How to photograph wildlife ethically. Putting the well-being of animals first should be every photographer’s goal. National Geographic photographers share tips on how they do it.

And over the decades, the Society's innovation in wildlife photography persisted. By the late 1980s, engineers in the Remote Imaging Lab at National Geographic’s D.C. headquarters were putting ...

Telephoto lenses are a must for wildlife photography—how long depends on how close you can get and on the size of your subject. I made most of these cheetah pictures with a 300mm f2.8, but that ...

Photography underpins the efforts of almost all wildlife conservationists, from saving individual animals and plants to entire species. Pioneering primatologist Jane Goodall said, “Only if we ...

13 stunning photos from this year’s best wildlife photographers. From a delicate sack of salamander eggs to a forest illuminated by fireflies, these winning images from an annual competition ...

See the best wildlife photos of 2020. A rare, hopeful image of a Siberian tiger in Russia's Far East won Russian photographer Sergey Gorshkov the honor of Wildlife Photographer of the Year.

Aigner’s photo, taken in the spring of 2021, has earned her the coveted title of Wildlife Photographer of the Year—an annual award given out by the Natural History Museum in London. ( See last ...

The incidents are reminders that people need to always remain “incredibly respectful of wildlife,” says National Geographic wildlife photographer Paul Nicklen, who has documented the world’s ...

Last month National Geographic archivist Bill Bonner shared a beautiful book with me, In the Heart of the Dark Night, dedicated to the work of photographer George Shiras. As a newer photo editor ...

Today's wildlife photography is, well, a whole new animal. ( See National Geographic's tips for photographing wildlife .) And as Black knows, those who cheat often pay the price.

The competition, which is in its 57th year, awards 19 categories of wildlife photography, including behavior, photojournalism, and portraiture. This year, the competition received 50,000 entries ...

National Geographic’s final honor went to Charlie Hamilton James, who won the urban wildlife category for his intimate photograph of rats on the prowl in New York City at night.