Photographer Catches Falcon Hitching a Ride on a Goose

A wildlife photographer captured a "once in a lifetime" photo of a peregrine falcon hitching a ride on a goose.

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2023-02-14 20:12

Photographer Catches Great White Shark Exploding Out of the Water

Photographer Jordan Anast captured the spectacular moment a great white shark exploded out of the ocean as he was taking pictures of a surfer. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-10-27 20:21

Photographer Catches Bald Eagles Locking Talons in the Sky

A wildlife photographer has captured an incredible shot of two bald eagles locking talons high in the sky. He had been dreaming of this photo for years before it finally materialized before his lens. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-06-08 18:49

Photographer Catches Whale Breaching Next to a Fishing Boat

A photographer was on a whale-watching trip when he unexpectedly captured incredible photos of a large humpback whale exploding out of the water right next to an unsuspecting fisherman on his boat. Photographer Douglas Croft was in California’s Monterey Bay on April 27th back in 2019 when the memorable moment occurred. “It was quite exciting! […] petapixel.com »

2021-07-21 19:59

Photographer Catches Magical Sunset Proposal… But it Was a Posed Shot

Photographer Denise Cottin accidentally captured a magical moment. On the left side of the picture was a man on bended knee, proposing to his partner. The couple was perched on the top of high rocks in silhouette against a pink sky that was dissolving into yellow with the waves in the foreground catching the golden […] petapixel.com »

2020-12-15 18:47

Photographer Catches Squirrel Stopping to Smell a Flower

Dutch photographer Dick van Duijn was visiting Vienna, Austria, in June when he captured an adorable series of photos showing a squirrel taking a moment out of its busy day to smell the flowers. The wildlife, nature, and landscape photographer tells PetaPixel he was visiting Vienna especially to shoot photos of ground squirrels. “On the […] petapixel.com »

2019-09-18 17:50

Photographer Catches Bald Eagle with Symmetrical Reflection

Amateur photographer Steve Biro was shooting at the Canadian Raptor Conservancy in Ontario last week when he managed to capture this remarkable photo of a bald eagle flying straight at him with a perfectly symmetrical reflection in the water below. petapixel.com »

2019-05-20 20:42

Ep. 172: A Popular Photographer Catches Flack for Entering and Winning His Own Competition – and more

Episode 172 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 –  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Canon Explorer of Light, David Bergman (not subject of title story) In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the […] petapixel.com »

2017-04-30 13:28