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The Committee to Protect Journalists released their “Impunity Index” NEW YORK Russia and Mexico, two of the world’s most murderous countries for the press, are heading in different directions in
The Committee to Protect Journalists released their “Impunity Index” NEW YORK Russia and Mexico, two of the world’s most murderous countries for the press, are heading in different directions in
The Art of Storytelling A 4 1/2 day Documentary Photography Workshop with Gerd Ludwig In Los Angeles, October 23-27, 2014 $975 This 4 1/2 day workshop by National Geographic Photographer Gerd Ludwig is for photographers and serious amateurs who want to take their photography to the next level. It concentrates on the aesthetic, technical, and […]
‘Spirit of the mountains’ (© Stefano Unterthiner). Winner – Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016
I created this image during a long-term assignment for National Geographic magazine, and it is displayed in my latest book Il sentiero perduto (Ylaios, 2015). With this photograph I wanted to capture the magic of this wild, wonderful region – the mountains of my childhood, for which I’ll keep fighting for more protection.
An endangered young male Bornean Orangutan climbs over 30 meters up a tree deep in the rain forest of Gunung Palung National Park, West Kalimantan, Indonesia (Island of Borneo). In
Dear Friends, I’m sure you have all heard the expression “Once in a Blue Moon”, but did you know that a blue moon refers to the second full moon that falls in one calendar month? This is pretty rare, occurring only about once every 2.5 years, but we had one recently on Oct 30, and […]
We, Nicole Ottawa and Oliver Meckes (eye of science) had the chance to take soil probes from places in the Black Forest Natural Park that have been untouched by humans
MALDIVES MANTA MADNESS My seaplane touched down at last light on August 14th 2009 settling on the choppy waters of Baa Atoll during a welcome lull in successive monsoon squalls. I can’t really think of a better birthday gift then returning to one of my favorite places on earth. Just over a year had passed […]
I’ve found myself reading a lot of M.F.K. Fisher in recent days. I guess I first read her book “Consider the Oyster” maybe a couple decades ago. I don’t recall how or why I found that book but I love … Continue reading →
On Saturday March 24th, Stefano was honered to collect, from the hand of his close friend Emanuele Biggi, a Career Achievement Award: the ‘Anello Verde‘. This important award is given for his – almost – 20 years in the field working as nature and conservation photographer.
Photos Stéphanie Francoise
The Photo Ark has reached an important milestone! This pygmy squid from Gulf Specimen Marine Lab in Panacea, FL, became the 4,000th species to be photographed by Joel Sartore. A long-time National Geographic contributor, Joel began this project in 2006 to document every captive species on Earth. He travels to zoos, aquariums, private breeders and other […]