My first experience with the Canon EOS R1 was in the sweltering heat of Phoenix, Arizona with a pre-production unit. There is of course, only so much that you can test with a pre-production unit under predefined conditions. [Read More]
TTArtisan announced a new red (or green) dot sight for wildlife photographers. It attaches to a camera's hotshoe and is designed to make it easier to track distant subjects. [Read More]
It has been a long time coming, but the EOS R1 is finally here. For years, the Canon R1 has been teased and hinted at before getting an official announcement two months ago.
"Medium Format cameras can’t shoot sports, action, and wildlife," they said. Well, maybe now they can.
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One of these iguanas is not like the others.
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New photos and videos show one of the rarest birds in the world, offering a new look at the hummingbird.
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Humans might have sheltered in place, but animals were on the move during the pandemic's lockdown days.
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A new camera system developed by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) allows for a better look at elusive sea predators. [Read More]
When OM Digital Solutions purchased, and thereby saved, Olympus' incredible photographic history and slate of digital cameras from the brink of collapse in 2021, there were many questions about what would happen to the Olympus Micro Four Thirds system.
French photographer Emilie Talpin did not pick up her first camera until 2018 but within just a few years, she became both an OM SYSTEM Ambassador and a highly respected photo educator best known for her favorite photography genres: macro and nature. [Read More]
Hall of Fame baseball pitcher Randy Johnson is a passionate and skillful photographer pursuing wildlife, music concerts, and travel photography. When Johnson retired from Major League Baseball in 2010, he returned to his photography major (photojournalism) from 1983 to 1985 at the University of Southern California. [Read More]
Growing up in the crowded European country of Belgium, few things symbolized the American Dream as much as the iconic Mustang. No, not the Ford muscle car. The wild horse! [Read More]
A wildlife photographer in Africa captured a photo that powerfully illustrates "a mother's desperation" in protecting her offspring from harm. [Read More]
In the latest episodes of Andrew Budziak's "Edge of Frame" series about urban wildlife photography, he continues his trek eastward across Canada, this time making productive stops in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and Montreal, Quebec. [Read More]
What is the animal sighting that tops many visitors’ wishlists in Yellowstone, Canada, or Alaska? You might think the answer is straightforward: grizzly bears. Wolves.
A recent email from a photographer friend congratulated me on successfully navigating’ a "minefield" and walking "a very tricky tightrope." These sound like dramatic ways to describe the production of a book. [Read More]
Canadian wildlife photographer Andrew Budziak has released the second episode in his new video series, "Edge of Frame." The six-part series follows Budziak on a journey across Canada to capture beautiful urban wildlife photography. [Read More]
A photographer captured a plucky peregrine falcon battling a far larger pelican after it flew too close to its nest.
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Toronto-based wildlife photographer Andrew Budziak has launched a new video series, "Edge of Frame," focusing on urban wildlife across Canada. The series is made in conjunction with Narcity and will feature six episodes, each focusing on a specific urban critter that calls a Canadian city home. [Read More]
The winners of the 2023 British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) have been announced. An image of a red fox walking through its destroyed habitat has earned the top prize. [Read More]
A group of polar bears exploring an abandoned Soviet village in the Arctic has won Nature Photographer of the Year 2022.
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Capturing a snow leopard is considered by many to be the holy grail of wildlife photography. But when it comes to manipulating an image of the world's most elusive big cat, how far is too far? [Read More]
Russian photographer Mike Korostelev has won 2022’s European Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, held by the German Society for Nature Photography (GDT), for his underwater photography of hippos. [Read More]
A bull elk has been caught on camera charging at a photographer after the eager cameraman made the mistake of getting too close to the wild animal during mating season. [Read More]
OM SYSTEM Ambassador and wildlife photographer Buddy Eleazer has traveled the world in search of unique moments that tell the stories of the world’s most fascinating animals. [Read More]
Redwood is an upcoming wildlife photography-themed board game where players compete to compose the most beautiful panorama.
