Nature and Wildlife Photography

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Rare black color red fox portrait in woodland
Michigan confirms unusual fox photo is “an incredibly rare sight” – and could be the only one like it in the region

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

WILDLIFE The Michigan DNR recently confirmed that a photo of an unusually colored fox is a rare melanistic gray fox

WILDLIFE
Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) in sea, Mexico, Guadalupe Island
“She just rocketed through and then it was over,” says Nat Geo filmmaker on first-ever underwater camera footage of great white shark ripping prey from fishing line at Cape Cod

By Alan Palazon Published

News Brian Skerry, the renowned National Geographic filmmaker, captured the first-ever footage of underwater great white depredation in Cape Cod, Massachusetts where experts say flourishing seal populations have attracted more sharks

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A young European hamster peers out from inside a wire live trap, while a smiling researcher sits out of focus in the foreground on the left.
A wide-eyed young hamster pauses at the mouth of a wire trap as a conservationist watches on. Christoph Kaula's prize-winning photo tells a small story of hope for one of Europe's rarest mammals

By Tom May Published

NEWS This arresting image highlights how conservationists are fighting to bring the European common hamster back from the brink

NEWS
Streetlights shine through the mist as two beavers touch noses, in a wetland on the edge of a building site in Olsztyn, Poland. Here's how Jan Wieczorek photographed this award-winning scene

By Tom May Published

News His stunning monochrome image won the 2026 Rewilding Europe Award. Here's the story behind it.

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Zebra Shark (Stegostoma tigrinum) also known in Thailand as Leopard Shark at Bida pinnacle in Andaman Sea, one of dive sites near Phi Phi island in Krabi, Thailand
“A single camera deployment can reveal something entirely unexpected.” Researchers dropped a camera in the ocean for an hour – and caught footage of a rare shark

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

SHARKS Researchers with National Geographic have captured footage that proves an endangered shark also visits Samoan waters

SHARKS
Tiger Swallowtail butterfly flying against a defocused background
Researchers filmed butterflies at over 1,000 frames per second. The results suggest butterfly wings aren’t just pretty; they’re optical illusions

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

SCIENCE Researchers shot butterflies taking off in super slo-mo and found the patterned wings may actually be an optical illusion to make predators miss

SCIENCE
Woodpigeon with beak open in what was called an 'unflattering' pose
After a unique viral photo, nature photographer tells us how the "surreal experience" of being blocked on social media was hilarious – and we think he has a point!

By Adam Juniper Published

News Carl Bovis gave an exclusive response to DCW after his photo went viral – becoming known as an 'offensive pigeon'. No, really...

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The tail of a humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) is pictured in the Abrolhos Archipelago, Bahia State, Brazil on August 19, 2026.
“Incredible moment” humpback whale spotted by cameraman off Welsh coast – “There have been only a couple of sightings” in the last few years, he says

By Alan Palazon Published

News British cinematographer Dan Abbott was aboard a scuba diving vessel when the ocean giant, rarely seen in Welsh waters, drifted by, spouting a plume of water from its blowhole

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Olive ridley turtle hatchlings (Lepidochelys olivacea) swim out to the open sea upon their release at the Bajulmati Sea Turtle Conservation Area (BSTC) in Bajulmati Beach, Malang, East Java, Indonesia, on July 22, 2026
Beachgoers called for help for an injured sea turtle. Instead, authorities found the first-ever sea turtle nest on the West Coast. Photos prove the rare sighting isn’t a one-time thing

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

TURTLES A photo analysis shows that at least two different sea turtles have built nests on California beaches, the “first-ever recorded natural nesting for any sea turtle species on the US West Coast.”

TURTLES
A Tilcayo tiger cat (Leopardus tilcayo) is seen at the Senda Verde wildlife sanctuary in Bolivia's Yungas region, near Coroico, Bolivia, on September 22, 2026.
Photography is at the heart of remarkable discovery of a new cat species – even if it was science that delivered the definitive proof

By Mike Harris Published

News Photography kickstarted a decade-long investigation into a little wild cat that would turn out to be a zoological marvel

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