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No More Naps

Aside from the obvious fascinating patterns, structures and light displays, which just want to be discovered, photographing in these kind of conditions also pays off in terms of equipment and techniques. The bright light during a sunny day, will mostly result in very fast shutter speeds. You won’t have to carry your tripod and you won’t have to worry about blurry images due to movement or a lack of depth of field. Just yesterday, I took an image of a super fast little sparrow, trying to bring out the colors in its wing feathers, almost straight towards the hard sun. The settings were ISO 250 at f/14 and they resulted in a shutter speed of a 1/5000 sec. Just as an example. So, a rather longer or macro lens and the camera body is all you’ll need. And since I really don’t like to be busy handling my equipment, going out with just my camera in hands, is super delightful and relaxing.

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Therapy for Mind and Soul

By Reiner Hofer / 5 minutes of reading

In nature I can switch off and leave everyday life behind. The first chirping of birds before sunrise, the intense glow of mountain peaks in the last light of the day, the gentle pattering of rain on the leaves in the forest, when wisps of mist mysteriously drift across the landscape, or the colorful northern lights dance in the night sky – all these moments are of incomparable beauty to me.

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What Makes a Good Astro Image?

By Konstantinos Themelis / 5 minutes of reading

With the constant pressure from social media, people often forget the most important part: enjoying the experience. At the end of the day, astrophotography is about getting outside and experiencing the night sky. Whether it’s lying on the beaches of Crete and watching the Milky Way set, or braving the Arctic cold to witness the Aurora Borealis, the goal remains the same — to connect with and experience something greater than ourselves.

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The Wild Palette: Painting Nature Through My Lens

By Ganapathi Ram / 5 minutes of reading

Have you ever felt the rush of excitement when a subject finally aligns with the perfect light? Moments like these remind me why I love photography: capturing fleeting beauty that can never be replicated. Photographing subjects like langurs has taught me the value of patience.
More often than not, it’s the scene itself that sparks my creativity. When the right light and elements come together, I instinctively seek out subjects to complete the composition. While I occasionally find cooperative subjects, I sometimes struggle to find a compelling backdrop.
However, when a dramatic scene unfolds, my mind naturally begins to search for the perfect subject to complement it.

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Artphotography Close to the Sea

By Mailén Palma / 6 minutes of reading

Series Apariciones, which means “Appearances”
Maybe showing only the surface is a defense mechanism,
or perhaps an energy-saving resource, I don’t know.
Just like the sea, there are also people
you need to dive into a little, show them genuine interest,
and then … only then, like the sea, do the appearances begin.
The fears, the enigmas, the mysteries … but also the magic! ✨

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Why Am I In Love With Winter?

By Daniel Tremblay / 11 minutes of reading

As you read the following lines below, you might be located in the southern hemisphere and it might be summer for you. Or maybe, just like me, you are in the northern hemisphere … here in Canada, my favorite season is just about to begin. Winter! Yes, I am in love with winter. To me, winter is the time of the year when my inspiration peaks. You might be asking yourself: How can someone in his right mind be in love with winter?

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No Plans in Landscape Photography

By Lepe Olmedo / 6 minutes of reading

Starting from Buenos Aires, we headed to the Atlantic coast, visiting some of the simplest and most boring places for landscape photography: endless beaches with nothing but sand and water.

Oddly enough, this was exactly the kind of place I needed to reconnect with my camera, which I hadn’t used in months. There was still a bittersweet feeling from having left everything behind, and it seemed like my camera was the reason for it.

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Personal Approaches to Wildlife Photography

By Heiko Herrmann / 6 minutes of reading

My path into nature photography came about quite naturally for me because even as a child, I was fascinated by animals and their different habitats, the interaction of different species within an ecosystem, and the peculiarities and characteristics of certain animal species. Photography is a wonderful way for me to present my own individual view of nature and to immortalize in a photo what inspires me about an animal or a particular situation. I enjoy bringing people closer to something that they might otherwise miss or not even get to know or see. An idea for a picture often comes about through a chance encounter and is often only very brief. And when I reflect on it, I often have the desire to create a picture of it.

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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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Me Through My Images

By Rahul Sachdev / 7 minutes of reading

What I photograph and how I photograph reflect a lot about who I am in real life, that much I am sure of. I can’t say this for everyone, but for me the easiest way to be creative about photography has been to look at it as a medium to express myself.

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