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Over 100 photographers are coming together for the return of Prints for Wildlife, a campaign to sell limited numbers of wildlife photo prints to benefit the conservation of non-profit African parks. [Read More]
Ben Knoot is a nature photographer and OM SYSTEM Ambassador whose passion for wildlife photography was born from his love of birds. The 26-year-old has traveled the world to document avian life with his OM SYSTEM OM-1 camera and shares his tips for capturing this fast moving and often unpredictable wildlife. [Read More]
A new study that represents the largest photo database ever made consists of more than 120,000 photos taken in eight countries in the Amazon. It highlights the staggering array of wildlife in the region. [Read More]
AI-powered camera traps are being used for more than just documenting and monitoring animals -- they have also been a crucial tool in protecting the local wildlife from poachers, such is the case in Gabon in Central Africa. [Read More]
Remembering Wildlife has started work on a new book that will feature photos of the eight remaining species of bears found in the wild. All profits from its sale will go towards protecting them. [Read More]
Dutch photographer Hannie Heere was photographing barn owls when she captured an adorable shot of a baby barn owl running across grass. Heere is 63-year-old and lives in the city of Dordrecht in The Netherlands.
After a one-year hiatus, The Nature Conservancy has resumed its Global Photo Contest and revealed the winning images of this year’s competition. The Nature Conservancy is a global conservation organization that works in 72 countries and is dedicated to conserving the lands and waters on which all life depends. The organization runs an annual photo […]
So, you just bought a fancy new telephoto or macro lens and can’t wait to get in super tight, frame-filling photos on a cool subject of animals or plants set off against a posterboard smooth background.
Throughout photography history, determined, creative, and brave photographers have gone to extreme lengths to capture the perfect shot. Here’s a curious photo from the 1890s that shows a crazy tripod setup used by wildlife photography pioneers in the 1890s.
Summer is just around the corner in the United States, and national parks are getting ready for an influx of visitors. As a helpful PSA, the National Park Service just released this humorous “Wildlife Petting Chart” showing where tourists and photographers can safely pet large wild animals. In short: nowhere. If you want a free […]
An international initiative called the New Big 5 project has announced the new Big 5 animals for wildlife photographers to pursue trophy photos of. The “Big 5” is a historical term used by trophy hunters in Africa to group the five most prized and dangerous animals to shoot and kill. This group consisted of the […]
WildArt Photographer of the Year, a new international wildlife competition, has announced the winners of its first contest that is themed “wet. ” It is the first of 10 competitions the organization is launching in 2021.
It’s that time of year again. Our favorite time of year. The time of year when we get to share the finalists (and eventually the winners) of the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards. A chance to remind ourselves that wildlife isn’t always so majestic… sometimes it’s downright silly. The 44 finalists for the 2020 Comedy Wildlife […]
Wildlife photographer Steve Perry of Backcountry Gallery has just completed a massive review of the Nikon D6. And after using the camera in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Badlands National Park, Custer State Park, and Yellowstone National Park, he has some thoughts on whether or not wildlife photographers should consider buying Nikon’s flagship DSLR. As you […]
If you’ve spent any time on social media over the past 48 hours, you’ve probably seen this video. Recorded by young zoologist and wildlife photographer Dani Connor, the short clip of a baby red squirrel eating has been spreading across the Web like wildfire.
Expert wildlife photographer Steve Perry has created an excellent “crash course” in Bird in Flight photography that he’s sharing for free with all of us. The video covers 10 techniques/tips that “will give you all the basics you need to start filling your memory card with wall-hangers.
After revealing the finalists of this year’s contest in September, the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards have finally revealed the 2019 winners. If you need a dose of humor in your life—and after all the dire financial news lately, who doesn’t—scroll down to see the photography equivalent of “wildlife does the darndest things.” This year’s contest […]
The covered Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition—a contest developed and produced by the Natural History Museum, London—has revealed a set of 15 “highly commended” images from this year’s competition.
The UK’s Hawk Conservancy Trust recently earned quite a bit of attention for their cause when a pair of Burrowing Owls they were trying to document discovered their hidden camera. The resulting video, which shows the owls “taking out” the camera, makes for a humorous entry in the battle of man vs beast. The video […]
This past weekend, just off the coast of Cornwall, UK, underwater cinematographer Dan Abbott and wildlife biologist Lizzie Daly captured what is being called the most viral wildlife story of the year: incredible footage of a rare human-sized jelly fish swimming alongside Daly in the murky deep. The footage was captured on the last day […]
Danish biologist Mogens Trolle recently captured this charming video of a curious young monkey at the Tangkoko Nature Reserve in Sulawesi, Indonesia who decided to give wildlife photography. Or, at least, that’s what it seems to be doing.
