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Flight of the Dolphin
Photographer: Liron Gertsman
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins are one of my favourite marine mammal species to observe on the British Columbia coast. On an a particularly misty summer evening in British Columbia's Discovery Islands, I was treated to a pod of Pacific White-sided Dolphins playfully launching themselves into the air in absolutely stunning atmospheric conditions. This is one of the resulting photos!
1/1000 • f/7.1 • ISO 16000 • Canon EOS R5 • 500mm • Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
Wings n' Walls
Photographer: Rupert Kogler
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One day, during a family evening stroll, I noticed quite a few very beautiful butterflies feeding on the lilies on this particular meadow. I decided to come back the next day without the kids to go for some back-lit wide-angle habitat images of the insects. But unfortunatley this day, I couldn't spot a single butterfly. After some time of waiting, I still couldn't see one of them, but unexpectedly I noticed this red-winged blackbird flying over the area from time to time. So I sat down and went for the kind of image, I actually intended to do with the butterflies, but with the bird instead. My main goal was to show the fantastic habitat of the animal, with the lovely wildlowers, the meadow, some trees, the bright Californian sun and, of course, the stunning walls of rock, as a framing. Although, it took me just a few tries, until I was rather successful, I wanted to stay longer, for some more shots, but at one point, I was unsure, whether I might disturb the bird, so I decided to leave.
1/2000 • f/18 • ISO 2000 • Canon EOS 5D Mark III • 16mm • Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM
Cotton Candy Skies
Photographer: Jack Medeiros
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I remember waking up early morning and seeing some incredible color's in the sky. I really wanted to incorporate in my photos that morning but it unfortunately unsuccessful. however the following evening the color's at sunset were even more beautiful and vibrant. I went along the waterfront to photograph migrating waterfowl when I came across this pair of red breasted mergansers aligned with peak colors reflecting on lake Ontario. I got straight to work and came home with this picture and is one of my favorite images I've taken to date.
1/40 • f/AA8• ISO 640 • Canon R10 • 100mm • Canon RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM
Eider in Ice
Photographer: Shane Kalyn
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Common eider dries it wings surrounded by a world of ice.
1/2500 • f/5.6 • ISO 800 • Nikon D500 • 500mm • Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6
Winter's Warm Embrace
The morning I took this photo, I had been out in the park for a few hours with few subjects to photograph. The bucks I was hoping to see were all bedded down pretty deep in the woods, including this one. So I decided to walk a while and come check back before leaving to see if anyone was around. This particular buck hadn't moved from his spot but he was awake now and soaking up all the sunlight he could get on this frigid morning. I decided to hang out a ways from him and observe. The birds were starting to come alive and some of the other deer were starting to get up and forage before moving to their day beds, so I knew he would likely be up soon. Soon after, he stretched, got up and began moving to forage before pausing to groom. This gave me an opportunity to move and set the scene to get some nice sidelight, as well as capture the snow that was gently being blown from the branches above.
1/1250 • f/7.1 • ISO 1000 • Nikon Z8 • 500mm • Nikon 500m f/5.6 PF
Target
Photographer: Łukasz Sokół
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This was beautiful foggy morning. I used here special photographic tent. During a spring birding photo by the water just at sunrise, several wood sandpipers circled right in front of the lens. One in particular caught my attention as it chased flies. Luckily for me, during one of the chases, the rising sun beautifully illuminated the pursuit of prey. I tried to catch the moment that insect will be over it beak and it worked!
1/8000 • f/8 • ISO 1000 • Canon R5 • 800mm • Canon RF 400mm f/2.8 + 2.0 TC
The Colour of Calm
The morning I captured this image was one of the most magical atmospheres I've experienced on my local harbour - calm, misty, and with wispy clouds reflecting the stunning dawn colours of the sky. A lone Egret was standing in the shallows making a beautiful small-in-frame silhouette that captured the tones and mood of the scene.
