The “eyes” have it in these great Photography World images! Photographing animals looking at us—don’t give up too soon. Because at any moment, before you know it, that animal turns and looks at you… There’s a lot to be said about being up close and personal with wildlife. It turns the meh picture of animals standing around, to an interpersonal experience for photographer and audience.
Wild bison-hazing at Undine Falls in Yellowstone National Park. What is bison-hazing exactly? It’s the herding of the wild residents who wander off-grid…rangers need to get them back onto park property before calving. Here, a long lens and safe distance is a must!
PHOTOGRAPHER JIM PEACO Yellowstone National Park, USA
Questa foto l’ho scattata a Borgo Lupo, un villaggio abbandonato in Sicilia, vicino Caltagirone (provincia di Catania). Un luogo mistico e vuoto, dove gli unici abitanti sono animali e pastori. Qui la Sicilia esprime il meglio di sè, con paesaggi attorno mozzafiato e odori che sanno di campagna, quella vera.
PHOTOGRAPHER DAVIDE RAGUSA Caltigiorne, Italy
Red Stags grazing. Photographed in foggy dawn at Bushy Park in the United Kingdom. Maintained as a Royal Park, Bush is home to a population of over 300 Red and Fallow deer. These deer are ancestors to those who roamed during the times of Henry VIII.
PHOTOGRAPHER PAUL EARLE “Capturing those special moments around us that can so often go unseen or unnoticed.”
Bushy Park, United Kingdom
Black-backed Jackal photographed in Africa’s Kruger National Park. Spying the photographer, she decides, “You can’t see me, but I can see you.”
PHOTOGRAPHER GERAN DE KLERK Africa
Lundi is the Icelandic name for this prolific bird, What is it? It’s a Puffin! Numbering 8 to 10 million on the island, Puffins can live to be 20-30 years old.
PHOTOGRAPHER JONATAN PIE Iceland
Short-Eared Owl in Flight. A prevalent owl found in most places of the world, the Short-eared Owl makes its nest on the ground. Who needs a tree when there’s so much earth? Abbotsford, British Columbia, CANADA
PHOTOGRAPHER RICHARD LEE ”I get my greatest satisfaction in photography from photographing owls. ”
“Is she really looking at me?” The answer is, “Yes, she is.” One of the most beautiful species of cattle, the rustic Highland cow with its long hair is also one of the most endearing. Murat, France—where the cattle in this photograph live— has historic roots that date back to Medieval and Renaissance times.
PHOTOGRAPHER DDP Murat, France
Winter button buck in snow photographed and finished with exaggerated off-set crop.
PHOTOGRAPHER MINA THEVENIN Kentucky, USA“
“All kinds of wildlife visit my backyard daily. Camera-ready, I photographed this young guy looking into my window. Well, while I was wondering what he was thinking, he was probably wondering: what is she doing now? “
Following the bigger spider around his backyard one afternoon, he finally got the photo he wanted! Meal time!
