wildlife photography
Audubon Photography Awards 2024 opens with magnificent photos of birds in their surroundings
Jan 11, 2024
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Audubon Photography Awards 2024 is now ready for your photos. You have until February 28 to submit your photos, and this year’s contest brings some…
I have shot with a Nikon Z9 for almost two years and loved it – It’s now a new camera
Dec 28, 2023
Tony Whitehead
Camera firmware versions are a relatively new concept in photography. Some camera manufacturers are more generous than others, and some seem to force users to…
Cute, sad, and awe-inspiring photos of animals – Wildlife Photographer of the Year wants your vote
Nov 29, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Wildlife Photographer of the Year has announced the 2024 finalists for the People’s Choice award. Yes, this means that you get to vote for your favorite images. The selection is captivating, and you’ll have a difficult task, just like the contest jury.
Air guitar kangaroo wins Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2023
Nov 23, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
The funniest photo contest in the world, The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, has announced its 2023 winners. Drumroll, please! The overall winner of this year’s competition is Jason Moore for his amusing, heartwarming, and funny capture of a kangaroo playing air guitar. As always, there are category winners and highly commended images, too. So, there are plenty of photos to make your day at least a little better!
Photographer captures incredible starling murmurations as they darken the sky
Nov 22, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Starling murmurations are one of the most hypnotizing events in the natural world. Danish photographer Søren Solkær finds them absolutely captivating, and he has devoted years to photographing this remarkable phenomenon. He has shared some of his photos with DIYP, so you can enjoy this nature’s wonder, at least from afar.
Bats captured on church camera reveal bizarre mating practices
Nov 21, 2023
Alex Baker
Church surveillance cameras in the Netherlands revealed some unusual bat mating behaviour. According to scientists, it is the first documented evidence of mammals mating without…
‘Unicorn’ caught on park’s trail cameras during full moon
Nov 20, 2023
Alex Baker
Trail cams capture many weird and wonderful things. This time, a trail camera in Arizona photographed what appeared to be a unicorn. The footage was…
Painterly photo of a unique spectacled bear wins Nature Photographer of the Year 2023
Nov 14, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Nature Photographer of the Year has announced the 2023 winners. Jacquie Matechuk, a nature photographer from Canada, won first place with an exquisite image of a spectacled bear. The beautiful animal stands in the midst of lush greenery, and Matechuk’s photo has a dreamy, painterly vibe.
Watch: Sloth mom “thanks” photographer after he reunites her with her baby
Nov 1, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
A heartwarming video of a nature photographer helping a baby sloth reunite with its mother has gone viral on social media. It shows the photographer…
Photo of stinkbug’s maternal behavior wins 2023 European Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Oct 30, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
The European Wildlife Photographer of the Year has announced the winners of its 2023 contest. This year’s overall winner is Spanish photographer Javier Aznar González de Rueda for his image of a stinkbug’s maternal behavior. Congrats, Javier, you’ve made me hate stinkbugs just a tad less! Of course, there are other gorgeous photos among category winners, and we bring you the selection and a bit more about this year’s contest.