Photographer Georgette Apol Douwma’s technique involves altering her earlier pictures, such as one taken in 2015 of corals in the Red Sea, to create new eye-catching displays. When Georgette Apol Douwma hung up her diving gear in 2020 at 79 years old, she did so with a vast catalog of beautiful underwater photos, many focusing … Read more
National Geographic’s new documentary series, Photographer, lives up to its name. The six, hour-long episodes focus less on beautiful photographs and more on their creation. The series is very much about the person behind the images: the photographer. At first, this caught me a bit off guard despite the show’s name. I knew who many … Read more
The director of photography for Nat Geo’s new Photographer series says there’s no easier subject matter for cinematographers than photographers. Michael Crommett, who is the director of photography for the Dan Winters episode and was co-director of photography in several other episodes, says that making a documentary about photographers is “easy” to make visually interesting. … Read more
National Geographic has just released a very cool trailer for a new show entitled Photographer. The six-part docuseries from Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin will flip the lens on photographers that are pushing the boundaries in nature, fashion, and documentary. Each hour-long episode will follow Cristina Mittermeir and Paul Nicklen, Dan Winters, Campbell Addy, … Read more
Stephen Wilkes boasts an illustrious career defined by his superb artistic eye. Speaking at a Spotlight event at Apple’s flagship New York City location, the photographer explains his work and its evolution over time. Wilkes earned his degree in photography from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School and opened his studio in 1983. His career spans artistic … Read more
Glowing tents dot the grass around Les Cheserys Lake in the French Alps. | Photograph by Keith Ladzinski As part of its 2023 in Review series, National Geographic has not only revealed its “Pictures of the Year,” the iconic publication has also worked with its photographers to deliver a series of how-to articles designed to … Read more
An endangered Miami tiger beetle, Cicindelidia floridana, photographed in the wild in the Pine Rocklands ecosystem near Miami, Florida. This species has only been found in the globally imperiled pine rocklands of southern Florida. | Photo by Joel Sartore/National Geographic Photo Ark. Photographer Joel Sartore has reached a significant milestone in his incredible Photo Ark … Read more
“Soon after dawn at Lemek Conservancy, spotted hyenas arrive at a pond to drink. Widely misunderstood, hyenas are fierce, intelligent, and social, living and hunting as members of matriarchal clans. Jen Guyton captured this close-up with an armored, remote-controlled robot designed by National Geographic photo engineers.” | Photo by Jen Guyton in Masai Mara National … Read more