Jon McCormack – Nature Photographers Network

Jon McCormack

Jon McCormack is a conservation and natural history photographer based in Northern California. Jon’s hope is that his images convince humans that nature is worth fighting for. Jon’s work has been published worldwide by major conservation and news organizations including TIME, The New York Times, The International Herald Tribune, Wall Street Journal, UNESCO, The Nature Conservancy, Africa Geographic, Conservation International, The Guardian, CNN, The Telegraph and Outdoor Photographer.

The Nature of the Abstract

By Jon McCormack / 5 minutes of reading

With its beautiful colors, intricate patterns, and graceful flamingos, Lake Magadi has been a highlight of my 30-year journey as a nature photographer. It felt like a final exam of sorts: a technical challenge requiring abstract compositions and quick captures of giant flocks of birds within a limited time. But it was so much more than that.

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On the Delta – Photographing Okavango’s Wet Season

Okavango! The name itself conjures up fantasies of southern Africa — animals around waterholes as dust clouds roll in from the parched Kalahari plains. But this hot, dry, arid version of the Okavango is only the summer half of a fuller, richer story.