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What motivates you to take photographs?

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When I think about how I can help people with their landscape photography, everything to do with technique first comes to mind. Without technique, it’s more difficult to get what you want. Obviously, I also think about composition because that’s what will allow our photographs to say what we want them to say. But is there anything else? What about motivation?

In this article, I’m not going to talk about technique or composition. For technique, you have my own and others’  photography courses. For composition, you have my book “Practising composition” (Spanish language edition). But today, I want to talk about what motivates us to photograph nature and landscapes.

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Polar bears took over an abandoned house and won Nature Photographer of the Year 2022

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Nature Talks has announced the results of the Nature Photographer of the Year 2022 competition. This year, polar bears took the victory. Okay, not literally: it was Russian photographer Dmitry Kokh who took the photos of these animals in quite an unusual setting. His remarkable image House of Bears shows a polar bear in an abandoned weather station. And yes, you saw the entire series on DIYP earlier this year!

Of course, there are plenty other stunning photos among category winners, runner-ups and highly commended images. Folks at the Nature Photographer of the Year shared them with DIYP, so let’s check them out.

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Did you know your iPhone camera helps you identify plants?

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If you like photographing plants and flowers, you might also want to learn what they’re called. I sure know I can never get enough of shooting them, and I’m always curious to discover their names so I can learn something more about them.

But did you know your iPhone’s native camera can help you identify them? It’s as quick as taking a photo, and it doesn’t require any additional, third-party apps.

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Magical video shows billions of fireflies flickering through the night

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The flickering of a swarm of fireflies is one of the most magical things I’ve seen in my life. It always impresses me no matter how many times I see it. I started appreciating it even more lately, as it’s not lo longer a common sight in Serbia.

The biggest swarm of fireflies I’ve ever seen contained around 150 or 200 beetles. So, when I saw this Sriram Murali’s video, it made my jaw drop. He captured billions of these impressive creatures flickering through the night and turned their light show into a beautiful short film.

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Magical photo of kestrel on a blossoming tree wins 2022 GDT members’ Nature Photographer of the Year

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Every year, the German Society for Nature Photography (GDT) runs a competition exclusively for the Society’s members, in addition to its European contest where anyone can enter. Still, even the society members only submit lots of amazing photos – and the best among them have been selected.

GDT has announced the 2022 winners of its members-only contest, and this year, the flattering title was awarded to Thomas Hempelmann. His image shows a gorgeous kestrel sitting on a blossoming branch, but there are some lovely category winners as well, so let’s take a look.

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Gathering of giant whale sharks wins 2022 Underwater Photographer of the Year

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Underwater Photographer of the Year has just announced its winners for 2022. And like every year, quite a lot of stunning scenes have been captured in splendid underwater photographs.

“One photo to rule them all” was taken by Spanish photographer Rafael Fernandez Caballero. He was named this year’s Underwater Photographer of the Year, and his incredible image shows five whale sharks feeding together at night in the waters of the Maldives.

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Here is why mushroom growth timelapses aren’t filmed in nature

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Mushroom growth timelapse videos never fail to amaze me and mesmerize me. Netflix’s Fantastic Fungi is filled with them, and I honestly thought they were partially shot outside. However, you can’t shoot this kind of timelapses outdoors. In this video by WIRED, Fantastic Fungi director Louie Schwartzberg tells us more about it. He reveals the secrets behind his magical growth timelapse videos, telling you about how they’re filmed and why it’s done in a studio.

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These fungi timelapses show us who are the real rulers of the Earth

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The world of fungi is not only mysterious and magical but also essential for life on Earth. Fantastic Fungi is a movie that shows all this beauty and importance. Its trailer is just out, and it really got me interested. But more than that, it’s filled with jaw-dropping growth timelapse of fungi that make even the trailer itself pretty enjoyable to watch.

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Beautiful and trippy orangutan photo wins World Nature Photography Awards

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The World Nature Photography Awards (WNPA) have announced the winning photos of its annual contest. It’s all about the natural world around us, so it’s a truly incredible selection of photos of plants, animals, fungi and landscapes from all over the world.

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2021 GDT Nature Photographer of the Year winners show us how gentle and harsh nature is

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The German Society for Nature Photography (GDT) has just announced the results of its 2021 Nature Photographer of the Year contest. As always, there’s a fantastic selection of images showing nature in all its beauty and tenderness, but also reminding us how harsh and powerful it can be.

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