It frustrates me to see so many fake wildlife photographs of amphibians and reptiles on social media. That’s because those staged photos of captive animals in unnatural positions and situations go viral on a regular basis, and this “success” can inspire other people to follow them in their footsteps. The process of staging the amphibians […]
Wildlife photographers Chris Bray and his wife, Jess, were leading a photo tour of Antarctica and South Georgia when the duo had a warm and fuzzy encounter with a curious (and huge) baby elephant seal.
When I look back at my journey as a wildlife photographer especially as I scroll through my images on my editing screen a few things become apparent. Firstly, most of my pictures were either action or close up portrait, and secondly, the editing was awful.
National Geographic photographer Thomas Peschak has won the 2025 Eliza Scidmore Award for Outstanding Storytelling.
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The Remembering Wildlife organization has announced Remembering Tigers, the ninth book in a series designed to bring attention to species that are threatened around the world. [Read More]
A wildlife photographer captured the first-ever image of an elusive bird of prey long thought to be lost.
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The winners of the Mangrove Photography 2024 Awards have been announced, a competition celebrating the fragile watery ecosystems. [Read More]
Canadian photographer Chris Whitty captured a rare white loon after spending years searching for it.
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Photographer Jack Lodge has spent over 30 evenings and early mornings with barn owls in the U.K. but has never witnessed anything as dramatic as what he captured last weekend. [Read More]
Scientists photographed an orangutan treating a large wound on its cheek with a medicinal plant in world-first images.
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In a delightful video, a chimpanzee and a photographer share an incredible moment as the animal drinks from the person's hands. [Read More]
Researchers captured footage of a deep-sea bioluminescent squid more than a kilometer below the surface of the ocean.
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An 18-year-old wildlife photographer was found dead in a state park he often visited to capture images.
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A photographer captured a "once in a lifetime photo" when a bobcat appeared from nowhere to pounce and take down a giant blue heron that he had his camera trained on. [Read More]
When I heard about the latest Sigma lens, the 500mm f/5.6 DG DN Sport, I wanted to revisit the Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary. The new lens sounded ideal because it is unobtrusive, lightweight enough to handhold easily, and has the reach to capture these elusive Wolfdogs in their natural surroundings. [Read More]
With the announcement of the OM SYSTEM OM-1 Mark II and the M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 150-600 F5.0-6.3 IS Lens, wildlife photography has never been more accessible. Professional wildlife photographer Andy Rouse recently used both on a wildlife safari in the Masai Mara, and he shares exclusively with PetaPixel his favorite images and initial impressions of the kit's wildlife performance. [Read More]
Camera traps in Malaysia have provided a rare glimpse into the country's wildlife and conservation efforts, especially those surrounding extremely rare Malayan tigers. [Read More]
Two wildlife photographers on safari in Africa last month had a terrifying encounter when they were charged at by an enormous hippo. [Read More]
Colby Brown is a travel, wildlife, and humanitarian photographer who has traveled to over 120 countries in his 18-year career. Spending nearly six months a year traveling to the farthest corners of the globe, the Pennsylvania-based photographer uses his art to advocate for conservation, cultural preservation, and environmental awareness. [Read More]
When the Nikon Zf was announced, it felt like an early look at what the Z6 III would eventually be. But a little less than a year later and the Z6 III came with some important differences compared to the retro-inspired Zf.
The winners of the 2024 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year competition have been announced with an image taken from a drone of two humpback whales cooperating to hunt a school of fish taking home the $6,800 (10,000 AUD) prize. [Read More]
Heading out into the Hong Kong night, photographer Lawrence Hylton is on the lookout for something lots of people will avoid: lurking creatures. [Read More]
A cameraman lived up a tree for three weeks to film millions of bats migrating -- in a spectacle that is considered to be the largest mammal migration on Earth. [Read More]
The National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme of the United Kingdom has a new tool to monitor the declining hedgehog population: artificial intelligence. [Read More]
A photographer in Tanzania captured a set of amusing photos showing a pride of lions snoozing on Caterpillar construction vehicles. [Read More]
Years of traveling the plains of the Mara have etched countless wildlife encounters into my memory. From the heart-stopping chase of a cheetah to the tender moments in prides of lions. [Read More]
Open Planet, a free visual library, is making videos of nature free for non-commercial and non-profit use, all in an effort to help climate change efforts. [Read More]
Photographers in a small town in Long Island, New York have been thrilled by the growing presence of bald eagles in their community. [Read More]