Nature TTL

02/03/2024

Get top tips to maximise your chances at winning an underwater photography competition!

Get top tips to help you win an underwater photography competition. We talk about how to stand out, image ideas, and more!

29/02/2024

The 2024 NTTL POTY competition is now open for entries!

Last year, more than 8,000 images were entered to compete for the top prize.

The Overall Winner will take home a cash prize of £1,250, as well as the title of Nature TTL Photographer of the Year.

Get your entry credits today to benefit from the EARLY BIRD deal. Take a look at the Entry Portal for more info...

Entries close 31st March 2024!

Highly Commended 2022: ‘Difference’ by Ivan Pedretti, Italy

https://www.naturettl.com/poty/

28/02/2024

'Desert photography provides ample opportunities to capture fascinating landscapes.

However, the extreme temperatures and harsh lighting likely to be experienced in these barren environments mean that desert photography can be challenging.'

Get top tips on 'How to Manage Lighting in Desert Photography' with Jon Norris

https://www.naturettl.com/desert-photography/

27/02/2024

Enter our latest assignment on the website!

This week's photography assignment is Contrast. Take creative images of contrast in nature and enter to be this week's winner!

27/02/2024

The Nature TTL Photographer of the Year 2024 Competition is now Open!

Login or register on the entry portal to submit your images. Take a look at this year’s prizes and categories for more information about the contest.

Need inspiration for what makes a winning image? The Winners Gallery is full of images from previous years of the competition.

Key dates:

22nd February 2024 – Contest opens for entries
31st March 2024 – Deadline for entries
Summer 2024 – Winners announced

HIGHLY COMMENDED 2023 – Bernhard Schubert

27/02/2024

Learn how to photograph crocodiles underwater with this top guide!

Get top tips for underwater crocodile photography with this guide, covering where to go, how to photograph them, and what equipment to bring.

26/02/2024

'I learned very quickly that gaining access to a rehab facility did not mean that I was magically guaranteed opportunities to photograph what I wanted to photograph when I wanted to photograph it.

Nor did it mean I was suddenly going to produce outstanding images of wildlife.

Capturing and producing strong end-to-end wildlife rehabilitation stories within a rehab facility was far more challenging than I initially thought it would be, for several reasons.

Getting authentic insights into the world of wildlife rehabilitation is first and foremost dependent on building good relationships with members of staff, and it takes time for people to trust you enough to let their guard down in front of the camera...'

- 'Award-Winning Photographs Capture Intimate Moments in Wildlife Rescue Operations' with Emma Jacobs, 2023 portfolio Winner in the British Wildlife Photography Awards

Read the full article now on natruettl.com!

https://www.naturettl.com/award-winning-wildlife-rescue-photography/

25/02/2024

Nature TTL Photographer of the Year 2024 is open for entries!

Login or register on the entry portal to submit your images. Take a look at this year’s prizes and categories for more information about the contest.

Need inspiration for what makes a winning image? The Winners Gallery is full of images from previous years of the competition.

Key dates:

22nd February 2024 – Contest opens for entries
31st March 2024 – Deadline for entries
Summer 2024 – Winners announced

Highly Commended 2021: ‘Into the Spotlight’ by Dani Clarke

https://www.naturettl.com/poty/

24/02/2024

The wildlife riches of the Okavango Delta have made it a staple of many blue-chip TV wildlife documentaries, and in this article, we’ll look at how to plan a photography trip to this incredible destination!

'How to Plan a Photography Trip to the Okavango Delta' with David Tipling

https://www.naturettl.com/okavango-delta/

24/02/2024

Here are the top 10 spots for landscape photography in British Columbia, Canada!

Here are the top 10 spots for landscape photography in British Columbia, Canada, from Vancouver Island to the border with Alberta!

23/02/2024

The 2024 Nature TTL Competition is now OPEN for entries!

Login or register on the entry portal at https://poty.naturettl.com/login to submit your images.

Take a look at this year’s prizes and categories for more information about the contest: https://www.naturettl.com/poty/categories/

Need inspiration for what makes a winning image? The Winners Gallery is full of images from previous years of the competition. https://www.naturettl.com/poty/2023-winners/

Key dates:

22nd February 2024 – Contest opens for entries
31st March 2024 – Deadline for entries
Summer 2024 – Winners announced

https://www.naturettl.com/poty/

Images:
2023 HIGHLY COMMENDED – Simon Jenkins
2023 RUNNER-UP – Jane Hope, United Kingdom
2023 RUNNER-UP – Florian Smit, Germany

22/02/2024

Get inside information on the '7 Best Underwater Photography Competitions to Enter' with award-winning underwater photographer Shannon Moran!