1/320 • f/2.8 • ISO 2000 • Canon R3 • 115mm • Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS III
Follow in my footsteps
Photographer: John Mauser
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I took this image in Eastern North Carolina on a hot, humid morning in July. A few miles away a forest fire was burning, and the air was thick with smoke. As I hiked into the forest, I wasn't sure how long I could stand the smoke, or if the conditions would even allow for a photo. When I reached a spot where I regularly see Black Bears crossing a trail, I set up my camera gear and waited. The sun was rising to the left of the path and the light filtered through the smoke in the air. Eventually a black bear entered the scene from the left and then turned her head looking back, waiting patiently. A few moments later her cub followed her out of the tree line, and they both crossed the trail into the woods on the other side. I held my breath, kept quiet, and photographed the scene as it unfolded.
1/500 • f/6.3 • ISO 1250 • Sony Z7IV • 600mm • Sony 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3
Wild and Free
Photographer: Mario Suárez Porras
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1/2000 • f/8 • ISO 320 • Canon R5 • 500mm • Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1
A great cormorant flies over a brave sea off the west coast of Asturias in northern Spain, making me reflect on how lucky it is to be free and to fly with strength and determination in the most difficult conditions.
We are lucky that is possible to see this species regularly on our coast, But every year some of these cormorants die because of the fishing nets and hooks.
Rams in the Midnight Sun
Photographer: Sergius Hannan
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1/250 • f/1.4 • ISO 800 • Nikon Z6ii • 50mm • Nikon 50mm f/1.4 S
In the late hours in June of 2025, two full-curl Dall sheep rams stood on a small outcropping in Denali National Park, Alaska, bathed in the soft light of the midnight sun. My brother, a friend, and I watched quietly as the rams moved with calm confidence, their large horns silhouetted against the pink sky. After the fall rut, the rams congregate into bachelor groups away from the ewes and lambs and remain in these groups for the rest of the year.
Partners in a Strange World
Photographer: Matt Bruce
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1/100 • f/8 • ISO 320 • Canon EOS R5 • 24mm • Canon RF 24mm f/1.8 Macro IS STM
Here, a pine woods treefrog is perched at the entrance of the "pitcher" of the yellow pitcher plant (Sarracenia flava). These treefrogs have actually developed something of a mutualistic relationship with pitcher plants. The plants have evolved chemical and visual lures on the underside of the "hood" to attract flies and other small arthropods. After landing under the hood a fly will often fall down into the watery pool deep inside the pitcher and become trapped. It will then get digested very slowly over the course of weeks or months. However, if a treefrog that's sitting just inside the pitcher catches that fly, digests it, and poops it out, those nutrients are readily available to the plant. The plant provides shelter and a steady source of prey for the frog, and the frog does the digestive heavy lifting for the plant. Both species benefit.
Capture note: For this shot I dialed in an exposure for the sky and illuminated the foreground with an off-camera flash and 8x12" diffuser.
Quiet Passage
Photographer: Nikunj Patel
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1/2000 • f/7.1 • ISO 800 • Nikon Z9 • 600mm • Nikon 600mm f/4 ED VR
On a foggy morning, a group of ducks glides through calm water, surrounded by tree trunks shrouded in a soft, mysterious haze. I came across the scene while walking quietly along the shoreline, drawn in by the stillness before the day began. The reflections of the fog-laden trees in the tranquil surface added an extra layer of beauty to the moment, and I waited for the ducks to settle into the frame before pressing the shutter.
Tiny King of the Agave
Photographer: Katherine Sayn-Wittgenstein
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1/500 • f/5.6 • ISO 1250 • Canon R3 • 840mm • Canon EF 600mm f/4 + 1.4x TC
This male Allen's Hummingbird was consistently returning to perch on this agave plant to monitor his territory. The plant was not in the best spot being on a median on a fairly busy street. The location presented a bit of a challenge due to road traffic and the need to get down low but also offered up 360 degrees of variable backgrounds including asphalt, wooden fences, stone walls and various blooms. This image offered the perfect light angle to set his gorget glowing against a fence and some flowers off in the distant background.
Cypress Stand at Daybreak
Photographer: Tobias Yoder
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1/640 • f/6.3 • ISO 640 • Nikon Z8 • 90mm • Nikon Z 24-200mm
I see this style of image as working like a tapestry of details and sub-compositions to explore. The lack of a prominent main subject lets your eye wander and pick out little vignettes. The birds, the fog, the trees, and the relationships between them. That makes it more fun as a large print that might stay on the wall for a while.
