Wildlife Photography doesn’t need much of an introduction. What makes us go in awe is the amount of patience with time and dedication most of the grand masters of usually put in to get a good shot. A grand list of photographers who have dedicated their life and has got some intense passion towards the wildlife and exotic nature. How gracious would it be if we brought you these marvelous photographer altogether, yes we intended to surprise you with this article.
The 100 wildlife and nature photographers you should follow, adding to that we wanted to keep as this list as useful as possible to both aspirants and professionals as well. Hence there wouldn’t be harm in bookmarking this page for future reference too.
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Photographers displayed by Alphabetical order.
© Andy Rouse
© Austin Thomas
© C.S.Ling
© David Lloyd
© Federico Veronesi
© Ganesh H Shankar
© John Hyde
© Kalyan Varma
© Marina Cano
© Marsel van Oosten
© Paul Nicklen
© Roeselien Raimond
© Stefano Ronchi
© Susan McConnell
© Tim Laman
Well if your count is right, we are 25 photographers short and would like you to find those 25 wonderful photographers from your perspective. Please list your favorite wild life photographer in the comments section and we will be more than happy to add them for you and complete this perfect professional wildlife photographers database.
152 comments
What about Andy Biggs ? Excellent wildlife pictures.
nice clicks ………..i also want to be a wildlife cameraman
http://www.gorananastasovski.com/Photography/ANIMALS
I have been following this photographer from Malta, a country renown for being a black spot for birds, and I am simply amazed by man of his images. He strives to portray the beauty of birds, even the commonest sparrows! He has some amazing action shots too.
Should’ve included Raymond J Barlow
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43039595@N02/9160125584/lightbox/
Really, come on he can’t hold a candle to some missing people like Joe McDonald, Art Morris, Andy Biggs, to name a few.
I think 2 names missing from this list are are Gururaj Moorching and Arati Kumar-Rao (aratirao.com)
Gareth Carter and Greg du Toit
Scelgo come miglior foto quella di Stefano Ronchi
Please add Dritimann Mukharjee
V Krishnan
http://www.krishphoto.com
Great photographher and mentor
Krishnan V
wild life photographer and mentor
Drithiman Mukherjee
Kiran poonacha
Clement Francis
Jayanth Sharma
Sudhir Shivram
Sandesh Kadur and Jayanth Sharma are two folks missing in this list as per me.
Rgds,
Sudhir
sandesh kadur is on the list sir.. i would suggest your name
Sir,I want to be a wildlife photographer.what can I do sir.
I’d like to suggest the following names:
Chris Johns
Christian Ziegler
Denis Huot
Dereck and Beverley Joubert
Florian Schultz
Greg du Toit
Igor Shpilenok
Jari Peltomaeki
Jayanth Sharma
Jonathan Scott
Mark Carwardine
Ole Jorgen Liodden
Sachin Rai
Sandesh Kadur
Thomas Peschak
Tony Heald
Vincent Munier
Will Burrard-Lucas
Abhijit is a regular visitor in Bandhavgarh National Park, where tiger density is one of the highest in the world. His photographs depicts theflora and fauna of the Bandhavgarh region.
Amazing list of photographers you have listed here; quite exhaustive. It seems that Sargam Jain is another name that should find place here. He has captured very beautifully the wildlife found in India, especially in the desert regions of Rajasthan. Please follow his Flickr album and decide.
Very unhappy to find that the National Geographic Emerging Explorer Sandesh Kadur is not there in the list.
per me la foto migliore è quella di Stefano Ronchi.
I have only one that i know, his name is Luciano Candisani, from Brazil.
This is a wonderful list. Thanks for doing this work. Thre is an addition, a wildlife photographer called Sandesh Kadur from Bangalore / http://www.sandeshkadur.com/
He made a lot of documentaries for national geographic and animal planet
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandesh_Kadur
Ive followed http://www.natureimages.in over the years and think its got some really great images. Its the website P.Srinivasan, a nature and wildlife photographer based out of Chennai
superb snaps, amazing work !!!
Yeah sandesh kadur is the only wildlife photographer from national geographic in india. What about NA Naseer from kerala?
http://www.facebook.com/manishgadiaphotography
I definately think Manish Gadia should be on this list
Teja Soni
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In my opinion all the photographers presented in this article are very talented and I think we should follow all of them.
