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Nat Geo Photo Editor Reveals Favorite Images From Your Shot Challenge

January 8, 2026

This stoat in Hokkaido, Japan, emerged from a gap between the rocks slowly, as if checking that everything…

Two cheetahs rest closely together in tall grass on the left, while a close-up of a cheetah’s face with its mouth slightly open appears on the right, both set against blurred natural backgrounds.

January 1, 2026

In National Geographic‘s latest documentary, “Cheetahs Up Close,” Emmy Award-winning wildlife photographer and cinematographer Bertie Gregory travels to…

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Rick Smolan Wins $100,000 for HIPA’s 2025 Photography Appreciation Award

December 15, 2025

HIPA, the world’s most lucrative photo contest awarding $1 million in total prizes annually, announced its 2025 winners on November…

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A split image showing elephants and other wildlife at a watering hole under a bright sky on the left, and sea lions lounging on rocky islands in calm blue waters with mountains in the background on the right.

November 23, 2025

Award-winning photographer Stephen Wilkes has two photos in this year’s National Geographic Pictures of the Year, a celebration…

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A woman wearing a dark shirt and sunglasses on her head stands on a wide, sandy road holding a camera. The background is blurred with people and buildings visible in the distance.

November 6, 2025

Lynsey Addario on assignment in Iridimi Refugee Camp, Wadi Fira, Chad. (National Geographic/Caitlin Kelly) Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Lynsey…

Nat Geo Photo Editor Reveals Favorite Images From Your Shot Challenge

Postman-Turned-Cinematographer Films Cheetahs In Brand New Ways

Rick Smolan Wins $100,000 for HIPA’s 2025 Photography Appreciation Award

How Stephen Wilkes’ Day to Night Photos Capture Wildlife In an Entirely Different Way

Lynsey Addario: ‘There Was Never a World in Which I Would Not Do This Work’