Gorgeous Photography of The Elements We all know the periodic table of the elements from high school chemistry, but have you ever wondered what the actual chemical elements look like? Japanese chemist and photographer R. Tanaka is on a mission to photograph the world’s most photogenic elements and we dare say he succeeded with flying colors. Check out his website and Flickr page to see more wonderful images of the elements. Pictured above: Bismuth Source: Neatorama photographyelementschemistry