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Official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

Photography

Dikson, a port town on the North Sea route, sits silently beneath the fading light of the aurora borealis during the Arctic winter. The town was once legendary among the polyarniks – carefully selected polar scientists – who were lured there by the romanticism of Arctic exploration

New book reveals the parts of remote Siberia stuck in time

ByGeographical StaffSep 29, 2023
Photographer Evgenia Arbugaeva, new book Hyperborea: Stories from the Arctic takes readers on a remarkable journey into remote Siberia
Sharyn and Tom Wotton (aka Swampy Tom), Wandella, New South Wales, Australia, January 2020 (from the series Portraits in Ashes)

Gideon Mendel: Portraits of devastation

ByGeographical StaffSep 8, 2023
South African born 'struggle photographer' Gideon Mendel hauntingly captures the aftermath of fires and floods around the world
Broomhead Moor. Due to the saturated and boggy ground, the wreckage of the Hawker Hunter T Mk 7 Wallace Cubitt which was was flying to Blackpool in June 1993, became buried deep in the earth after the aircraft had apparently hit the ground in a steep dive

Nicholas Holt: Remembering the fallen

ByGeographical StaffJul 28, 2023
Photographer Nicholas Holt captures tragedy and remembrance as he documents fallen RAF sites for his project Fallen
Elephants being moved using cranes from Liwonde National Park to Kasungu National Park, Malawi.

Environmental Photography Award 2023 winners

ByVictoria HeathJul 3, 2023
From birds in a Himalayan snowstorm to a tiny organism in polar waters, see winners of this year’s Environmental Photography Award 
J Gregory Sherman, winner, Wide Angle. ‘My dive partner and I chartered a boat to arrive at Stingray City on Grand Cayman before dawn so as to capture the morning light and undisturbed sand ripples. Just as the sun broke the horizon, a line of southern stingrays headed straight for me and I captured this image as they glided across the sand’

Underwater Photographer of the Year 2023

ByLogan GourlayJun 2, 2023
Singing fish, mussel lines and a very happy dolphin, here is a selection of the winning entries from the Underwater Photographer of the Year 2023 competition
Sleeping with Dandelions, Lewis Newman; Animal Portraits, winner.

British Wildlife Photography Awards 2023 winners

ByGeographical StaffMay 16, 2023
Murmurations, carnivorous plants and honey bee flight trails are some of the exciting winners from this year's British Wildlife Photography Awards
How to take great expedition photographs

How to take great expedition photographs

ByGeographical ContributorApr 13, 2023
Expert tips from a group of expedition photographers on how to document arduous trips to remote locations
MPB show camera kits needn’t cost the earth

MPB show camera kits needn’t cost the earth

ByGeographical StaffJan 9, 2023
The used camera equipment company are making visual storytelling sustainable for both people and the planet
Cave photography shows the hidden world beneath the earth

Cave photography shows the hidden world beneath the earth

ByGeographical StaffNov 14, 2022
Photographer Robbie Shone adventures into the deepest caves around the world to teach us to not fear where we came from
Mangrove Photography Awards 2022 winners

Mangrove Photography Awards 2022 winners

ByMark 'Crowley' RussellNov 4, 2022
A curious crocodile in Jardines de la Reina, Cuba is the winning winners from this year’s Mangrove Photography Awards
McCurry: The Pursuit of Color is an intimate portrait of a life lived behind the lens

McCurry: The Pursuit of Color is an intimate portrait of a life lived behind the lens

ByGeographical StaffOct 14, 2022
The UK premiere of McCurry: The pursuit of color is on Wednesday 19 October at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
Storm chasing across America

Storm chasing across America

ByGeographical StaffAug 1, 2022
Photographer and Arizona native Tori Ostberg captures stunning images while storm chasing across The Great Plains of America
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