By Tara Lohan To be a good wildlife photographer, you need an expertly trained eye. But good ears help, too. Melissa Groo learned that early on. Her unconventional path to become an award-winning wildlife photographer began with listening. Spurred by a deep curiosity about the way animals communicate, she left a job in Ohio focused […]
By Patrick Rogers During the day, freelance photographer Stuart Palley covers news events for publications like the Los Angeles Times and shoots images for advertising and PR clients. By night, he pursues his passion: photographing the wildfires that have been ravaging, with increasing frequency, the forests, grasslands, towns and cities of his native California. Over […]
EcoWatch is excited to announced the winner of our first-ever Gratitude Photo Contest. Participants sent us their best shots of what in nature they were most thankful for this Thanksgiving. Our three amazing judges—Greenpoint Innovations founder Stephen Donofrio, marine scientist Gaelin Rosenwaks and documentary photographer Marc Bryan-Brown—picked their favorites from more than 70 photo entries […]
Update: The window for photo submissions has ended. The winner will be announced this Wednesday, November 21. EcoWatch is pleased to announce its first photo contest! Show us what in nature you are most thankful for this Thanksgiving. Whether you have a love for oceans, animals, or parks, we want to see your best photos […]
By Lisa Moore Imagine yourself, camera in hand, suddenly spotting a grazing elk, a hummingbird feeding its chicks, a grizzly charging a rival or a bumble bee gathering pollen. You want the shot, but how do you get it without disturbing the natural behavior of the beautiful animal you’re hoping to capture through your lens? […]
Human’s impact on planet Earth is huge. Thanks to the work of environmentalist and photographer, J Henry Fair, we can now get a bird’s-eye view of the world’s ever-increasing demand for energy, eating habits and rampant consumerism that are degrading our planet. Fair’s new book, Industrial Scars, The Hidden Costs of Consumption, shows the effects […]
By Clara Chaisson What on Earth have you photographed? This open-ended question, asked annually by the BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition, invites predictably diverse submissions: A leopard prowling around Mumbai’s Aarey Milk Colony, a Chilean volcano’s violent eruption, and the surprisingly peaceful relationship between a blackfish and a venomous Portuguese man o’ war, just to […]
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