Through the use of long exposures, Michael was able to put into concrete evidence the vivid sight of the glow worms. He hoped to capture the experience that came with watching the worms illuminate the cave.

"Being inside the cave is an incredible experience—one of nature's miracles," recalled Michael.

Michael used his skills as a landscape photographer in taking photos of the glow worms. Growing up, he had for many times been exposed to the phenomenon of glow worms, which can even be found in native bush.

However, it took him a number of trials and errors to catch the miracle that is the luminescent glow worm. A previous experience taking photos of stars around New Zealand's highest peak, Mount Cook, may have helped.

According to Michael, the thought of bioluminescence has crossed his mind in the past, but he is currently working on the projection mapping of Antarctica. The visit to the caves was just a break from his project.

In his visit to the caves, Michael brought with him a Nikon D810, different lenses, such as -24mm f2.8, 24mm f1,4, 35mm f1.4 and the 105mm macro f2.8, and a household LED lamp.

The D810, to Michael, is best for high-resolution night photography and for the lenses he chose to use. The LED lamp was used to calibrate to any color present in the setting. The photographer had to stand in cold water for hours, after finally finding interesting caves that had an abundance of the luminescent creatures. He prefers applying more depth of field in the look of the caves, so he still had to experiment on the settings before getting it right.

The result is a series of photos of glow worms coming to life as they light up the inside of a cave.