Photography

January 5, 2025

Photographer Highlights the Importance of Monarch Butterfly Conservation Through Stunning Images

The monarch butterfly isn’t just a pretty sight—it’s an essential pollinator that keeps our planet healthy. But in the last 40 years, their population has dropped by a staggering 90%, leaving them on the brink of extinction. Jaime Rojo, a photographer and National Geographic Explorer with a background in conservation, has been documenting monarch butterflies for the last 20 years.

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December 27, 2024

Eye-Opening Photos Reveal Where World’s Food Comes From and What It Takes to Feed the Planet

For the past decade, award-winning documentary photographer George Steinmetz has been taking a look at the immense effort needed to put food on our table. With his new book Feed the Planet, we go around the world, from food processing plants in China to wheat fields in the American Midwest. Through his lens, we get an insider look at where our food really comes from.

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December 25, 2024

Stunning Photographic Prints Celebrate the Traditional Regalia of Indigenous Americans

The term powwow derives from the Narragansett word powwaw, which translates to “spiritual leader.” It’s fitting, then, that powwows are essential celebrations of Indigenous heritage, culture, and sacrality. While traveling to powwows across Montana, Clark Dunbar has compiled a vivid portfolio that emphasizes the cultural valence and beauty of traditional regalia. The PowWow Portrait Project encompasses portraits of Indigenous subjects of all ages, each photographed within mini-studios staged by Dunbar at state powwows.

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December 16, 2024

Epic Photo of Couple Inside a Glacier Wins 2024 International Wedding Photographer of the Year

Hungarian wedding photographer Bettina Vass swept up at the 2024 International Wedding Photographer of the Year competition. Vass, who is now based in Iceland, not only won the Epic Location and Emerging Talent categories but was also the overall winner for her stunning portrait of a couple inside the Katla Glacier. Vass' evocative image beat out more than 2,000 wedding photographs submitted by 450 photographers in 63 countries.

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