In order to join other lions tracking a herd of buffalo, this lion needed to cross a treacherous crocodile-infested river. I had the good fortune of having my 600mm lens trained on the lion’s eye as she exploded into a run, splashing through the shallow river. My companions and I huddled motionless as the lion came right toward us—then passed by.
Photographer: Brian Hampton
Camera: Canon 1Ds Mark II
Exposure: 1/640
Aperature: f/5
ISO Speed: 100
Credits: Nature's Best Photography


While scouting Prince William Sound by plane on an overcast day, we headed out low over a massive expanse of fractured icebergs and spotted a large group of sea otters. This image is part of my conservation photography project, ‘Freedom to Roam,’ which aims to increase awareness of the necessity to preserve wildlife travel corridors.
Photographer: Florian Schulz
Camera: Nikon D3
Exposure: 1/800
Aperature: f/8
ISO Speed: 800
Credits: Nature's Best Photography


I had the extraordinary opportunity to photograph these young twin polar bear cubs while accompanying CWS biologists during field research in Wapusk National Park, one of the world’s largest known polar bear denning areas. We located a mother bear near her den and saw that her cubs were still inside.
Photographer: Jenny Ross
Camera: Canon EOS 1V
Exposure: 1/125
Aperature: f/8
ISO Speed: 100
Credits: Nature's Best Photography


Ranging throughout Europe and extending into Asia and Africa, the Common Buzzard typically breeds in woodland habitats near open countryside, where its loud, clear call can be heard. These robust, medium-sized birds of prey measure about 1.8 feet in length with 4-foot wingspans.
Photographer: Zsolt Kudich
Camera: Nikon D300
Exposure: 1/2000
Aperature: f/5.6
ISO Speed: 800
Credits: Nature's Best Photography


While I was hiking uphill to get into position for a high wide-angle shot of the bay, I spotted a line of penguins coming across a glacier. It made me laugh so hard—I knew I had to get a photograph to record the scene.
Photographer: Andrew Rouse
Camera: Canon EOS 1Ds Mark II
Exposure: 1/500
Aperature: f/5.6
ISO Speed: 200
Credits: Nature's Best Photography


Found only in remote areas of central China, golden snub-nosed monkeys are listed by the IUCN as “endangered.” To help preserve and foster a regeneration of this gregarious primate, the Chinese government has enacted a number of protective laws, established reserves, and made the golden snub-nosed monkey a conservation priority.
Photographer: Jeremy Woodhouse
Camera: Canon EOS 1D Mark II
Exposure: 1/20
Aperature: f/18
ISO Speed: 400
Credits: Nature's Best Photography


Wanting to document the devastation of the once-thickly forested areas up close, I explored Appalachia with an experienced helicopter pilot. Skimming 100 feet above the ground just after sunrise, I photographed the geometrical scars of this mined ridge that has been terraced and replanted in an effort to reduce erosion and flooding.
Photographer: Cameron Davidson
Camera: Canon EOS 1Ds Mark II
Exposure: 1/200
Aperature: f/2.8
ISO Speed: 100
Credits: Nature's Best Photography


On this particular morning, our guide heard over his radio that a female leopard and her cubs had been spotted close to our camp. After about ten minutes of waiting, she appeared from the undergrowth and jumped onto a fallen tree, her cubs close behind. When this mischievous leopard cub clambered onto the upturned branches, I framed the shot.
Photographer: Matthew Burrard-Lucas
Camera: Canon EOS 1D Mark III
Exposure: 1/800
Aperature: f/4
ISO Speed: 800
Credits: Nature's Best Photography


On a boat tour of Milford Sound, the captain steered us very close to the base of this waterfall. When I examined the printed photo back at home, I noticed all the shapes within the mist. But just above center on the right side of the image, I could see the shadow of a man’s face. Now I see the ‘face of Neptune’ each time I look at this image.

Photographer: Karen Garbee
Camera: PowerShot S500
Credits: Nature's Best Photography


This photograph of my friend climbing the strenuous vertical route was taken on Kalymnos Island, once known as a prime Mediterranean sponge diving spot, and is a world-famous sport climbing area with huge limestone overhangs, stalactites, and tower-like limestone formations.
Photographer: Lukasz Warzecha
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Exposure: 1/100
Aperature: f/8
ISO Speed: 100
Credits: Nature's Best Photography
WOW 这位也是我的偶像<3 好美的颜色



I chose to backpack along the Lost Coast because the remote location is known for its dramatic beauty. I positioned the tripod and camera close to the ground and, searching through the macro lens, composed the photograph to include this pair of spring poppies, accentuating the compelling reflections of flower fields in dewdrops between them.
Photographer: Robert Knight
Camera: Canon EOS 1Ds Mark II
Exposure: 1/100
Aperature: f/22
ISO Speed: 400
Credits: Nature's Best Photography


Also known as the “Easter flower,” the pasque flower is one of the earliest flowers to blossom in the spring, usually before surrounding foliage has fully emerged. Classical Roman legend holds that this plant sprang from the tears of the goddess Venus, and in dried form it was historically used for a variety of medicinal purposes.
Photographer: Zsolt Kudich
Camera: Nikon D300
Exposure: 1/400
Aperature: f/7.1
ISO Speed: 320
Credits: Nature's Best Photography


The Evenki are one of the most widely scattered nationalities of the Russian Federation; their territory reaches from the Dolgans, Evens, and Yakuts in the far north all the way south to Lake Baykal and the Amur River. This region is regarded as one of the world’s founding areas of reindeer husbandry.
Photographer: Chris Linder
Camera: Nikon D2Xs
Exposure: 1/15
Aperature: f/16
ISO Speed: 100
Credits: Nature's Best Photography