Outdoor Photography

Photo By Marc Rassel Today’s Photo of the Day is “Hollow Rock Sunrise” by Marc Rassel. Location: Superior National Forest, Minnesota. “The sun rises through a blanket of clouds over Lake Superior, casting warm pastel colors over the gently lapping waves and icy structures of a frozen sea stack,” describes Rassel. Want to get your

Photo by Ana Luísa Ferreira Today’s Photo of the Day is “Winter Ether” by Ana Luísa Ferreira. Location: Picos de Europa National Park, Spain. “A mountaineer walks up a hill covered in snow with sharp mountain peaks showing up in the horizon on a sunny winter day,” describes Ferreira. Want to get your images in

Winter photography can be very rewarding. Images of subjects blanketed in snow, skeletal deciduous trees with eerie shapes and form, clouds of exhaled carbon dioxide implying frigid temperatures and locations with no crowds all await the eager image maker. Early-morning and late-evening sun that glistens off newly formed ice crystals shines like diamonds in the

The cover of my finished photo book from Saal Digital. Do you have a series of photos you’d love to see in print? Have you considered turning them into a professional photo book? It’s not as difficult or as expensive as it might sound as I learned while trying out Saal Digital’s Professional Line Photo

Congratulations to Kenyan photographer duo Preeti and Prashant Chacko for being named The Greatest Maasai Mara Photographers of the Year 2022, with their image “Hallelujah” of a giraffe and calf. The photographers took home the grand prize of $10,000 and a five-night safari to Angama Mara. “The emotion of a mother-child interaction is something that

Congratulations to John Pierce for winning the recent Fall Color Assignment with the image, “Bell’s Fall Sunrise.” View the winning image and a selection of submissions below. And be sure to check out our current photography assignment here and enter your best shots!

The more often a task is repeated, the more deeply it gets embedded in the brain. This is key for long-term learning. When it’s truly necessary to master a concept, do it over and over and over. It’s with this in mind, I present a challenge in this week’s tip to mix it up. Hopefully

Photo By Larry Holder Today’s Photo of the Day is “Snowy Geese” by Larry Holder. Location: Decatur, Illinois. “This photo was taken through my home window overlooking a small lake,” says Holder. “An unexpected spring snow shower resulted in this photo of Canadian geese.” Want to get your images in the running for a Photo

Congratulations to Max Foster for winning the recent Panoramas And Vertoramas Assignment with the image, “The Wanderer.” See more of Max Foster’s photography at www.maxfosterphotography.com. 

Ryan Burke “flakes” a rope after reaching the top of a climb in El Potrero Chico, Mexico. Ropes offer many opportunities to create leading lines in photos. Creating great climbing imagery is a challenge. Knowing where to start and how to go about taking photos in a complex environment may be intimidating, and it can

Over the multiple decades I’ve led photo safaris to Tanzania and all over the United States, I’ve observed a multitude of commonalities. I’ve been witness to common barriers that prevent participants from creating the best possible images. They range in scope from making photos of anything and everything just because it’s new to overlooking what’s

Congratulations to Randy Robbins for winning the recent Close To Home Assignment with the image, “Backyard Bobcat.” See more of Robbins’s photography at RandyRobbinsPhotography.com. View the winning image and a selection of submissions below. And be sure to check out our current photography assignment here and enter your best shots!

Photo By Max Foster The Black Hills of South Dakota cover 1.2 million acres of forested hills and mountainous landscapes. With expansive pine forests, rugged rock formations, streams, lakes and more, the Black Hills offer a variety of recreation opportunities for outdoor enthusiasts. One of the most visually striking areas lies within Custer State Park

Photo By Samuel Cox “A giraffe drinking is magic for a wildlife photographer,” says Samuel Cox, “that opportunity to capture behavior with a splash of action—to showcase an animal in a different light. “This individual, photographed in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, was making the most of a small waterhole but was also causing a bit

Photo By Caleb Lawson Today’s Photo of the Day is “Grizzly Profile” by Caleb Lawson. Location: Glacier National Park, Montana. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are

Photo By John Meragias Today’s Photo of the Day is “The Watchman” by John Meragias. Location: Zion National Park, Utah. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are