Silky Sands, Turquoise Surf

The Indian Ocean’s islands are world-renowned for their beaches, but few holidaymakers realise how the sandy shores of these blissful retreats were actually formed. Cue macro photographer Harold Taylor, who put sand from five Indian Ocean beaches under the microscope to highlight the varying coastlines of five places: Réunion, the Maldives, the Seychelles, Mauritius and Sri Lanka. This is paradise – but as you've never seen it before.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/asia/articles/The-secrets-of-the-Indian-Oceans-beaches/

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