Latest · 19 Oct 2026
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Photo of the week: a polar bear on the drift ice north of Svalbard
Andreas Weith's frame of a hungry bear crossing the pack ice carries the whole Arctic in a single stride.
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Photographed at Drift ice north of Svalbard
Camera data: Canon EOS 5D Mark II600 mmf/101/2000 sISO 500Drift ice north of Svalbard
Behind the Shot
Sample contentBehind the shot: Snyggve, the Serengeti lion who looked back
A direct gaze, soft light and a background that disappears: what the file data and the frame itself tell us about one of the most-viewed lion portraits on Wikimedia Commons.
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Gear & Fieldcraft
Sample contentBest telephoto lenses for wildlife photography: how to choose
There is no single best lens, but there is a right way to decide. A framework built on focal length, aperture, weight, teleconverters and the used market.
· 8 min read
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News and stories
Photo of the Week
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Photo of the week: a snowy owl, wings open, against the dark
Behind the Shot
How the frame was made
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Behind the shot: Snyggve, the Serengeti lion who looked back
A direct gaze, soft light and a background that disappears: what the file data and the frame itself tell us about one of the most-viewed lion portraits on Wikimedia Commons.
· 6 min read
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Behind the shot: three bee-eaters that are one bird
Giles Laurent's stacked sequence of a European bee-eater shows the whole arc of a wingbeat in a single frame. Here is what a stacked image is, how this one was built, and why saying so matters.
· 6 min
Photographers
The people behind the frames
Giles Laurent
Big cats · Birds in flight · African savanna
Charles J. Sharp
Mammals · Natural history · Pantanal
Diego Delso
Birds · Travel · Landscapes
Gear & Fieldcraft
Equipment and technique, tested in the field
Buying guides written for wildlife, not spec sheets. Specifications are checked against the manufacturer; prices are always checked live at the retailer.
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Best telephoto lenses for wildlife photography: how to choose
There is no single best lens, but there is a right way to decide. A framework built on focal length, aperture, weight, teleconverters and the used market.
· 8 min read
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Wildlife photography camera settings: a field-proven starting point
Shutter speeds for birds and mammals, auto ISO, autofocus modes, back-button focus, burst and RAW: the settings to dial in before the animal appears, and why.
· 8 min read
Destinations
Where the wild things are
Seasons, species, conditions and honest budget estimates for the world's great wildlife photography destinations.
Africa · Tanzania
Serengeti National Park
The Serengeti is the archetypal big-cat landscape: open short-grass plains, granite kopjes and river lines where lions, cheetahs and leopards are photographed against some of the cleanest horizons in Africa.
Best Late January–March · Moderate
Asia · India
Ranthambore National Park
Ranthambore is India's most photographed tiger reserve, where Bengal tigers walk through dry deciduous forest, past lakes and beneath the walls of a tenth-century hill fort.
Best March–June · Moderate
Polar · Norway
Svalbard
Svalbard is the most accessible place on Earth to photograph polar bears in their sea-ice habitat, from small expedition ships that follow the retreating pack ice under 24-hour daylight.
Best May–June · Demanding
Africa · Rwanda
Volcanoes National Park
Volcanoes National Park protects Rwanda's share of the Virunga Massif, where habituated mountain gorilla families can be photographed at close range in bamboo and montane forest.
Best June–September · Hard
Safaris & Expeditions
Journeys designed around the image
Small-group photographic expeditions, built with specialist operators. Concepts are published before partners are confirmed and are labelled as such.
ConceptSerengeti big-cat photography expedition9 days · max 6 photographersSerengeti National Park · February to March (calving season) or August to October (northern river crossings)Sample content
ConceptRanthambore tiger photography workshop8 days · max 6 photographersRanthambore National Park · March to mid-June, when water is scarce and tiger sightings at lakes and waterholes are most reliableSample content
ConceptSvalbard polar bear expedition by ship10 days · max 12 photographers on a small expedition vesselSvalbard · June to early August, with 24-hour daylight and retreating pack iceSample content
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Conservation
Photography in service of the wild
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Photographing mountain gorillas: the rules that protect them
Seven metres, eight people, one hour, no flash, and stay home if you are ill. The gorilla trekking rules of Uganda and Rwanda exist because the animals can catch what we carry.
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