BBC Earth is routinely on the cutting-edge of nature documentaries and imaging technology, capturing the hidden world of plants, recording remarkable footage in the world's largest cave, and shooting high-resolution footage in pitch dark conditions.
The finalists for the 2024 edition of the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards are here. As always, the featured images are a fantastic blend of humor and photographic excellence. [Read More]
National Geographic's new interactive digital experience, Into the Amazon, is a visually splendid journey through the Amazon's diverse ecosystems and took years of work by 17 National Geographic Explorers to create. [Read More]
Canon’s fast and intelligent autofocus system makes it one of the best systems to buy into for wildlife photography. In fact, a Canon mirrorless body takes the top spot on both our list of the best wildlife photography cameras overall and the best budget options under $2,000. But, the camera is only half of the …
National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry has spent decades diving around the globe, telling the stories of the world's oceans. For his latest projects, years in the making, he has been much closer to home, documenting the unprecedented -- and deadly -- changes happening in the Gulf of Maine, the waters Skerry grew up visiting as a child on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. [Read More]
When Outdoor Photographer shut down, it devastated landscape, nature, and wildlife photography enthusiasts. However, its spiritual successor, Wild Eye, has been unveiled and will publish its first issue in September. [Read More]
With just a month left before the annual Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards entry period ends, competition organizers have unveiled some of the best submissions so far. Like every year, these early favorites are a potent blend of hilarious animals and excellent photography skills. [Read More]
Nikon has long been a popular choice for amateur and professional wildlife photographers. Since the days of its film and digital SLR cameras, it has committed to engineering robust cameras with swift autofocus and making top-tier telephoto lenses.
In this year's British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA), more than 14,000 incredible wildlife images were whittled down to a single grand prize winner, photographer Ryan Stalker. [Read More]
Whether you've wanted to click birds at your local park or some fancy winged wonders at foreign conservation reserves, seeing the costs of long telephoto lenses can put you off from wanting to buy them.
One of the biggest privileges of being a primatologist is spending time in remote locations with monkeys and apes, living near these animals in their habitats and experiencing their daily lives.
I've seen too many photographers these days shoot portraits at 20 frames a second or more. But beyond that, they then need to sift through all those images in post-production. These days though, it's becoming increasingly ridiculous, with cameras shooting way more images than you possibly need.
Photographer Joel Sartore has reached a significant milestone in his incredible Photo Ark series, photographing the project's 15,000th species, the endangered Miami tiger beetle (Cicindelidia floridana). [Read More]
The winners of the annual Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards have been revealed, celebrating the year's best and most hilarious wildlife shots. [Read More]
The North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) has announced the winners of the 2024 edition of its flagship photo contest, the NANPA Showcase. Featuring 24 beautiful winning images across six categories, the 2024 Showcase delivers some of the most spectacular nature photography of the year. [Read More]
Wildlife photographer and Nikon Ambassador Michelle Valberg is well known for her beautiful photos of Canada's most incredible and iconic animals, including wolves, bears, moose, whales, and so many more. [Read More]
Cape Coral, Florida, a city experiencing unprecedented growth. While great for their economy, the economic boom is disastrous for wildlife, especially species that thrive in open, treeless areas.
The Panasonic Leica 100-400mm f4-6. 3 II is the embodiment of Micro Four Thirds greatest asset: smaller lenses with twice as much reach. Equivalent to a 200-800mm lens, carrying any such equivalent in full frame is nearly guaranteed to create a backache.
A photographer has shared a public service announcement reminding his fellow shooters not to get too close to deer -- especially this time of year. [Read More]
Several telephoto zoom lenses have had problems with autofocus speed when we tested them. But the new Nikon 180-600mm f5-6. 3 VC is quite an incredible difference. More specifically, when Nikon told us that it's not an S series lens, we were even more shocked.
Several telephoto zoom lenses have had problems with autofocus speed when we tested them. But the new Nikon 180-600mm f5-6. 3 VC is quite an incredible difference. More specifically, when Nikon told us that it's not an S series lens, we were even more shocked.
The Nikon z8 is a camera that so many photographers have been waiting for. Since the Nikon z9 was announced a bit over a year ago, I’ve wondered when the z8 would arrive on the scene. For the most part, all the rumors were correct.
Livingstone’s Flying Foxes are the world's rarest species of fruit bat and are categorized as critically endangered as there is only an estimated 1,000 living in the wild.
In the southeast corner of Colorado sits a small town of just under 7,000 people called La Junta. Not only is this small town unique, what happens just outside of it is even more so: thousands of tarantulas “migrate” annually through the Comanche National Grasslands. [Read More]
Scientists are turning dead birds into drones that could be used to spy on wildlife and people.
