Photography

America has always had great landscape photographers — from Ansel Adams, Galen Rowell, and Elliot Porter to the more contemporary Eric Meola, Michael Zide, Justin Black and Gary Crabbe — celebrating our incredible country and its breathtaking landscapes from early in the 20th century. They have illustrated and celebrated the rich diversity of life on Earth and their photographs are inspirational. How can we not want to save the earth we see in the power of their stunning imagery? This website is graced with many of their photographs reminding us of the extraordinary earth that we are so fortunate to be living in.

Photographers have also documented the damage we are doing and, in the 21st century, we are seeing more and more images illustrating the consequences of climate change – from Justin Sullivan and Noah Berger’s devastating photographs of the California’s Camp Fire to Paul Nicklen, one of the world’s foremost photographers of polar wildlife, and his photographs of vanishing ice. More and more, photography competitions are emerging around the theme of climate change. The Nature Conservancy just announced their winners, among whom, with great US images, were Tyler Schiffman, Raymond Hennessey, Robert Potts and Hao Jiang.

CREDIT: DAKSH SHARMA, 1ST PLACE WINNER IN AIR, ONE-SHOT CLIMATE CHANGE COMPETITION

NEWS

Good News Network

Otherworldly Images Show Breathtaking Beauty of Oceans in Photo Competition

By Andy Corbley 09/18/23

Oceanographic Magazine is heralding the conclusion of its photo/photographer of the year awards, and the results highlight the otherworldy nature of our oceans.

CNN

Powerful images from environmental photography prize show challenges and hope

By Nell Lewis 07/06/23

A windswept Arctic fox, a murmuration of birds facing a snowstorm in the Himalayas, and a man and a boy in a flooded living room are among the images recognized in this year’s Prince Albert…

The Nature Conservancy

2022 Photo Contest Winners

12/14/22

The Nature Conservancy is proud to announce the winners of our 2022 contest.

The Guardian

20 climate photographs that changed the world

By Gabrielle Schwarz 11/05/22

They are the images that made us sit up and take notice. As world leaders gather for Cop27, these pictures prove that global heating isn’t a distant possibility – it’s already here.

Los Angeles Times

Angered by climate denial, a Times photographer embarked on a watershed journey

By Stuart Leavenworth 07/14/22

Fires were burning, glaciers were melting, and the West was again in drought. But from talking to his kids and friends and people around him, the award-winning Times photographer sensed little dire urgency, little connection…

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Stunning photos of climate change

By Christina Capatides and Jessica Learish 03/09/22

Climate change is no longer a vague hypothetical for Earth's future. Scientists agree that the effects of greenhouse gas emissions already have altered ecosystems, weather patterns, food supplies, lives and economies. From severe drought and…

Yale Climate Connections

Repeat photography shows climate change impacts on real places

By Kristen Pope 02/01/22

A 2004 photo captures a boat cruising a strip of water where an 1899 picture taken from the same spot shows a giant glacier. On either side of the channel, green trees and shrubs cover…

National Geographic

Photos show a climate change crisis unfolding—and hope for the future

By Simon Ingram andSarah Gibbens 10/29/21

As the UN’s global climate change conference—COP26—approaches, ever-more-extreme weather has shown us climate change is here. Yet COVID-19 and the actions taken to control it have also shown us that cooperation can prompt dramatic global…

GIZMODO

Here Are the 2021 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Winners

By George Dvorsky 10/12/21

From spawning fish and ravenous grizzly bears to battling reindeer and kissing ravens, the year’s best wildlife photography will leave you breathless. It’s that awesome time of year when we get to marvel at the…

TreeHugger

Moments of Zen and More Striking Images Win Nature Photo Awards

By Mary Jo DiLonardo 09/30/21

It's either a moment of happiness or mere calm resignation as a western lowland gorilla steps through a swarm of butterflies at the Dzanga Sangha Special Dense Forest Reserve in the Central African Republic.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Prizewinning photo by Penn biologist called metaphor for ‘spiraling crisis’ in the ocean

By Tom Avril 08/17/21

While on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef for a three-month research project this year, University of Pennsylvania biologist Kristen Brown had time for fun as well, snorkeling in the azure waters of tiny Heron Island.

The Guardian

Top seeds: artists capture global efforts to future-proof nature – in pictures

By Anna Turns 08/02/21

Scientists, ecologists and artists have collaborated to showcase global work to protect seeds in an exhibition at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & art gallery (Ramm) in Exeter.

Reveille

Louisiana photographer takes unconventional approach to capturing climate change on the Gulf Coast

By Sydney McGovern 07/29/21

If you keep up with climate change, you’ve probably seen images of disaster – homes ravaged by forest fires or cities slain by hurricanes. Aerial shots of flooded streets, destroyed buildings and dying ecosystems have…

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50 Incredibly Powerful Photos of the Natural World

By Jack Shepherd 06/22/21

The prestigious Tokyo International Photo Awards (TIFA) recognizes amateur and professional photographers from all around the world with winners in nine major categories, and the winners in this year’s “Nature” category are truly exceptional. With…

The New York Times

Here’s the Arctic Station That Keeps Satellites Connected

By Henry Fountain 06/04/21

Arrayed across a plateau on an island in the high Norwegian Arctic, the 100 geodesic domes of the Svalbard Satellite Station look like abstract mushrooms sprouting from the snowy landscape. From outside, there seems to…

Yale Climate Connections

Marine photographer captures haunting images of California’s beautiful, but vanishing, kelp forests

By Bud Ward 05/25/21

It’s a sight few visitors to northern California’s coastal waters will ever forget: kelp – giant seaweed if you prefer – growing in lush underwater forests that provide essential habitat for a multitude of species…

Peta Pixel

Photographic Series Explores Climate Change in Greenland and Antarctica

By Anete Lusina 05/07/21

In an attempt to spread awareness of climate change, conceptual artist Patricia Carr Morgan has published a series of images that depicts ice and glaciers melting in Greenland and Antarctica. Morgan, based in Arizona, has…

New York Times

Revisiting the Unseen Corners of the World

By The New York Times 12/28/20

During a year with limited travel possibilities, our World Through a Lens series offered Times readers a weekly escape. Here are some of the highlights.

Pew Charitable Trusts

Top 10 Nature Images of 2020: Wildflowers, Coastal Scenes, and Ancient Treasures

By Tom Dillon 12/23/20

Among the many indelible themes to emerge from 2020 is how much we as humans rely on healthy natural ecosystems for our well-being—and how much these places mean to the long-term vitality of our planet.

New York Times

What’s Going on Inside the Fearsome Thunderstorms of Córdoba Province?

By Noah Gallagher Shannon 07/22/20

Scientists are studying the extreme weather in northern Argentina to see how it works — and what it can tell us about the monster storms in our future.

PDNPULSE

Katie Orlinsky Wins $20K Alexia Grant 2019 for Climate Change Project

By Holly Hughes 11/19/19

Photographer Katie Orlinsky has won the $20,000 Alexia 2019 Professional Grant to support her project “Chasing Winter,” which looks at how climate change is affecting communities across Alaska and changing their relationship to animals and…

MEDIUM

Raising Environmental Awareness from the Deep Sea to the Arctic

By Rachelle Adelante 06/03/19

A picture says a thousand words…more so, if they’re on the edge of a waterfall, underwater, or among the broken ice pieces in the Arctic. These sums up the fascinating art pieces that Hula and…

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The Big Picture 2019

04/30/19

From the beautiful to the bizarre, this photographic showcase of life on Earth shines a light on some of our planet's most amazing species and places.

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