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.
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.
Nikon Ambassador and internationally acclaimed photographer and videographer Kristi Odom joined the PetaPixel Podcast this week to discuss underwater photography. Alongside joining us to talk shop, Odom also separately selected and explained her top three images of 2023, one of which is, perhaps not coincidentally, an underwater photo.
British amateur photographer Nima Sarikhani's dreamy and serene portrait of a sleepy polar bear on an iceberg has been voted the People's Choice winner in this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, the 59th edition of the famous photo contest.
More than 25 years after Pixar's groundbreaking feature film A Bug's Life first hit theaters, Disney has returned to the incredible world of insects for inspiration. A new docu-series, A Real Bug's Life, delivers a breathtaking adventure into nine different micro bug worlds.
Internationally acclaimed Danish photographer Søren Solkær released his ninth photographic monograph, Starling, just after Christmas. The sequel to Solkær's best-selling book, Black Sun, Starling shows starling murmurations in a hauntingly beautiful way.
The winners of the 2023 Canadian Photos of the Year competition held by Canadian Geographic have been announced.
A photographer has shared the sweet moment Mikah the spider monkey gave him a hug after the pair had not seen each other in two years.
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. Conservation and wildlife photographers Devon Matthews and Kristi Odom were on site this year to document the incredible annual event.
German photographer Sandra Bartocha has been making fantastic and ethereal nature photography for many years and is among the most creative landscape photographers working today. PetaPixel chatted with Bartocha about her interesting techniques, artistic vision, and the importance of authenticity in photography.
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).
National Geographic's new television series, Incredible Animal Journeys, follows animals across every landscape in the world as they embark on epic migrations.
The Environmental Photographer of the Year 2023 (EPOTY) photo contest winners have been announced, including a pair of grand titles and four additional category winners.
The winners of the annual Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards have been revealed, celebrating the year's best and most hilarious wildlife shots.
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.
National Geographic's annual "Pictures of the Year" issue is hot off the presses and features 29 of the most incredible and impactful photos of the more than two million shots made by 165 photographers in the field this year.
Canadian nature photographer Jacquie Matechuk has won the prestigious Nature Photographer of the Year 2023 competition for her incredible photo, "He Looks to the Heavens," which depicts a beautiful spectacled bear, also known as an Andean bear, surrounded by dreamy Spanish moss in Ecuador.
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.
I’ve taken quite some mushroom photos over the last few years and most of them were done with my macro lens. Mushrooms are often tiny, and it’s very inviting to single them out with a beautiful soft background. I wrote a specific article about this back in 2020.
The Nature Conservancy has announced the winners of its annual photo contest. The prestigious international competition always attracts some of the world's most talented nature and wildlife photographers, and this year's edition is no different.
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. In particular, the burrowing owl population is suffering as its habitat shrinks.
The German Society for Nature Photography (GDT) has announced the winners of the prestigious European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2023 photo contest.
Death Valley National Park in southern California is well known for being the hottest place on Earth, but is also popular because of its spectacular and incredible photo opportunities.
In a new limited-edition print series, "Northern Dreams," award-winning photographer Drew Doggett pays tribute to one of the world's most spectacular -- and threatened -- regions, the Arctic.
A photographer has shared a public service announcement reminding his fellow shooters not to get too close to deer -- especially this time of year.
Autumn has officially begun in the northern hemisphere, meaning foliage season is just around the corner. Much of New England, a popular region in the United States for fall photography, experiences peak foliage in early-to-mid October, but what about other places? Where can photographers find the best information to plan their leaf-peeping adventures?
Nearly all modern Sony cameras include Clear Image Zoom (CIZ), a feature that gets almost no attention but can prove extremely useful -- especially for wildlife photographers.
Dutch photographer Jasper Doest has won the prestigious Fritz Pölking Prize 2023 with a brilliant, gut-wrenching photo story about the endangered African forest elephants in central Gabon.
French fine art photographer Réhahn is well known for his excellent documentary and travel photography. However, he has embarked on a new project with an incredible style, Impressionist Photography.
Quick question: what’s the best lens for photographing wildlife at different distances? A telephoto zoom, of course, because then you can zoom for the focal length and framing you want. But if that’s true, then why did I take a fixed telephoto with me on the safari I just led to Africa? Because, paired with two teleconverters and one camera feature, it actually gave me MORE focal lengths to work with. Let me explain…
The Voyageurs Wolf Project is a University of Minnesota research initiative designed to understand more about wolves within northern Minnesota's Greater Voyageurs ecosystem.
Earlier this year, nature and landscape photographer John Fielder donated his life's work to the public, preserving his incredible images of Colorado's natural beauty for future generations. Sadly, per a new CBS News report, Fielder is battling terminal pancreatic cancer.
In traditional landscape photography, context is important in visual storytelling, especially in grand scenic images. Context helps anchor a scene by including foreground, midground, and background (i.e., the sky).
OM SYSTEM Ambassador and travel photographer Frank Smith has been capturing the diverse beauty of the world for decades. Whether it be through his photographs of people, cultures, or nature, Smith is a passionate and accomplished storyteller. However, documenting the fall colors in Patagonia had been one story that had eluded Smith for years.
Award-winning landscape and nature photographer Greg Boratyn is known for combining brilliant photography with a penchant for educating photographers through presentations and his international workshops.
Hawaii's famous Kīlauea began erupting again on Wednesday morning, delivering a fiery spectacle after a few months of inactivity. The initial eruption was caught on camera, showcasing Kīlauea's incredible power.
The second season of "America's National Parks" premiered last night on National Geographic TV, kicking off a fresh series of episodes focused on the beautiful and diverse national parks located throughout the United States.
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!
A photographer captured the split-second a pair of peregrine falcons handed over a meal to one another -- showing their nearby chicks how to hunt.
Prominent large format wilderness photographer Ben Horne has enchanted viewers with incredible landscape and nature photography, primarily of the American West, for over a decade.