I ran across Thomas Jackson‘s work on Pinterest and thought it was pretty awesome. His ongoing “Emergent Behavior” series of photographs are inspired by “self-organizing, ’emergent’ systems in nature such as termite mounds, swarming locusts, schooling fish and flocking birds,” says Jackson. “By constructing the pieces from unexpected materials and placing them in environments where they seem least to belong, I aim to tweak the margins of our visual vocabulary, and to invite fresh interpretations of everyday things.” Jackson’s technique for capturing these images is also quite fascinating. (MORE)