A Wildlife Photographer Turns His Lens on Cheetah Conservation
Wildlife photographer Donal Boyd transposes the beauty of African animals into fine art. But his short videos help tell a more complete story behind the conservation work he supports.
Wildlife photographer Donal Boyd transposes the beauty of African animals into fine art. But his short videos help tell a more complete story behind the conservation work he supports.
Donal Boyd brings nature — alive and flourishing — to your doorstep. As a conservation photographer, his mission is to advocate for wild spaces and animals by displaying their immaculate beauty.
I hear the soft familiar thud of footsteps, followed by the slosh of hot water filling a canvas water bucket. “Jambo!”, Swahili for “Hello,” comes the disembodied voice in the dark. “Jambo,” I replied. Every morning in the Masai Mara begins at 5:30 am with this friendly wake-up call. Wiping the sleep from my eyes, my desire to stay beneath the cozy warmth of my wool blanket surrenders to my excitement for the coming day. I unzip the flap of my tent and breathe in the cool, crisp air.
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.
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.
Camtraptions has announced a solar panel that works in tandem with its speedlight for use in long-term, off-the-grid camera traps. The compact solar panel allows the flashes to be deployed for extended or even unlimited periods of time.
Currently, the longest-reaching telephoto zoom lens in the Nikon Z-mount system, the Nikkor 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S faces a lot of eager potential customers who are going to balance its longer focal length with overall size and cost. I can’t say it will disappoint.
An eight-year-old boy who was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia had his wish come true when he was invited to a wildlife sanctuary to become a National Geographic photographer for a day.
The full-frame Nikon Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S has many long-lens photographers excited about being the last piece of glass they’ll ever need to buy. With a built-in 1.4x teleconverter effectively replacing the need for a 500mm or 600mm f/4 and state-of-the-art optics from Nikon, there’s potential to be something truly special.
In celebration of Valentine's Day, nature and wildlife photographer Roeselien Raimond has released a beautiful series of photos showing tender, loving moments between foxes.
Photographer Steve Perry was out photographing snowy owls with his wife when they both realized that something seemed off about their photos: they were soft. After some testing, he realized that the culprit might be his lens hood.
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.
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.
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.
"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.
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition hosted by the Natural History Museum has shortlisted 25 photos that are now up for the People's Choice Award.
The fundraising photography organization Remembering Wildlife has released the latest in its book series focused on what it calls the most misunderstood subject to date: African wild dogs.
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.
Dutch photographer Hannie Heere was photographing barn owls when she captured an adorable shot of a baby barn owl running across grass.
The Natural History Museum has announced the 2021 winners of its 57th annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
After a one-year hiatus, The Nature Conservancy has resumed its Global Photo Contest and revealed the winning images of this year's competition.
A wildlife photographer traveled to Kenya for what was supposed to be a three-month-long project, but soon after arriving found himself unable to leave as the country went into lockdown. Six months on, he remains there.
The long-awaited Sigma 150-600mm for mirrorless cameras has finally arrived. Available for Sony E-mount or Leica L-mount, does this redesigned super-telephoto zoom meet the expectations of real-world wildlife photographers?
Remember when lenses had character? Tokina remembers. Last year, it released the SZX 400mm f/8 reflex lens which oozes personality that most modern lenses miss out on -- it's a tiny but mighty telephoto lens.
Do non-human beings have a need for privacy? And if so, is it comparable to that of human beings? Does wildlife photography invade privacy? This essay seeks to explore these questions by comparing paparazzi photography with wildlife photography regarding the concept of privacy invasion. To do so, two images will be studied in detail and compared to each other.
The African Wild Dog is a highly social breed of canine native to sub-Saharan Africa that will regurgitate food for its young if they aren't present during a hunt. In this video posted by Working With Wildlife (WWW), rare footage of this act was captured in Kalahari, South Africa.
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. After all, that’s why you spent lots of money on those lenses, right?
Bird and wildlife photography can be one of the most rewarding niches in photography and can give the person behind the camera an adventure of a lifetime.
The National Audubon Society has announced the winning photographs and videos of its 2021 Audubon Photography Awards which showcase the beauty of birds and brings attention to species that are threatened by extinction.
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.
Tamron recently released its longest-reaching lens for the Sony E-mount camera system with the 150-500mm f/5-6.7 Di III VXD. After two packed weeks of glorious bird photography, there’s a lot to be said for this new telephoto zoom.
WildArt Photographer of the Year has announced the winners of its fourth category -- with the theme "Connection" -- that showcase entries from over 1,000 submissions from all around the world.
The BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition 2021, which celebrates and illustrates the rich diversity of life on Earth and promotes conservation through photography, has unveiled its winners and finalists across seven categories.
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.
The Nature TTL Photographer of the Year 2021 competition has announced its winners that span across nine themes. The competition is hosted by Nature TTL, an online photography tutorial and educational source focused on wildlife and landscape photography.
WildArt Photographer of the Year has announced the winners of its third competition theme "eyes," with seven more themed categories set to be published throughout the year.
While there are still six weeks left to submit entries, the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards has published the front-runners for its 2021 competition that includes a pouting boxfish from Curaçao and a laughing lion from Tanzania.