Pl add Aditya singh, N C Dhingra Yash pal singh
the photographer is Natalino Fenech
please add Tejas Sonihttp://500px.com/TejasSoni
Awesome pics …… I also want to be a wild life photographer
Guys. Surprised you left Andy Biggs out of the mix. Probably one of the most inspiring African wildlife photographers going over the past 10+ years. Just sayin’
Jasper Doest
Vincent Munier
Sandra Bartocha
Luciano Candisani
Sandesh Kadur
Clement Francis
Dhrithiman Mukherjee
Jayanth Sharma
Kiran Poonacha
Sachin Rai
Sandesh Kadur
Joe McDonald, Mary Ann McDonald
Ed Kelley
Great landscape and animal photographs! One of my favorites!
Don Anderson, and Mike Lentz of Minnesota
facebook http://www.facebook.com/don.anderson125
How about Art Morris http://www.birdsasart.com and Denise Ippolito deniseippolito.com? Their work is totally incredible.
MELISSA GROO!!!!!!!
Vincent Munier, FR
Jasper Doest, NL
Sandra Bartocha, D
Roy Mangersnes, NO
Marie Read
Nikhil Bahl is a lesser known photographer, but he should definitely be on your list!
http://www.nikhilbahl.com
https://www.facebook.com/nikhil.bahl.photography
Cristian Dimitrius, From Brazil! Definitely
http://www.cristiandimitrius.com
https://www.facebook.com/cdimitrius
Wow, there are some fabulous nature photographers listed here! I believe you overlooked one very talented photographer in Nathaniel Smalley. I’ve followed his work for a couple years now and he gets some really unique shots. Here is his website link for your review: http://www.nathanielsmalley.com/
Certainly worth a look at some amazing work.
Speaking from a photography professionals point of view there’s a few glaring omissions on your “list” for sure, but the main two are:
Uri Golman
Martyn Colbeck
Seems you missed of Elliott Neep..
Check this out:
http://www.fabionodariphoto.com/ita/animals.html
What about Grant Atkinson, he deserves a mention and a follow.
Lisa, Grant is already on the list 😉
Grant Atkinson is a legendary wildlife photographer and guide who deserves a mention and follow.
How about Juan Pons (http://juanpons.org) not only is he an incredible wildlife photographer, but he teaches people his skills via his workshops and his podcast.
Steve
Jules Cox, Ben Hall, Peter and Beverley Pickford should be in that list for sure..
Found this page on Facebook. It appears quite new, but shows a great diversity of the smaller and less iconic species from birds, reptiles, right through to butterflies, rodents and scorpions…I’d say it’s worth a follow!
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Justin-Rhys-Nicolau-biodiversity-explorer-neurotic-lister/220380304705067
Dritimann Mukharjee
For your consideration: Stephen Tabone, http://stabone.com
Ramón Casares
http://www.furnarius.net
http://www.fotografiasdeautor.com
John Isaac
Andy Biggs
Ben Cranke
Pia Dierickx
Karin Van Couwenberg
I would suggest Juan Pons, Arthur Morris and Hal Schmitt. Email me if you need gallery urls.
What about Max Moller, Tasmanian based wildlife photographer & filmmaker?
Several UK based wildlife photographer I follow
Craig Jones
http://www.craigjoneswildlifephotography.co.uk/
Jamie Hall
http://www.jamiehallphotography.co.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/397417436969446/?fref=ts
Grant Auton
http://www.gautonphotography.com
https://www.facebook.com/GrantAutonPhotography
Did you mean to omit lots of the underwater photographers? I suppose they don’t use too much lenscoat gear 🙂
But, Alex Mustard and Tom Peschak to name just two of a huge list of luminaries
Forgot Arthur Morris & Daniel Cox. As good as anyone out there!
Brutus Östling and Mattias Klum.
http://www.brutusphoto.se/
http://www.mattiasklum.com/
Melissa Groo and Tim Kuhn are fantastic!!!
Dear Sir / Madam,
I would like to recommend Mr. Samson So:
https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Eco-Institute-%E7%94%9F%E6%85%8B%E5%8D%94%E6%9C%83/119213051089
I’d like to add Karine Aigner to that list! http://www.karineaigner.com
I would suggest the talented Giovanni Mari http://photography.giovannimari.com
http://facebook.com/giovanni.mari.photography
Tinman lee has huge following. Also award winning Hilary Hann
Vladimir Kogan is also a brilliant nature photographer… check him out!
