Posted in Photography, Wildlife on Feb 26th, 2010 2 Comments »
Of all wildlife species in the Arctic, the polar bear is perhaps its most fitting icon. Its amazing adaptations to life in harsh Arctic ecosystems and its dependence on sea ice make the polar bear an impressive, yet vulnerable species. It’s an amazing animal to see in person. See the world’s greatest concentration of polar [...]
Posted in Photography on Jan 22nd, 2010 No Comments »
A voyage throughout the warm, calm waters of the South Pacific are just the antidote for the winter blahs. Let us take you there – if not aboard the expedition ship the Clipper Odyssey, then in the least through this photo slideshow. Get there in person during WWF’s “Bridging the Equator: Micronesia to Polynesia” voyage [...]
Posted in Photography on Jan 15th, 2010 No Comments »
“It was just after breakfast when our expedition leader called via the intercom and told us to come out to the observation deck. There was a large pod of common dolphins just ahead of the ship. They were jumping clear out of the water. Our naturalists, who were just as excited as we were, said [...]
Posted in Active Adventures, Photography on Jan 14th, 2010 No Comments »
The WWF /Freund Factory Expedition is an 18-month photojournalistic exploration of the heart of the Coral Triangle, investigating the connectivity between the wildlife and peoples of the region and the threats they face. Photographer Jürgen Freund and book/documentary producer Stella Chiu-Freund are leading the effort. Our colleagues at WWF-International have posted a gorgeous photo gallery [...]
Posted in Photography on Jan 4th, 2010 1 Comment »
“The art of dancing holds such an esteemed placed in all cultures, throughout all of time. That’s especially true of the Yapese — traditional dance remains a strong part of their identity. Every Yapese person, regardless of his or her place in society, is expected to know how to dance — in fact, as soon [...]
Posted in Photography, Wildlife on Dec 26th, 2009 No Comments »
One of two endangered great apes on Earth (the other being gorillas), orangutans are the largest arboreal mammals found on the planet today. While the orangutan tends to be synonymous with Borneo, it’s not the only primate inhabiting the rain forests of the world’s third-largest island. In the first installment of our photo slideshow series, Nature’s Close [...]
Posted in Photography on Dec 9th, 2009 No Comments »
During our fall 2009 travel photography series, Behind the Lens, WWF photographers on tour taught us that an infant’s ear syringe is the best way to blow debris off your camera on the dusty plains of Africa. We learned that underwater photographers should always shoot upwards and that a light source blasting from the side [...]
Posted in Photography on Nov 16th, 2009 No Comments »
By Elissa Poma This is the final installment of our Behind the Lens series. On a recent cruise through Arctic Svalbard, we encountered a small pod of humpback whales. They were some distance off, and I knew I could never capture the scene with the lens I had. So I put my camera down and [...]
Posted in Photography, Q-and-A on Oct 26th, 2009 No Comments »
The fourth in an occasional series about nature and wildlife photography. All photos © Ron Magill You come upon a scenic vista on the flat expanse of the Maasai Mara in Kenya. You have the shot composed in your mind, the wildlife is positioned ideally and the photo seems perfect. Perfect, that is, except for [...]
Posted in Photography, Snorkeling on Oct 6th, 2009 No Comments »
The third in an occasional series about nature and wildlife photography. All photos © Thomas & Natalya Baechtold/Raw Perspectives Of the wide-ranging variety of subjects you could photograph on a nature tour, marine life may be the most daunting. In fact, only 10 percent of all travelers take photos underwater on snorkeling and scuba diving [...]