Nature photography

Nature photography is one area of ​​photography, the interest of nature, natural phenomena, landscapes and animals applies. It is possible to distinguish between artistic nature photography, documentary nature photography for scientific purposes and nature photography as entertainment and as a hobby of the amateur, the boundaries are often blurred. It usually works with the available light and daylight film, a given situation should be as natural as possible reproduced.

The as calendars or photo reportage popular, often evocative depictions of animals, plants and landscapes, among others are derived from historical subjects of the painting, especially landscape painting of Romanticism; a longing for freedom, alleged incorruptibility, " ideal world " and distance to civilization will find expression.

With Nature Photography, among others, employed also known artists and photographers such as August Sander, or in the recent past, for example, Thomas Struth.

The most famous nature photo competition Wildlife Photographer of the Year.

Well-known nature photographers

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