A Russian photographer has captured a fascinating series of photos showing polar bears that have taken over the abandoned buildings of a meteorological station on an island between Russia and Alaska.
A contributing National Geographic photographer for over 20 years, Steve Winter has shot thousands of wildlife photos. In a video by Wired, Winter shares his thought process for how he selects one single best image from a session of over 100 shots.
Wildlife photographer Renatas Jakaitis was shooting in the forests of Lithuania when he managed to capture this unusual optical illusion photo of a "three-headed deer."
Above treeline winds howl as blowing snow turns my world white. It’s six in the morning and I’ve just reached my destination at 12,500 feet, somewhere deep in the Uncompahgre Wilderness.
Photographer Kristi Odom started out as an avid math student and engineer but one thing led to another and she ended up finding her passion in conservation photography. Since this unlikely career change, Odom has become a Nikon ambassador who still incorporates math principles in her wildlife photography.
Taxonomy was once the domain of white-coated scientists with years of university training. While this expertise is still important, everyday Australians are increasingly helping to identify species through citizen science apps. Rapid advances in smartphone and tablet cameras are helping to popularize this activity.
Snow leopards are a threatened species that live in extreme environments and are notoriously difficult to see and photograph. Photographer Ismail Shariff captured a series of photos showing just how difficult it is to spot a snow leopard in the wild.
Professional wildlife photographer Leighton Lum was shooting in Kenya when he came across a lion known as Morani. At 14 years old, Morani is the current title holder for the oldest known lion in a national reserve in the East African country.
The Nature Photographer of the Year Competition has named its 2021 winners. An initiative of Nature Talks, the organization is behind an annual photo festival as well as organizes masterclasses and portfolio reviews.
Photographer Roeselien Raimond is particularly fond of foxes, and during a winter day when the weather was uncharacteristically rough, she came across and photographed a fox adorably covered in snow.
Wildlife conservation photographer Carla Rhodes set up a camera trap under a bird feeder and captured gorgeous close-up photos of the numerous small creatures that visited it in the winter.
"Don't you have enough fox pictures yet?" That's a question I get asked regularly. "Not by a long shot!" Those photos are just a great excuse to stalk these fantastic animals for over ten years. And no, I can't get enough.
Photographer Kristi Odom was shooting in the great outdoors of Alaska when she captured this unusual photo of two bears kung fu fighting.
A group on a safari expedition at an African wildlife reserve had a terrifying experience when a massive bull elephant charged their truck, gouged it with its tusks, and nearly flipped it over. The whole incident was caught on camera.
Hasselblad has announced the winners of the 2021 Masters photography competition across 12 categories. The winning photographers gain the title of "Hasselblad Master" and receive a medium format mirrorless Hasselblad camera.
Macro insect photographers are up in arms this week after the title of "Bug Photographer of the Year" was awarded to a photographer who drugs his subjects for his ultra-close-up photos.
Office worker by day but a passionate wildlife photographer in his spare time, Dave Newman has found himself surrounded by fans and media attention after sharing his shots of local wildlife, many of which were captured during his lunch breaks.
When the plane left, I’ll admit, there was a sense of aloneness that fell over us. As the buzz of the Bush Hawk faded slowly away, we were indeed isolated. I can’t speak for everyone individually but here, on the north bank of Tuxedni Bay, this is about as far as I’ve ever been from civilization.
A wildlife photographer hiking in southern California had the hair-raising experience of coming face to face with a mountain lion, and he caught the encounter on camera (warning: there's some strong language).
Photographer Martin Gregus spent 33 days in the northern reaches of Canada and combined his drone photography and cinematography expertise to capture intimate and undisturbed moments of polar bears.