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Nick Brandt is a conservation photographer whose themes highlight humankind's destructive impact on animals and the natural world. The Day May Break – Chapter Two was shot in Bolivia, a country in western-central South America, over six weeks in February-March 2022. [Read More]
A photographer built his own wildlife pond with an adjacent photo hide so he could capture beautiful photos of flora and fauna. [Read More]
There are certain lenses from Nikon that I consider to be truly unique and special. My favorite of theirs is the 40mm f2. And on the telephoto end, Nikon has quite a few good lenses too. But the new Nikon Z 600mm f4 S has a 1.
The Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards has announced the shortlisted images from its 2022 competition. The 40 images have been whittled down from thousands of entries submitted by both professionals and amateurs the world over. [Read More]
Versatility is the name of the game for the Tamron 50-400mm f4. 5-6. 3 Di III. The lens tacks on a wider view to the more standard 100-400mm lens, creating an 8x zoom lens that picks up where most kit lenses leave off.
"Wait, what?" is quite literally what I said this morning as I got the announcement of the Tamron 150-500mm f5-6. 7 Di III VC VXD coming to Fujifilm X mount. We reviewed this lens a while back, and according to our affiliate sales, it's very popular with you folks in Sony E mount.
In Filipino culture, there's the idea of the Kabayan feast: a giant pig slaughtered and served along with tons of delicious food. Before you Google it and subject yourself to that level of food porn, you should know that the Gura Gear Kiboko City Commuter deserves a Kabayan feast.
We've been actively testing out a bunch of Canon cameras. With the Canon EOS R7's announcement, folks are bound to be curious about how the Canon EOS R5 is against the Canon EOS R7; and they're bound to be curious as to why their cameras don't have some features.
Travel Photographer and Pelican Pro Chris Poplawski and his fellow photographer wife Meagan Bourne have visited countless countries in search of solitude and beauty. [Read More]
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]
Make no mistake, the Canon EOS R7 is going to steal the spotlight for today's announcements from Canon. But the Canon EOS R10 is also really no slouch at all. This is a camera designed for people who want to have something better than their smartphone.
The person who buys the Canon EOS R7 is bound to also be the same person who purchased the Canon 7D Mk II years ago. Action photographers and wildlife photographers are sure to love its specs and performance.
Not many other adventure holidays are as alluring as an African safari that comes with the promise of seeing Africa's Big Five animals up close and in the wild. The thrill of coming into contact with wild animals is hard to beat.
Well, let's be honest here: the new Nikon Z 800mm f6. 3 VR S wasn't a well-kept secret at all. Birding photographers and sports photographers using the Nikon system have been waiting for this. Combined with the focusing algorithms in the Nikon Z9, you've now got a really failproof setup.
A photographer in Michigan has captured humorous photos of two squirrels fighting each other over who gets to eat a piece of lettuce. [Read More]
In fairy tales, foxes are known to be cunning and sly. Fairy tales indeed! You'd better replace these words with ‘sociable, loving, caring and cuddly’. I never thought wild animals could be so affectionate, but they are.
There’s beauty everywhere around us. When we slow down, breathe in deeply, and take a closer look, we’ll notice just how gorgeous and soul-healing life can be. The post People In This Online Group Are Sharing Photos Of The Most Beautiful Places They've Discovered first appeared on Bored Panda.
"Very few people have ever been as close as I have," explains Monterey Bay Aquarium's photographer Tyron Rininger when I asked him how incredible his job is. He's had some fascinating encounters with underwater creatures big and small and has a job that many photographers would envy.
We were surprised to find out that Russian photographer Dmitry Kokh has managed to photograph these large animals. The post Photographer Captured Polar Bears At An Abandoned Station In Russia And His Photos Won A Photography Contest first appeared on Bored Panda.
We were surprised to find out that Russian photographer Dmitry Kokh has managed to photograph these large animals. The post A Russian Wildlife Photographer Goes Viral For Taking Photos Of The Polar Bears At An Abandoned Weather Station first appeared on Bored Panda.
Being a wildlife photographer and after discovering a family of mice by the brambles in my garden, I set about creating a little world and place for the mice to live, building them tiny homes in the style of hobbit houses.
A newly digitized and colorized newsreel from 1933 is providing the world with a fascinating new look at the Tasmanian Tiger, an animal that has been extinct since 1936. The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA), which collects, preserves, and shares Australia’s audiovisual culture, released the 1-minute video this week after it was […]
The Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards has announced the finalists for its 2021 contest, which honors the funniest wildlife photographs captured over the past year. Launched in 2015 by a pair of professional photographers who wished to promote wildlife conservation through humor, the Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards received over 7,000 entries from around the world this […]
Hello, Pandas, I have always said that I don't use photoshop in my wildlife pictures. But I was bored and I thought that it would be fun to contact a photoshopper on Instagram. The post I Asked A Person On Instagram To Photoshop My Wildlife Photos, And This Is The Result (18 Pics) first appeared on Bored Panda.