The morning I captured this photo I woke up later than I should have. Even after 10 years of bird photography, I still cut it close sometimes. I had about a two mile kayak to this cormorant composition I had scouted the night before. With no fog at my camp spot in the morning, I told myself, “eh, I will probably find some subjects closer.”
Once I was on the water and first light came, I realized the fog was incredible but it was just only over the lake. There were no nearby birds, I needed to make it all the way to the roost. The shoreline completely vanished, and as I paddled eventually I could hear faint cormorant calls ahead which guided me through the calm foggy void.
Thankfully, I had just enough pre-sunrise margin to make the two-mile paddle in time to watch the sun rise behind my composition.
Frozen Battle
Photographer: Trond Westby
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1/640 • f/4 • ISO 1600 • Nikon Z9 • 600mm • Nikon Z 600mm f/4 TC
I have always dreamt of a perfect photograph of the musk oxen. As I don’t think there is such a thing as a perfect picture, this might be close of what I imagined. It is not common for the musk ox to fight like this in the winter. Usually they will just head butt to show who is the leader. But this was deadly serious. Definitely worth the 4 hours hike with heavy backpack, snow shoes and minus 16 degress celsius.
Mouthbrooding
Photographer: Matthew Sullivan
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1/80 • f/13 • ISO 160 • Sony A1 • 90mm • Tamron 90mm Macro
A male banded jawfish incubating a clutch of nearly-ready-to-hatch eggs. The males mouthbrood each clutch for about a week until the larval jawfish hatch en masse
American Pipit
Photographer: Jack Medeiros
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1/125 • f/7.1 • ISO 100 • Canon EOS R6ii • 500mm • Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1 L IS USM
This is one of those wildlife encounters that happened by complete accident. the morning this was taken I was actually set out to photograph migrating waterfowl but it turned out to be unsuccessful. as the light kept getting better and better I began to get discouraged, that quickly changed as a flock of American pipits flew in right in front of me. the colours and the atmosphere were stunning so I knew I had to capture it and do these beautiful scene in front of me justice. I lined up a composition to include the wind turbines in the background to raise awareness on how manmade structures are taking over habitats of all kinds of wildlife.
Light Feathers
1/100 • f/2.8 • ISO 2800 • Nikon D850 • 400mm • NIkon 400mm f/2.8 G ED VR
I photographed this silhouette of a mallard where it intersected the elongated reflections from city lights. The reflections appear as feathered patterns on the water. This image was recognized with the Founder's Choice Award in the Wild Art Photographer of the Year 2022 competition and it was published by the BBC.
Momentum of a King
Photographer: Mohammad Murad
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1/3 • f/9 • ISO 50 • -.67EV • Canon EOS 1DX • 100mm • Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS II USM
Taken in Tanzania on my very first journey to Africa, this image represents a decision made long before the trip began, to see the wild through motion rather than stillness! More than 90% of my photographs from this journey were created using slow shutter speeds, embracing blur as a language rather than an accident
Using a variable ND filter, I relied on panning and Intentional Camera Movement (ICM) in almost every frame, allowing the landscape to dissolve while the essence of the subject remained. Here, the lion is not frozen in time; he flows through it
This was not just my first African safari, it was the beginning of a personal visual philosophy where motion becomes emotion, and photography becomes a dance between intention and instinct
Fire and Ice
Photographer: Brad James
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1/250 • f/4 • ISO 110 • Nikon D850 • 500mm • Nikon 500mm f/4 G
It was a cool morning in May which here on the island of Newfoundland can often bring frost in the early mornings. I decided to head to a location where I've had luck photographing Wilson's Snipe in the past. I tend to hit this location early in the Spring session before the marsh grasses begin to grow tall and provide shelter for the shy Snipe. Once I arrived at my location all the grasses where covered in beautiful frost and just as the sun began to creepy into the scene this Snipe walked out in the open for a brief moment allowing me to capture this image.
