Why Every Wildlife Photographer Should Safari in Kenya’s Masai Mara
Every year from late June through early October, wildlife photographers flock to Masai Mara National Reserve, an area of preserved savannah wilderness in southwestern Kenya.
BBC’s Struggle to Film a Snow Leopard Among ‘Cat-Colored’ Rocks
The BBC is currently screening the new Frozen Planet II series and released a video that shows the camera team spending a month trying to find the world’s most elusive big cat: a snow leopard.
Can You Spot the Leopard in This Photo?
A photographer who captured an incredibly well-camouflaged leopard says that he could not see the big cat even when he was standing next to it.
Photographer Waits Nine Hours to Capture ‘Thrilling’ Black Leopard Photo
Anurag Gawande waited nine hours in the jungle until late evening to capture a rare black leopard.
Can You Spot the Leopard Cub in This Photo?
This photograph by wildlife photographer Mohan Thomas contains two leopards. The mother leopard is easy to see, but can you find her cub looking into the camera?
The Black Leopard: One Man’s Quest to Capture the Ultimate Wildlife Photo
Behind every once-in-a-lifetime photograph is a story. Sometimes these are stories of luck—of being in the right place, at the right time, with the right lens attached to your camera—but more often than not triumph is preceded by years of trial and error. An outlandish "bucket shot" achieved by the sheer force of the photographer’s will and persistence. The Black Leopard by wildlife photographer Will Burrard-Lucas falls into the second category.
Photographer Captures the Ultra-Rare Black Panther Under the Stars
Wildlife photographer Will Burrard-Lucas has released a set of photos showing an ultra-rare wild black panther under the starry night sky. The photos took him a whopping 6 months to successfully capture.
Man Mauled During Paid Photo Op with Black Leopard in ‘Backyard Zoo’
A man in South Florida was mauled by a black leopard after he paid $150 for a "full-contact experience" with the big cat in what is being described as a "backyard zoo." The experience was supposed to include playing with the leopard, rubbing its belly, and taking pictures... instead the man has had to undergo multiple surgeries.
This Photographer Waited 6 Days for a Perfect Panther ‘Shadow’ Photo
Wildlife photography can often require a whole lot of patience and a whole lot of luck. But those two things just came together for photographer Mithun H, who captured this remarkable photo of a leopard and its black panther "shadow."
Tank Guns Make for Fantastic Camera Stabilizers
Need a camera stabilizer? Just buy a tank and duct tape your camera to the gun barrel. Despite their large size and deadly nature, some tank guns can be incredibly stable while the tank is rumbling about.
The 1986 video above by German's armed forces shows the impressive stabilization technology built into the Leopard main battle tank -- it's stable enough to keep beer from spilling.
‘Steam and Dust’: Photographer Captures a Leopard Silhouetted at Night
African wildlife photographer Greg du Toit captured this photo last year of a leopard out on night patrol. It's a shot for which everything seemed to come together for Du Toit for a beautiful composition.
Dramatic Studio Portraits of Big Cats by NatGeo Photographer Vincent J Musi
National Geographic's Vincent J Musi will quite literally do whatever it takes to get the animal portrait he's looking for, including kneeling in urine while singing Tom Jones' "What's New Pussycat?" to a growling Snow Leopard... hand gestures included.
Fortunately, the trick works (was it the hand gestures? he wonders), "mesmerized and captivated by [his] theatrical prowess and virtuosit," the Snow Leoppard stops and stares at the yummi, camera-wielding steak. One down, seven to go.
Leopard Mom and Cub Get their Paws on Park Ranger’s GoPro
Remember the first time you picked up a camera? Maybe it was a film SLR, maybe it was a crappy digital point-and-shoot, or maybe it was a full-fledged professional DSLR, but either way you probably approached it a little bit like this Leopard momma and her 10-month-old cub approached a park ranger's GoPro.
Nat Geo’s Steve Winter on Big Cats and the Power of Heartbreaking Photos
Nat Geo photographer Steve Winter is one of those rare people who is …
The Incredible Story Behind the First Ever Photos of a Snow Leopard Making a Kill
When it comes to wildlife photography, the Snow Leopard is almost unicorn-like. No, it's not mythical, but it's almost as hard to capture one of these infamous "gray ghosts of the Himalayas" on camera as it is to track down a creature that doesn't actually exist.
Imagine, then, how amazed the people on a recent INDRI Ultimate Wildlife Tour were when they got to watch AND photograph a Snow Leopard making a successful kill -- a world's first.