Wildlife Photography

November 15, 2024

Surreal Black & White Photos Explore the Beauty and Mystery of Horses

Photographer Drew Doggett is known for his incredible horse photography, which captures the power, mystery, and majesty of these creatures. His newest series of images, Icons, explores horses in ethereal and ancient settings through a black-and-white lens. The monochromatic images have a timeless quality that only enhances the narrative. Whether standing on salt flats or walking into ancient architecture, Doggett places the horses in situations that are almost surreal.

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October 25, 2024

Astonishing Photo of Millions of Monarch Butterflies Wins 2024 European Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest

Jaime Rojo's image of an incredible butterfly sanctuary rose to the top of 18,000 photographs submitted to the 2024 European Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest. Organized by the German Society for Nature Photographers (GDT), the contest honors the talents of Europe's wildlife photographers. In the Forest of the Monarchs won Rojo the overall prize and was captured while the photographer was on assignment for National Geographic Magazine.

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October 11, 2024

Travel Photographer Spends Last Two Decades Capturing Life in 120 Countries

Photographer Colby Brown was still in college when he realized that the traditional path most of his friends were taking wasn't for him. Shortly after graduating and working a short stint at a hospital in Texas, he decided to follow his heart and booked a one-way ticket to Bangkok. This kicked off three years of traveling around Southeast Asia and a new career as a travel photographer.

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October 7, 2024

Photo of a Proud Lynx Holding Its Prey Wins the 2024 Rewilding Europe Award

Swedish photographer Staffan Widstrand won the Rewilding Europe Award for his incredible photo of an Iberian lynx clutching a European rabbit in its mouth. Taken in Spain, it is a testament to the revival of the Iberian lynx, which had at one time fallen to less than 100 individuals. Widstrand's image of the thriving feline perfectly exemplifies the contest's desire to show how Europe's rewilding movement allows people and nature to flourish alongside each other.

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