in 2013

5 December 2013

WIRED Science

Bugs and Spiders Disguised as Poop, Leaves, and Each Other
Feature Article by Nadia Drake

November 2013

WIRED Science

Luminous Beauty: The Secret World of Fluorescent Arthropods
Feature Article by Gwen Pearson

October 2013

Makrotreff

Porträt: Ein Meister der Makrofotografie – Nicky Bay
Feature Interview

October 2013

ZEIT Wissen Magazine

Caution! Spiders! – Eight Legs and a Funeral
Feature Article, Pages 83 to 91
“These animals are mean, vicious and at the same time beautiful.”

September 2013

Scientific American

Photographer Nicky Bay’s Purple Centipedes and Singapore Blues
Feature Article by Bec Crew

19 August 2013

National Geographic

7 Demonic Creatures: Thorny Devil, Satanic Gecko, More
Feature Article by Liz Langley, #6 Ogre Faced Spider

August 2013

The Photographic Society of NUS

Snapshots Issue 2 – Interview with Nicky Bay
Feature Interview, Pages 45 to 50

August 2013

Le Huffington Post

Araignées: les spécimens les plus impressionnants et les plus surprenants
Feature Article

13 August 2013

The Weather Channel

Rarely Seen Spiders of Singapore are Creepy and Beautiful
Feature Article by Sean Breslin

8 August 2013

Daily Mail

Spiders in disguise: The bizarre tropical arachnids that deliberately resemble everything from ladybirds to bird dung to tree stumps
Feature Article by Sarah Griffiths

7 August 2013

The Huffington Post

Spider Photos By Nicky Bay Showcase the Bugs’ Terrifying Beauty
Feature Article

August 2013

Colossal

The Most Beautifully Terrifying Spiders You Never Knew Existed
Feature Article

July 2013

WIRED Science

These Are the Most Exquisitely Weird Spiders You Will Ever See
Feature Article by Nadia Drake

Published/Exhibited in 2012

July 2012

中天新聞: 新聞龍捲風

新聞龍捲風 – 昆虫以伪装术
Taiwan Feature News Segment

July 2012

SINA.com

昆虫以假乱真绝妙伪装术
Feature Article
Note: This article was replicated in Chinese from the original one on The Telegraph, with numerous duplicates on China websites. A simple search on Google returned most of them: Search “微距照片 Nicky Bay”

July 2012

The Telegraph

Insects and spiders that have mastered the art of disguise
Feature Article
Photo not available

July to September 2012

American Museum of Natural History, New York City
SPIDERS Exhibit

May 2012

Israel Broadcasting Authority

רוצח וגם יורש
Feature Article on Ant-Snatching Assassin Bug

Published/Exhibited in 2011

December 2011 to January 2012

National University of Singapore, Central Library

Sarawak Insects Photo Exhibition
Photo Exhibition

September 2011

Popular Photography Magazine

Your Best Shot Sep 2011
Your Best Shot, Front Cover and Page 32

January 2011

asia! Magazine

Bizarre Bugs
Feature Article by Debby Ng

Published/Exhibited in 2010

December 2010

asia! Magazine

Bugs in Love
Feature Article by Debby Ng

December 2010

Popular Photography Magazine

Your Best Shot Dec 2010
Your Best Shot, Page 38
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