One more vote for Joe and Mary Ann McDonald’s
http://hoothollow.com/index.html
How about Greg du Toit
An impressive list of fantastic photographers. Bravo! I would also suggest Chad Wright – A superb young and innovative photographer.
My three most favourite photographers whose work takes my breath away time and time again are :
Chad Cocking
Keith Connelly
Marlon du Toit
How humbling it is to see such passion and talent around our beautiful planet.
Greg Oakley – stunning avian images
Vincent Munier, FR
Jasper Doest, NL
Roy Mangersnes, NO
Two amazing, professional wildlife photographers who should be included are Billy Dodson (www.savannaimages.com), and Michael North (www.michaelnorthimagery.com). Both of them have beautiful portfolios of African wildlife.
Marlon du Toit
Kevin has a very unique ability to capture images that “speak” to people. His patience and calmness has a direct influence on the animals he photographs. There seems to be a trust between the animal and the human. He continues to amaze all of us as he produces images of animals almost daily. We all wonder how he can find these moments. I truly feel he is one of the up and coming talents in the wildlife genre and will be a staple for a long time to come.
Kevin Dietrich http://www.kdietrichstudios.com has a very unique ability to capture images that “speak” to people. His patience and calmness has a direct influence on the animals he photographs. There seems to be a trust between the animal and the human. He continues to amaze all of us as he produces images of animals almost daily. We all wonder how he can find these moments. I truly feel he is one of the up and coming talents in the wildlife genre and will be a staple for a long time to come.
Billy Dodson, Nature Photographer – Savanna Images. http://www.savannaimages.com/
Why is Chad Cocking not on this list ? He’s an amazing photographer and is always being featured in the National Geographic !
Definitely Guy Ellis!
Have a look – http://www.GuyEllisPhotography.com – You’ll definitely agree, especially with how he uses his photogrpahy in conservation efforts.
Check out Guy Ellis.
He is a lover of wild life and has a special way with Leopards!!
have you seen guyellisphotography.com… great pics!!!
Guy Ellis
Amazing leopard images amongst other pictures which are used for conservation initiatives
http://www.guyellisphotography.com
Guy Ellis Photography is untouchable! Find out more about him by clicking on this link. http://www.guyellisphotography.com/
He’s an incredible wildlife photographer! VOTE GUY ELLIS! 🙂
Definitely Guy Ellis
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Guy-Ellis-Photography/345299138815677?ref=br_tf
hi guys please check out Guy Ellis photography.
this man really takes great wildlife pictures and is very passionate about wildlife.
Definitely the award winning Nicolas Lotsos (www.nicolaslotsos.com)should be in this list.
I follow posts of many amazing photographers from South Africa, some whom you already have listed, who never fail to disappoint: Chad Cocking Wildlife Photography, Keith Connelly Photographics, and brothers Tristan & Grayson Dicks of Nyamazane Photography. All offer something uniquely theirs.
I would suggest GUY ELLIS. He captures the very soul of Africa through his wild life photography in a most unique and sensitive manner.
I would suggest GUY ELLIS. He captures the very soul of Africa through his wild life photography in a most unique and sensitive manner.
Why not have a look at Johan Siggesson’s images. Very talented photographer based in Malta.
His website is: http://www.johansiggesson.com
Chad Cocking is awesome!!
GUY ELLIS is remarkably talented wild life photographer – and a key photographer to be recognized for his work!http://www.guyellisphotography.com
GUY ELLIS is a gem waiting to be discovered in the wildlife photography world!!!
Guy Ellis – http://www.guyellisphotography.com – his photographs express his unique love for wildlife and conservation
Guy Ellis is a very talented young photographer. I think his work should be considered. See: http://www.guyellisphotography.com/
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I miss the famous Michael Poliza http://images.michaelpoliza.com/
Tom Svensson http://www.tomsvensson.se/
and Uwe Skrzypczak
http://www.serengeti-wildlife.com/
Some more inspiration from
Brendon Cremer
Ben crank
Andrew Schoeman
Isaak Pretorius
Thomas Peschak
Definitely Brendon Cremer http://www.brendoncremer.com
Greg du Toit
Marlon du Toit
Chad Cocking
Heinrich van den Berg
Kai,
I like your list
As per me
Aditya ‘Dicky’ Singh (http://www.dickysingh.com/)
Dhritiman Maukherjee (http://www.dhritimanimages.com/)
Stephan Amm: https://www.facebook.com/naturfranken
Stephan Amm http://500px.com/stephan_amm
Hi, I’m really fascinated by wildlife and landscape photographer Radomir Jakubowski!
