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Tourists watch as a cheetah walks past in their safari vehicle during the rainy season in the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya on April 25, 2023.
I'm glad safaris are cracking down on smartphones – but even as a photographer, I think using “proper” cameras can put animal welfare at risk too…

By Alan Palazon Last updated

Opinion Tiger safaris in India are banning smartphones, but unless restrictions limit tourist numbers and distances from animals – then "real photographers" may also be part of the issues at hand

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An Indian rhinoceros cub takes a bath in a mud hole at the Tierpark Zoo in August 5, 2011 in Berlin. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE
This trending footage of a one-day-old rhino makes me want to ditch photography to become a national park ranger

By Alan Palazon Published

News The newborn greater one-horned rhino was filmed by rangers in Jaldapara National Park, India, and is a testament to the ongoing conservation efforts

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A coconut octopus clings to a shell, photographed by nature photographer Paul Nicklen in Indonesia in 2025.
How legendary National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen uses his '20-60-20 rule' to get impossible shots

By Niall Hampton Published

Features The nature legend's new book is a deep dive into succeeding in photography – here's an exclusive extract from Paul Nicklen: A Photography Masterclass

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Cheetahs sitting outside a bird hide, filmed by Alex Brackx
Cheetahs gatecrash South African bird hide – too close for comfort (and lenses!)

By Mike Harris Published

News Bird photographers get a shock in South Africa when a pair of cheetahs chill out right in front of their hide’s viewing hatch

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A Red Squirrel perched on a log against a blurred background
"If you feel it in the heart, then it's right": A Canon ambassador's unconventional guide to wildlife photography

By Lauren Scott Published

Interview The Canon Ambassador and wildlife lover has started content creation, but her photography still has the same level of skill and fieldcraft.

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The cougar, Puma concolor, also known as the puma, mountain lion, catamount, or panther, is a large cat native to the Americas, second only in size to the stockier jaguar
Researchers put a trail camera on a deer carcass. Four hours later, they had the “best trail camera capture yet" with first-ever footage of cougar cubs in Minnesota

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

WILDLIFE Researchers in Minnesota have found the first evidence of cougars reproducing in the wild in more than 100 years, thanks to trail cameras

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A sea creature swims in the dark depths of the ocean.
A YouTuber dropped a night vision camera into the ocean – and managed to get the first footage of an elusive shark

By Alan Palazon Last updated

News A YouTuber captured footage of a giant ray and a shark species never before seen in the wild at the depths of the Indian Ocean below Nusa Penida, Bali

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A tree swallow
This is going to sound strange, but wildlife photography isn’t about the photos for me

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

WILDLIFE Wildlife photography forces me to slow down and pay attention in an increasingly fast-paced world

WILDLIFE
a lynx bathing a dead rabbit in water.
Scientists record bizarre footage of wild lynxes washing their prey - who would’ve thought animals treat food like humans do?

By Alan Palazon Published

News Would you ever have imagined animals bathing their food like humans do? Well, thanks to camera traps, scientists in Spain have observed two lynxes doing just that

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Bluebell wood scenes
Capture beautiful photos of bluebells in the woods this Spring before they are all gone!

By Peter Travers Published

HOW TO Learn the essential techniques for shooting forests full of flowers with Canon pro Peter Travers

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