Robert HardingMonument Valley is a stunning landscape of geological wonders. Red sandstone outcrops known as buttes, formed by gradual erosion, are a feature of this arid region on the state […]
Category: Nature
Natural sea arches
Sea arches are made by coastal erosion. Some form when waves become focussed on one piece of rock and others are made when waves attack a part of […]
Bottlenose dolphins
Bottlenose dolphins are the most common dolphins found in the world’s oceans and are known for their ability to jump out of the water in […]
Bugs make the world go round
Tom WalmsleyBy Tom Walmsley Did you know that one in three mouthfuls of our food depends on bugs? Strawberries, coffee, chocolate and apples, to name just a few, would […]
European wildcats
Heavier and with thicker fur than the domestic cat, the European wildcat lives in the grasslands and forests of Europe. In many regions, including Scotland, […]
Spider monkeys
Spiders monkeys are an extremely intelligent but threatened species with very long limbs and tails. In the wild they can be found in rainforests in Central and South […]
Marine iguana
The marine iguana is a striking looking lizard found on the Galapagos Islands. It is the only lizard that can forage in the sea, and is able to […]
The disappearing islands
This year World Environment Day (5th June 2014) focusses on the world’s most vulnerable islands. As the climate warms and polar ice caps melt, rising sea levels are threatening […]
African lions
Amazing wildlife photography duo Ann and Steve Toon regularly travel to the African wilderness to photograph lions. We chose some of their most expressive photos of these […]
Adelie penguins
The Adelie penguin is a species of penguin that can only be found along the Antarctic coast. Wildlife photographer Michael Nolan took these amazing photos of the […]
Bengal Tigers
The national animal of both India and Bangladesh, these magnificent Bengal tigers were photographed here by Thorsten Milse in Madhya Pradesh, India. Sadly, the Bengal tiger population […]
Lake District in pictures
The Lake District is England’s largest national park, home of the country’s deepest lake (Wastwater) and highest peak (Scafell Pike). We picked some of our […]
Sparring horses
We love this stunning photo of two wild horses sparring in the bleached landscape near Aus in Namibia, by Lee Frost. See more of Lee Frost’s […]
Frigate bird
Frigate birds are distinctive looking seabirds with long wings and tails, who catch their food in flight, as well as robbing from other birds. The males […]
Bryce Canyon National Park
Bryce Canyon is a stunning set of huge rock amphitheatres with red rock spires made by erosion, forming incredible views, especially during misty weather. It is located […]
Amazing rivers
This Earth Day we have found some beautiful aerial shots of rivers around the world. A colorful river delta in saline Lake Natron, Rift Valley, Africa, Tanzania […]
An end to antarctic whaling
by Tom Walmsley Good news: the hundred year war is over for whales. For the last hundred years many of the great whales have been hunted […]
North York Moors
Landscape photographer Lizzie Shepherd shot these wonderful images of England’s North York Moors from the same point along the Cleveland Way, at different seasons and times of day. Read […]
Derwent Water reflections
Neale Clarke took this gorgeous photo of Barrow Bay landing stage on Derwent Water, Lake District, Cumbria, England. See more of Neale Clarke’s work here
Salar de Uyuni
A pristine white salt flat stretching over ten thousand square kilometers (the largest in the world), the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia is one of the earth’s most […]
Cornwall’s coast in pictures
Cornwall was recently voted by travel writers to have the best coastline of any UK holiday destination (see survey by 101 Holidays). We chose our favourite […]
Banff National Park
This gorgeous photo of Mount Rundle reflected in a lake at sunrise was taken by photographer Miles Ertman at Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. […]
Icelandic horses
Photographer Ragnar Sigurdsson, who specialises in capturing the beauty of Iceland, Greenland and the Arctic, took these fantastic photos of pure breed Icelandic horses, a small and hardy breed unique […]
Cloud formations
We searched through our picture archive for our favourite shots of strange and beautiful cloud formations captured by our team of photographers around the world. View […]
Swimming tiger
This spectacular photo of a Bengal tiger swimming through bright green algae was taken by Sudip Roychoudhury in India. See more of Sudip’s work here.
