OP – The Blog

The Pantanal is one of the largest wetlands on Earth. It is home to a wide range of animals and plants that live by the flood cycle. The main challenge in photographing underwater in the Pantanal is to find a place with reasonable underwater visibility. Near the end of the wet season I was trying  

Check out this new trailer for the upcoming film by Anthony Powell, Antarctica: A Year on Ice. The film will tell the story of living in Antarctica year round and from this trailer and the footage looks spectacular 

Congratulations to Phil Hawkins for his winning photo in the Moving Water Assignment.  

  Michael Warwick’s photo of the rainbow at the base of Lower Narada Falls in Mt Rainier National Park, WA is today’s Photo Of The day. The photo was submitted to the Your Favorite Places gallery. I select a Photo Of The Day every day. I choose the images from the various OP galleries including Assignments, Your Favorite  

Michael Ryan’s photo from Bodega Head on the Northern California coast captured a moment of perfect light 

An annular eclipse is a remarkable event. The moon appears to be encircled by a ring of sunlight, known as the “Ring of Fire”. The term “annular” comes from the Latin word meaning “ring”. This ring effect is caused when the earth’s orbit moves closer to the sun and the apparent size difference looks as  

Phil Hawkins’ photo of Vernal Fall in Yosemite National Park is the Photo Of The Day. It was submitted to the Moving Water Assignment which closed last night. This pool below the fall is unaccessible for much of the year.  

Tomer Razabi’s photo from Palmahim beach in Israel was submitted to the Moving Water Assignment and it’s today’s Photo Of The Day 

The day after a large snow storm passed through the area in January of 2011, this winter image was captured during a rare moment of incredible natural light on a very cold day at Jump Off Rock in Hendersonville, NC. When we first arrived at the location I noticed that all of the trees were  

In this stunning look at the wildlife and landscapes of Malaysia, James W Griffiths gives us a glimpse at life deep in the rain forest.