1. Underwater Photographer of the Year (UPY)
2. Wildlife Photographer of the Year (WPY)
3. Nature TTL Photographer of the Year (NPOTY)
4. The Ocean Geographic Pictures of the Year Awards (OGPICOTY)
5. Ocean Photographer of the Year (OPY)
6. SIENA International Photo Awards (SIPA)
7. Underwater Photography Guide’s Ocean Art Underwater Photo Competition (Ocean Art)

Read more here: https://www.naturettl.com/7-best-underwater-photography-competitions-to-enter/

21/02/2024

Take a look at these 'Hidden Perspectives: The Marvellous Macro World of Plants'

With every journey through nature, you typically see “the big picture.” It can be tough to see things in a different light. But there’s a hidden, secretive world of macro waiting to be explored...

Take a look at these 'Hidden Perspectives: The Marvellous Macro World of Plants'

20/02/2024

Plan a photography trip to the Okavango Delta with this great guide!

Plan a photography trip to the Okavango Delta with this great guide! From camera gear to where to stay, we have you covered!

20/02/2024

Enter our latest assignment on the website!

This week's photography assignment is Details. Take creative images of details in nature and enter to be this week's winner!

20/02/2024

We asked Michelle Valberg: "What’s the one piece of advice that you would give yourself if you could go back in time?"

She said: "Stand your ground. Never be intimidated. Be yourself. Believe in yourself."

Read more in our interview with Michelle, live now on the website!

https://www.naturettl.com/michelle-valberg/

19/02/2024

2021 NTTL Winner: Landscapes, ‘Bouquet of Flowers’ by F***y Reed

Patterns formed by mineral deposits trapped in lagoons.

Nikon D850 with Nikon 70-200mm. 1/1000th, f/4, ISO 100.

The Nature TTL Photographer of the Year 2024 competition will open for entries in February 2024! Stay tuned...

18/02/2024

If you’re currently lacking inspiration, our guide to creative macro photography is precisely what you need to reignite your passion and creativity behind the lens.

'Tips for Creative Macro Photography' by Ross Hoddinott

It’s easy to feel like you’ve exhausted all your ideas or hit a creative block. Perhaps your close-up shots are consistently sharp, well-lit, and technically proficient, but seem they lack that extra special touch.

After all, a technically good image doesn’t always guarantee aesthetic appeal or memorability.

While it’s important to master the art of capturing competent close-ups, if you want your macro shots to stand out from the crowd or succeed in competitions, you’ll need to unleash your inventiveness and embrace creativity....

https://www.naturettl.com/creative-macro-photography/

17/02/2024

Check out 'The Essential Guide to Composition in Bird Photography' by Peter Ismert!

This tutorial will help you to balance dynamism and simplicity in your bird photography compositions, and give top tips and tricks on how to compose effective bird images.

https://www.naturettl.com/composition-bird-photography/

17/02/2024

Here's our list of the top underwater photography competitions you should enter this year!

Here's the top underwater photography competitions to enter this year! Whether you're a beginner or seasoned pro, find a competition for you.

16/02/2024

'My journey as a wildlife photographer and Nikon Ambassador for Canada has carried me across the globe, offering me the gift of incredible experiences on every continent.

Through the power of photography, I strive to inspire a new generation of conservationists, to create more engagement, and to foster a genuine interest in the preservation of our planet.

Because, in the end, it is the emotion evoked by an image that has the power to change the world – one click of the shutter at a time.'

- From our interview with Michelle Valberg: From Amateur to Professional

Michelle Valberg, a renowned wildlife photographer and esteemed Nikon Ambassador, has spent over three decades captivating audiences, inspiring them to cherish and protect our natural world.

Travelling around all corners of the globe, Valberg’s deep-rooted love for Canada and the Arctic takes precedence in her work.

To see more from this series, subscribe to our free newsletter on the website!

https://www.naturettl.com/michelle-valberg/

15/02/2024

Get top tips on 'How to Get Started in Large Format Film Camera Landscape Photography' with Natalie Öberg!

'There are few things that stir as much curiosity from passersby as a large format film camera unfolded and set up, complemented with a cameraperson slouching underneath a dark cloth...

