Nature photography

Well known nature photographers include Ansel Adams, Eliot Porter, Frans Lanting, Galen Rowell, and Art Wolfe.

It focuses on images of the natural world (such as rivers, mountains, deserts, and forests) [2] as well as human-made structures (such as city skylines).

Wildlife photography focuses on capturing pictures of animals, especially those considered exotic, in their natural habitats, and therefore, only became truly popular once cameras were portable.

[5] Kearton and his brother Richard were pioneers of wildlife photography, and their images of birds were used to produce the first-ever nature photography book “British birds’ nests: how, where and when to find and identify them.”[6] The brothers’ innovative portraits of animals and safaris to the savannahs of Africa helped to popularize the genre.

Deemed "the father of wildlife photography" by National Geographic, Shiras was an avid conservationist and believed wildlife photography was “an irreplaceable medium for revealing the unknown and attesting to the beauty of an endangered world.”[7] While Shira initially exploded magnesium powder to create the flash effect and a suspended rope to trigger his flashlight trap, these methods have been refined and standardized in the decades since.

In July 1906, a photograph Shiras captured of three deer at night became the first wildlife photo to be featured in National Geographic.

[8] In the mid-20th century, wildlife photography began to gain wider recognition as a legitimate form of artistic expression.

Photographers like Peter Beard and Art Wolfe began to use wildlife photography as a means of conservation, using their images to raise awareness about the need to protect endangered species and their habitats.

Many photographers record images of the texture in a stone, tree bark, leaf, or any of other small scenes.

Close-up nature photography doesn't always need a true macro lens; however, the scenes here are small enough that they are generally considered different from regular landscapes.

Other notable cloudscape photographers include Ralph Steiner, Robert Davies, and Tzeli Hadjimitriou.

Ansel Adams is famous for his black-and-white depictions of nature, while Galen Rowell praised Fujifilm Velvia film for its bright, saturated colors, asking "Who wants to take dull pictures that will last a hundred years?