Self-taught hand embroidery artist Megan Zaniewski has a series of embroideries dedicated to cute animals submerged into water. The post 30 Cute Embroidered Pictures Of Water Animals Enjoying Being In Water By Artist Megan Zaniewski first appeared on Bored Panda.
The shortlist for Close-Up Photographer of the Year has been revealed. The judges whittled down 11,681 photographs to a select few. [Read More]
Nikon's new Stabilized binocular series promises a clear and stable view of distant objects, leveraging the company's optical and image stabilization expertise and technology. [Read More]
DJI drones are helping biologists and researchers safely track and monitor lions in Uganda, aiding in vital conservation efforts. [Read More]
A month after Oceanographic Magazine showed off the outstanding finalists of its 2024 Ocean Photographer of the Year contest, the judges have selected the competition's overall winners.
Namibia is planning to kill more than 700 wild animals, including elephants, zebras, and hippos, and distribute the meat to the people struggling with food insecurity as the country grapples with its worst drought in 100 years. [Read More]
What makes a great wildlife camera? Excellent image quality, lots of megapixels, strong autofocus performance, fast shooting speeds, robust build quality, and access to great telephoto lenses.
The California Academy of Sciences has revealed the winners of its BigPicture Photography Competition which celebrates Earth's biodiversity and highlights the threats it faces. [Read More]
Camera traps are instrumental for wildlife biologists and conservationists to monitor the health of animal populations. In some cases, camera traps even spot species that are seldom seen by people.
41-year-old musician and school band director Michael Sanchez bought his first camera just a month ago. Last week, while trying to get nice sunrise landscape shots at Hug Point along the Oregon coast, Sanchez took photos of a small, dark-looking bird in the dim dawn light.
For nearly as long as I've been taking pictures, I've loved photographing loons. They have offered countless hours of joy behind the lens, taught me lessons about photography and ecology, and helped me find weaknesses in the cameras I've spent my career evaluating. [Read More]
Canadian nature photographer Liron Gertsman captured one of the best total solar eclipse photos PetaPixel has ever seen. Gertsman's remarkable wildlife photo, The Frigatebird and the Diamond Ring, was years in the making and the culmination of research, hard work, practice, scouting, and a pinch of luck.
Even though the historic flood plains of the once mighty Rio Grande have long been tamed by human dams and irrigation canals, birds keep returning annually to spend winter in the relatively mild climate of New Mexico. [Read More]
The winners of the 2023 Canadian Photos of the Year competition held by Canadian Geographic have been announced.
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Every fall, as the days get shorter and colder, a groundswell of tarantulas takes over the landscape of La Junta, Colorado, and the surrounding southeastern Colorado region.
National Geographic's new television series, Incredible Animal Journeys, follows animals across every landscape in the world as they embark on epic migrations. [Read More]
A black bear so large that he is described by a wildlife agency as a "thicc boi" has been caught on camera.
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A month after Oceanographic Magazine showed off the outstanding finalists of its 2024 Ocean Photographer of the Year contest, the judges have selected the competition's overall winners.
Nikon has done a great job providing a robust full-frame lens lineup for the Z-mount. There are so many choices that we thought it necessary to help narrow the field for you to this list of our favorite options across different focal lengths. [Read More]
A fish doorbell camera in Utrecht, the Netherlands has been captivating viewers all around the world who are looking out for any fish that need to pass through a boat lock in a Dutch canal. [Read More]
A set of painterly trail cam photos capturing an epic fight between two golden eagles and a coyote over a deer carcass have gone viral. [Read More]
Nature photographer Henri Olckers spotted a leopard hiding in the tall grass in South Africa's Kruger National Park while driving past. The leopard is so well camouflaged that other visitors struggled to see it. [Read More]
Nikon described itself as "passionate" about providing firmware updates to its users, and the company demonstrated this commitment yet again with Nikon Z9 firmware version 5.
Aerial drones have revolutionized the way visual artists can tell stories, and the burgeoning field of underwater drones has begun to achieve the same transformative power for aquatic photo and video. [Read More]
A photographer set up a hidden trail camera -- only to later discover that a beaver had hilariously buried the recording device in the mud. [Read More]
Tamron Americas revealed that John Calvin and Chandler Weber won the lensmaker's Tamron User Photo/Video Contest 2023.
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