Charles J. Sharp

Prolific natural-history photographer whose Wikimedia Commons portfolio spans mammals, birds and insects across several continents, including jaguars in the Pantanal, mountain gorillas in Rwanda and brown bears in Finland. Many of his images are Commons Featured Pictures.

Mammals · Natural history · Pantanal · Primates

Selected work · 5 frames

Selected work by Charles J. Sharp
01A male jaguar on the riverbank of the Three Brothers River, Pantanal, BrazilThree Brothers River, Pantanal, Brazil · Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0
02A female Eurasian brown bear standing in a boreal forest clearingStari Kot, Slovenia · Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0
03Close crop of a mountain gorilla's eyes and brow in RwandaRwanda · Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0
04A female mountain gorilla sitting among dense vegetationVolcanoes National Park, Rwanda · Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0
05A female cheetah panting after a chase, lying in short grassPhinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa · Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0

Stories featuring Charles J. Sharp

Conservation

Sample content

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.

2 Sept 2026 · 7 min

Credits

Photograph: Charles J. Sharp · Three Brothers River, Pantanal, Brazil · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photograph: Charles J. Sharp · Stari Kot, Slovenia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photograph: Charles J. Sharp · Rwanda · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photograph: Charles J. Sharp · Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photograph: Charles J. Sharp · Phinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Charles J. Sharp

Mammals · Natural history · Pantanal · Primates

Selected work · 5 frames