Nature is an inexhaustible source of beauty and surprise.

Every day offers us unique and unrepeatable shows that deserve to be captured and shared.

A photojournalism of nature images is a way of showing the world the diversity, color and magic of our planet.

It has "a fantasy-inspired dimension" to me, says Berger;

"That gives me goosebumps."

On a road trip through the Austrian Alps, Alex Berger saw a single lane road that looped into the mountains and back on the map.

He followed her along a small stream bordered by walls of forest when he saw this golden tree blossoming between the trunks.

It has "a fantasy-inspired dimension" to me, says Berger;

"That gives me goosebumps."

The island lies in the remote southern Atlantic Ocean, not far from Antarctica.

King penguins crowd the viewer at Rhez Solano on the beaches of Gold Harbour, South Georgia.

The island is located in the remote southern Atlantic Ocean, not far from Antarctica, and is home to some 25,000 breeding pairs of king penguins, along with gentoo penguins and elephant seals.

These unique urban marshes are threatened by rising sea levels

An aerial view taken by photojournalist Tayfun Coskun shows the salt marsh ponds at Alviso Marina County Park in San Jose, California.

These unique urban marshes are threatened by rising sea levels, and conservation projects are racing to turn back time and restore the region to wildlife and fish, as well as soak up flood waters. and capture carbon dioxide.

"The ground trembled as Asilibek's horse passed a few meters away, splashing me with icy water. I remember covering my camera with my body and lowering my head."

Asiilbek, a nomadic Kazakh eagle hunter, prepares his golden eagle, Burged, for a hunt on horseback in the grasslands outside Bayan-Ölgii, Mongolia's westernmost province.

Eagle training begins when fledglings are caught in their nests on the edge of a cliff and taught to hunt hares, foxes and even deer.

The tradition goes back 3000 years.

"For this image, he was lying prone on his stomach looking through the electronic viewfinder at the edge of the stream," explains photographer Eric Esterle.

"The ground trembled as Asilibek's horse passed a few meters away, splashing me with icy water. I remember covering my camera with my body and lowering my head."

This owl picked up a Mediterranean gecko on its nocturnal roam.

Biologist Bruce Taubert was studying the feeding habits of little desert owls in Arizona (United States) when he had his lucky moment: he found a rare screech owl.

Over several nights, he photographed owls bringing food to their chicks using an infrared beam that triggered a high-speed flash.

This owl picked up a Mediterranean gecko on its nocturnal roam.

"Mediterranean geckos are not native to Arizona and their range is expanding," says Taubert.

Her theory of him on how they got there?

"It may be that the geckos reached [nearby] houses through gardening companies that brought in exotic plants."

From the calm water, he could see a line of headlamps of weary climbers nearing the 4,392-meter summit of the mount, the culmination of a multi-day climb.

Sometimes a sleepless night is the key to a great photograph.

At approximately 3:40 a.m. on a frigid summer morning, photographer W. Kent Williamson took this image from Tipsoo Lake in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA.

From the calm water, he could see a string of headlamps of weary climbers nearing the 4,392-meter summit of the mount, the culmination of a multi-day climb.

"The night sky was unusually clear and you could see the Milky Way just above the mountain," says Williamson.

"I was surprised to see how bright the climbers' flashlights were."

The lava flow continued for six months, spreading hard black rock across the landscape.

In May 2021, the Fagradalsfjall volcano erupted on the Reykjanes peninsula of Iceland for the first time in over 6,000 years.

The lava flow continued for six months, spreading hard black rock across the landscape.

It was, says Riten Dharia, who captured this image, "a display of the raw and awesome power of nature."

"I was contemplating a whispering mystery, creating impressionism with a camera"

One morning in early October, photographer Tihomir Trichkov was driving home from the airport, traversing the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina, USA, and watching the sun rise gently over the valley.

It was covered in a thick mist, and the autumn colors peeked out below.

He zoomed in on the scene with a long lens and caught this.

"He was contemplating a whispering mystery, creating impressionism with a camera," says Trichkov.

"It had rained the day before; there was a lot of moisture in the air. I called it 'Legends of the Mist' because I hear whispers when I stare at it."

(Taken from National Geographic)