[IMG]http://www.naturfotocamp.de/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2013-405.jpg[/IMG]
Cheers
http://www.schmidchris.com Have a look on his fabulous work!
Tin Man Lee of Tin Man Photography on Facebook. He is the 2013 Windland Smith Rice award winner. His work is exquisite.
Have a look at this one:
http://www.fabionodariphoto.com/ita/animali/uccelli.html
May I suggest my own fan page as well?
http://www.facebook.com/mmfoto.nl
Isak Pretorius,one of my favorites,please look at his work!
http://theafricanphotographer.com/
Mark Hendricks
markhendricksphoto.com
Mark Hendricks
markhendricksphoto.com
Andrea Schmidt – Amazing photographer and conservationist from one Brasilian magazine.
http://www.andreaschmidt.com.br
Andrea Schmidt – Amazing photographer and conservationist – Brasilian magazine.
http://www.andreaschmidt.com.br
Sorry, but Marina Cano? Wildlife? 80% or pics it´s have taking in a ZOOLOGICAL… Better choice MIGUEL LASA this is a REAL Wildlife photographer…
Ken Conger kencongerphotography.com
I would propose Bjorn Olesen, Glenn Bartley, Angela Mccain, Andy Nguyen, and Chris Krog.
Peter Delaney shud be on the list.. Has won the BBC WPOTY and featured in Naturesbest ..,,I love his work.
ww.peterdelaney.co.za
Marlon Du Toit
http://www.marlondutoit.com/
https://www.facebook.com/MarlondutoitPhoto
Chad Wright
https://www.facebook.com/chadwrightphotography
Chad Cocking
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chad-Cocking-Wildlife-Photography/237356082948520
May I suggest Myself?
http://timothygriesel.co.za/
https://www.facebook.com/TimothyGrieselPhotography
Ben Hall. His work is totally inspirational!
http://www.benhallphoto.com
http://www.facebook.com/benhallphoto
http://www.helenwebbphotography.co.uk
Helps if you know you’re own URL! lol
Dean Eades
Liz Potgieter wonderful photograph
I suggest to add Giovanni Mari, his work is impressive.
http://facebook.com/giovanni.mari.photography
Can I suggest our work too http://pmgiwildlifeimages.com/
Richard Constantinoff from Romania and Bogdan Boev from Bulgaria.
http://richardconstantinoff.deviantart.com/
http://bogdanboev.deviantart.com/
what about Greg du Toit – Wildlife photographer of the year @gregdutoit and Marlon Du Toit?
Richard Constantinoff, Romania – http://richardconstantinoff.deviantart.com/
Bogdan Boev, Bulgaria – http://bogdanboev.deviantart.com/
sorry Marina Cano? she is zoo photographer and even photoshops animals into locations.
Lewis Thomson – http://lt-wildlife.blogspot.co.uk/
Geoff’s images are original and stunning.
This is truly inspirational. Fantastic work!
I am interested very much in wild photography. Because my goal is my photo select in world photography event. Please sir really
I am interested very much in wild photography. Because my goal is my photo select in world photography event. Please sir answer
David Hemmings should be on the list. Famous for his Snow Owl and bird in flight photography and grizzly bears. Also published in National Geographic and other magazines.
https://www.facebook.com/david.hemmings.562?fref=nf
or his company http://www.NaturesPhotoAdventures.com
Certainly worth a look at some amazing work at http://www.pixlos.com/
Gerhard Steenkamp, South Africa
Mitchell Krog – https://mitchellkrog.com
Vishwatej Pawar
Awesome clicks..
My dream is to also become a wildlife photographer..
Chris Packham
Mark Carwardine
Laurie Campbell
Are three of my favourites.
Have I missed the great Dirk Theron’s name on this list?
Hal Moran bird portraits at http://halmoran.com/wp/?page_id=7618
Add Sudhir Shivram