As winter strikes at full throttle, snow falls and compiles itself onto the slopes and peaks of high mountains around the world. It is the time to admire the beauty of nature, the clear blue skies framing natural landscapes mantled in white. But it is also the time to fully enjoy winter as best we can: […]
Wildlife photography interests many people because animals act naturally in their habitats, unlike their counterparts in zoos. For example, a lion at a zoo can be seen pacing nonstop, often to the bemusement of visitors watching nearby. That doesn’t make such an interesting photo! In the wild however, photographers carefully plan their approach and wait […]
Every now and then, Mother Nature reminds us that no matter how much we fiddle with photos in Photoshop or Lightroom, she can make better scenery appear around us. This particular photo was taken in Hamnøy, Norway, and it shows an Aurora Borealis formed over the night sky: This phenomenon is caused by charged particles (mostly […]
Taking a risk has a better chance of paying greater dividends. This saying is also applicable to some extent in the field of photography, as it allows a photographer to capture moments in time which are unseen by many. Fine art landscape and architecture photographer Felix Inden decided to take a risk and shoot the […]
Believe it or not, today’s interesting photo is not ripped straight from a Disney film. Rather, critically acclaimed photographer Alex Nye used his craft to turn one of the most important moments of his life into something downright magical: Reaching the peak of California’s Grass Mountain is no small feat, as the path quickly becomes steep […]
Patience is key when it comes to photography. Especially in the case of landscape photography. Photographer Justin Baltz is thankful that he waited because when an opportunity was presented to him, he captured this absolute beauty of an image: Baltz took the image with his Nikon camera, 20mm f/1.8 lens, and a Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer. […]
The Portland Japanese Garden is considered to be one of the most authentic Japanese gardens outside of Japan. Built in 1963 to commemorate the friendship between Japan and the United States, the garden is a haven of tranquil beauty in all four seasons. A Japanese maple tree was planted there in 1968; today, it has […]
Nature can present itself in the most unexpected ways. To the photographer’s delight, it can also bless us with a few ‘too-good-to-be-true’ moments. This eerie yet magnificent photo was captured by Simon Christen, who noticed the small spider perfectly silhouetted against the summertime moon: The Swiss born photographer began his love affair with the visual arts […]
Nature is beautiful, there’s no denying that. But with nature photography done the right way, you can take a breathless scenery and make it perfect. As we’ve said time and time again, photography can take a single moment and make it last forever, and it can take hours and make them pass in the blink […]
There are some places where time stands still. Places seemingly free of modern technologies and distractions, where the lines between the past and the present blur. UK-based photographer Greg Annandale had the opportunity to capture one of those rare locales during a trip to China, when he observed the ancient tradition of cormorant fishing one early, foggy morning: Cormorant […]