Mad March hares
European brown hares are normally timid animals, but can be seen to transform in spring, when they chase other hares and ‘box’ with one another. […]
Mushroom cloud of starlings
This amazing photo shows a ‘murmuration’ of starlings (yes, that really is the collective noun), which form the shape of a mushroom cloud. Renown photographer […]
Yuanyang rice terraces
The people of Yuanyang County in southern China have been harvesting rice from a spectacular landscape of rice terraces, built up over the past 1,200 years. […]
Gannet colonies
Gannets are huge seabirds with a wingspan of up to two metres, that hunt their underwater prey by diving into the sea from a height. […]
Abstract landscapes
These beautiful abstracts were created by travel and landscape photographer Lee Frost. Lee captured the moody light and colours of Alnmouth Beach in Northumberland, England, looking out […]
Seal Island
Photographer David Jenkins travelled to Seal Island in False Bay, South Africa, one of the principal breeding sites of the cape fur seal. The presence […]
Spectacular earthworks
Shapes, images, mounds and burial grounds carved into the earth by both historical and modern peoples. These are some of our favourite photos from the […]
Whale watching
Enjoyable trips for both people and whales by Tom Walmsley Whale watching is an exciting and deeply rewarding way for somebody to experience some of […]
Dorset’s Jurassic Coast
The coastline stretching from Orcombe Point in Devon to Old Harry Rocks in Dorset is one of Britain’s best natural gems, known as the Jurassic […]
Haleakala National Park
Travel photographer Michael Runkel recently travelled to Maui, Hawaii and captured this scene of two tourists waiting for sunset on top of Haleakala National Park. See more […]
Patterns in nature
We put together some of our favourite stunning photos of naturally occurring patterns, ranging from sand dunes and land erosion to ice bubbles and crocodiles’ skin. Enjoy. […]
Northumberland
Landscape and travel photographer Lee Frost has been photographing the windswept beaches, castles and wide open vistas of Northumberland, England’s northernmost county. Positioned close to […]
Green sea turtles
Photographer Michael Nolan captured these lovely shots of green sea turtles off the coast of both Maui in Hawaii, and the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador. […]
Northern Lights
This stunning picture of the Northern Lights a one of our favourite new additions to the photo archive. It was taken at the Vatnajokull Ice […]
Camargue horses
Photographers Gabrielle & Michel Therin-Weise visited Camargue in Southern France to photograph a breed of horse that is unique to the region. The Camargue horse is […]
Isle of Skye
Photographer Adam Burton specialises in dramatic images of the wild places of Britain. He traveled to the Isle of Skye in Scotland’s Inner Hebrides and […]
Spirals in nature
Spirals are patterns that occur naturally in plants and natural systems, including the weather. They were studied by mathematicians including Leonardo Fibonacci, who tried to understand order […]
Emperor penguins
A couple of weeks ago we featured some amazing pictures of polar bears by wildlife photographer Thorsten Milse. By popular demand here is another set […]
Amazon rainforest – respect it or wreck it?
The protection of the Amazon rainforest is important for everyone. It’s an amazing part of our natural world, and it performs functions that people and […]
Holkham Bay
Beautiful Holkham Bay in Norfolk has been voted the best British beach by expert travel writers and journalists this week (see survey results by 101 […]
Polar bear family
Wildlife photographer Thorsten Milse captured these insightful, touching photographs in Hudson Bay, Canada, while patiently following a polar bear family. Thorsten has photographed a wide range […]
Atlantic puffins
Photographer Andrew Davies captured these stunning images of Atlantic puffins off the coast of Wales, UK. A puffin with sand eels in its beak
12 of the best snowscapes
This week I scoured our picture archive for the best desolate, snowy landscapes. Here’s what I found. Aurora borealis, Kautokeino, Lapland, Northern Norway (LOOK/Robert Harding)
Snow monkeys
Snow monkeys (also known as Japanese macaques) are a species of monkey from Japan, that live in areas where snow falls each winter. No other […]
Webfooted Gecko
A webfooted gecko photographed by Thorsten Milse in the Namib Desert, Namibia, Africa. The gecko’s skin is almost translucent with a pink glow which provides […]
Caribou shaped by ice ages
A Caribou bull silhouetted against mountains in North America (Juniors/Robert Harding)
Namib Desert
This is the aerial view from a hot air balloon over the magnificent arid landscape of sand dunes, mountains and fairy circles in the Namib […]
Sea lion and pup
This gorgeous photo of an Australian sea lion and her pup was taken by wildlife photographer Thorsten Milse at Seal Bay, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
Late autumn tree
We love this photo of a late autumn tree after a snowy night by photographer Gianluca Basso, from our archive. ©age fotostock/Robert Harding
Amazon – a pristine wilderness?
Was the Amazon ever a pristine, untouched environment? This BBC documentary argues that humans shaped the Amazon rainforest more than is commonly believed, revealing huge […]
Elterwater, Cumbria
We love this beautiful photo of Elterwater in the UK’s Lake District, by Tim Gartside. age fotostock/Robert Harding Related articles Elterwater to Skelwith Bridge (aloehealthandnutrition.wordpress.com)
Great Grey Owl by James Hager
We love this stunning photo of a Great Grey Owl adult leaving its perch in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States. See more of James […]
Storm photography
Everyone’s talking about the storm that hit the south of the UK last night and brought down lots of trees – including one that is […]
Animals close up and personal
Ever looked a rhinoceros, a tiger or an iguana in the eye? We put together a gallery of our favourite animal close-ups from our photo […]
Strange looking animals
A couple of weeks ago the BBC reported that the bizarre ‘grumpy looking’ blobfish had been voted the official mascot of the Ugly Animal Preservation Society, […]
Animal camouflage
We found this incredible video made by Science Friday a few weeks ago and it inspired us to delve into our photo archive for images […]
‘The ocean is my second home’
A chat with Reinhard Dirscherl German photographer Reinhard Dirscherl specialises in spectacular underwater photography. His oceanic subjects have included magnificent giant turtles off the coast […]
In the midst of nature
A chat with James Hager American photographer James Hager has been capturing incredible images of wildlife and natural landscapes since 2003. He is so dedicated […]
Blue Iguana by Joel Sartore
We love this arresting photo of a Grand Cayman blue iguana from the Sedgwick County Zoo in Kansas, US. The photo was taken by Joel […]
In the African wilderness
A chat with the Toons Over a decade ago, Ann and Steve Toon took a sabbatical from their London journalism jobs to see the world. […]