This article will take you through all the basic aspects of large format photography and serve as both a guide and an inspiration to get started.'

https://www.naturettl.com/large-format-film-camera/

14/02/2024

The four ‘Highly Commended’ finalists in the WPOTY People’s Choice Award that also captivated wildlife lovers across the globe include:

- ‘The Happy Turtle’ by Tzahi Finkelstein, a fascinating interaction between a Balkan pond turtle and a northern banded groundling dragonfly.
- ‘Starling Murmuration’ by Daniel Dencescu, which frames the moment a starling murmuration formed the shape of a bird.
- ‘Shared Parenting’ by Mark Boyd, of two lionesses groom one of the prides five cubs in Kenya’s Maasai Mara
- Audun Rikardsen’s stunning capture ‘Aurora Jellies’ shows two moon jellyfish illuminated by the aurora borealis in a fjord in Norway.

Read more about them here: https://www.naturettl.com/wpoty-peoples-choice-award-2024/

13/02/2024

Sleeping Polar Bear Wins WPOTY People’s Choice Award!

‘Ice Bed’, Nima Sarikhani’s dreamy image of a young polar bear drifting to sleep on a bed carved into an iceberg, has been voted as the winner of Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award.

The 25 images in the running for this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award received a record number of votes with over 75,000 wildlife photography and nature fans from around the world casting their votes to name British amateur photographer Nima Sarikhani this year’s winner.

Director of the Natural History Museum, Dr Douglas Gurr, says: ‘Nima’s breathtaking and poignant image allows us to see the beauty and fragility of our planet.

‘His thought-provoking image is a stark reminder of the integral bond between an animal and its habitat and serves as a visual representation of the detrimental impacts of climate warming and habitat loss.’

After three days searching for polar bears through thick fog off Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, the expedition vessel Nima was on decided to change course and headed towards where there was still some sea ice. Here they encountered two polar bears.

Just before midnight, the young male clambered onto a small iceberg and, using his strong paws, clawed away at it to carve out a bed for himself. Nima captured the dreamlike moment the young bear drifted off to sleep.

Nima says: ‘I am so honoured to have won this year’s People’s Choice award for WPY, the most prestigious wildlife photography competition. This photograph has stirred strong emotions in many of those who have seen it.

‘Whilst climate change is the biggest challenge we face, I hope that this photograph also inspires hope; there is still time to fix the mess we have caused.’

Read more about it here: https://www.naturettl.com/wpoty-peoples-choice-award-2024/

13/02/2024

Enter our latest assignment on the website!

This week's photography assignment is Trees. Take creative images of trees and enter to be this week's winner!

13/02/2024

Learn how to use composition in your bird photography to take photos like a pro!

Learn how to use composition in bird photography, from foreground and background elements, to image orientation, and more!

12/02/2024

Check out 'How to Photograph Coral Reefscapes' by Tethys Images

'Coral reefs have been described as ‘the pinnacle of nature’s achievement in the oceans’, and support higher biodiversity than any other marine ecosystem. Recent estimates suggest over 800,000 species of multicellular life inhabit coral reefs, a number rivalled only by tropical rainforests.

One key difference between these two ecosystems is that so many rainforest taxa are hard to spot and even harder to photograph, hidden away in the dense vegetation or high up in the canopy. In contrast, a healthy reef appears like nature’s equivalent of a vibrant city, bustling with life of all shapes and sizes in every direction...'

Read it here: https://www.naturettl.com/how-to-photograph-coral-reefscapes/

12/02/2024

Read our latest interview with wildlife photographer Michelle Valberg.

Read our latest interview with wildlife photographer Michelle Valberg. We talk about favourite photos, eureka moments, and top advice.

11/02/2024

This ‘Cow Tusker’ is the Queen of Elephants!

'Wildlife photographer Will Burrard-Lucas recently amazed people all around the world with his image of a black leopard captured in Kenya. However, he’s already back with a new find that “eclipses the black leopard in terms of rarity.”

In partnership with the Tsavo Trust, Burrard-Lucas has captured the “Queen of Elephants” on camera. This “cow tusker” is a female elephant with tusks so long that they scraped the ground whilst she was walking!'

Read about it here: https://www.naturettl.com/this-cow-tusker-is-the-queen-of-elephants/

10/02/2024

'Lightning Photography: How to Shoot Electric Storms' with Mike Mezeul!

'Each bolt is so incredibly different from the previous; it’s this uniqueness that makes documenting these weather phenomena so much fun...'

Read it here: https://www.naturettl.com/lightning-photography-tips/