As photographers, you cannot simply show up somewhere and expect to take brilliant photos. This is all the more true for landscape photographers, because when you’re working with nature, you have almost no control. Planning is crucial. Consider the following image taken by photographer Ryan Fitzsimons as an example. He shot it at Livermore, California; […]
Swiss photographer Luan Baruti has always had a special connection to the land. And for good reason—based in the sleepy village of Leukerbad nestled in the Swiss Alps, it’s hard not to be enamored by your surroundings. Needless to say, today’s stunning image stems from Baruti’s unbridled passion for fantastic landscapes: The sharpness and detail of […]
Sometimes, getting the photo you want requires more than one exposure and a lot of dedication to stick around beyond the first one. In this case, harrowing weather conditions can cause a photographer to equip his or her camera and tripod with defense against the elements while they wait for the next shot. In areas […]
Why can’t ice cubes from our refrigerators look like this? Well, glacial ice isn’t just frozen water; it’s dense, compacted snow that gets that surreal, glowing blue hue from its crystalline structure — it scatters blue light, so that’s what we see. Whether it’s a cool, icy aquamarine or a brilliant turquoise, that glacial shade of […]
Kilauea is a massive shield volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii. As anyone who’s visited can tell you, it’s a frightening, awesome, captivating experience; you can walk on cracks with glowing orange lava deep beneath and feel the heat pulsating from the center of the earth. In this photo, Hawaiian photographer Tom Kualii captures beautifully the meeting […]
At night, lighthouses can seem magical. In this case, a lighthouse appears to be light painting the Milky Way into the sky: The image by photographer Trevor Dobson is a composite of the Milky Way. It was shot near the Guilderton Lighthouse in Western Australia, near the city of Perth. The photo—or rather photos—were shot using a crop sensor […]
One of the most beautiful mountain ranges in the world is the Tien Shan mountain range in Central Asia. Moscow photographer, Daniel (Kordan) Korzhonov spent some time there and captured some amazing moments and scenery, including “Unicorn” which portrays a majestic white horse grazing in a field before a stunning mountain peak: Equal parts physicist, photographer, world traveler, […]
On a visit to Etosha National Park in Namibia, photographer David J Slater captured this high action shot of Cape Ground Squirrels fighting over bits of food the photographer tossed to them. After placing a little snack in front of his camera lens, a curious squirrel would come over to have a bite, only to […]
Yosemite Valley may be one of the most photographed places in the States, even the world, but sometimes a single photograph can stand out among all the rest and really leave the viewer in awe. That’s what happened with this shot of the valley at Tunnel View, taken by photographer Orrin Hancock, who waited three […]
While this little guy may grow up to be a destructive, dangerous nuisance, here in this moment caught by Sander van der Wel, he’s just a cute, harmless piglet out for a playful romp in the woods: The photographer was able to get a clean, crisp close-up shot of the wild boar piglet, or as […]
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