Amy Gulick

Considering the natural history of the places we photograph.

In our rush to capture fleeting light and moments, it’s easy to just look, compose and shoot. “Seeing” requires that we slow down and shift into a different headspace.

From early July through mid-August, chum salmon return to McNeil River to spawn. It’s an opportunity for photographers to connect to the “wild within”

Carl Johnson photographs life and livelihood in Alaska’s Bristol Bay.

Wild places create spaces for discovery.

Jack Dykinga on the making of a photographer.

Rebirth made possible by fire.

The deepest river-carved gorge in North America, Hells Canyon was formed by the Snake River along the border of Oregon and Idaho. Despite its spectacular scenery, wildlife and recreation opportunities, the canyon was slated to be dammed.

For many people, a beautiful wild landscape image serves as an escape to a peaceful place away from the noise, congestion and stress of modern civilization.

Frans Lanting sees the world through a specialized lens.

Patience, persistence and ear wax—three requirements for photographing the world’s 39 species of birds-of-paradise.

The Maasai call it siringet, which means extended or endless, a place that goes on forever.

Crouched on a rock near a churning waterfall, I’m entranced by thousands of salmon thronging in a pool. Fin to fin, tail to tail, they sway against the current as one giant mob, like concert groupies in a mosh pit.