Photography

How to tackle Chilean Patagonia’s Dientes de Navarino, the most unpredictable trek in the world

Cecilia Blomdahl’s viral videos are a window into an unfamiliar world full of polar bears, reindeer, and adventures on snowmobiles. But they also offer suprisingly resonant insights for those of us who’ve just spent a year in quarantine.

During the 2015 Gold King Mine spill, Mylo Fowler raised money selling photo prints to deliver drinking water to the Navajo people

The North Face’s new Explore Fund Council, led by Jimmy Chin and Lena Waithe, has big plans—and a big budget—to make the outdoors more inclusive

Capture your adventures like never before

It’s the perfect size to haul around but still packs a big optical punch

Hunting twisters made Jennifer Brindley Ubl feel deeply inspired—until it scared her to death

A tragedy forced Savannah Cummins to come to terms with the fact that doing what she loves means putting lives in danger

A recent incident involving a renowned wildlife photographer allegedly baiting foxes at Grand Teton sheds light on a larger issue

A close encounter in the far north offers powerful lessons about how Native people have chosen to live alongside a dangerous predator

Unpacking an all-time Lee Cohen ski photo during a March storm in Alta, Utah

A new ruling calls into question previous regulations and norms around film and photography on these spaces

This season the Nepalese government says it will require climbers and guides to get permission from its Department of Tourism before disseminating images of others on the mountain. Enforcing it won’t be easy.

Here’s one way to use a flashlight that you might not have thought of

For over a decade, TJ Watt has been shooting photos of disappearing forests in Canada's westernmost province. This striking before-and-after series may help protect what's left.

'MeatEater' host Steven Rinella and adventure photographer Krystle Wright on the experiences that changed them

Switching it up was exactly what he needed

Fed up with packed trails and parking lots, small groups of people have begun to summit in the dark

During May, UK-based photographer Nick Pumphrey challenged himself to experience the sunrise every morning in the sea

'Clarity' dives into North America's largest alpine lake, highlighting the beauty of, and threats to, its renowned clear water

How L. Renee Blount, a.k.a. Instagram's @urbanclimbr, blended her passions for climbing, travel, and design into a budding photography career

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Are social media and selfie culture killing the outdoors? Nah... but as a visit to some overshared spots reveals, they’re challenging our notions about whether there’s a right way to appreciate nature—and who gets to do it.

To mark the start of his sixties, Will Turner swam, biked, and ran 14,765 miles, many of which took place through iconic national parks and public lands. Here are the most stunning photos from his "races."

Surfers at Rockaway Beach held a paddle out this weekend in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement

Photographer Ben Moon spent much of his twenties living in a van and climbing by the ocean, but at 29, he was diagnosed with cancer

This spring, photographer Kiliii Yuyan gathered his camera equipment and, practicing social-distancing guidelines, explored the West Coast to find out how it's been faring in the age of COVID-19

We asked professional photographers for the skills you can practice in your own neighborhood

Spring is the ideal time to collect maple sap and boil it down to syrup. When COVID-19 hit, writer and photographer Andy Cochrane paused his travels around the country and headed home just in time to help his parents with their annual maple-syrup operation in northern Minnesota. Here's how they did it.

Tools for capturing high-energy pursuits

Everything you need to get the shot

Meet Robb Jankura, bike builder turned camera-gear designer

Notoriously crowded beaches, national parks, and other classic travel destinations are now vacant and quiet. See the difference in these before and after COVID-19-shutdown photos.

In his new photo book "Errors of Possession," adventure photographer Garrett Grove documents the region's shifting industries and culture

You don't need to invest in a lot of equipment and expensive photography classes to get high-quality shots. Just use these simple tricks, courtesy of a professional travel photographer.

More than 50 national parks host visual artists every year. These three artists used their residencies to draw attention to climate change, species loss, and pollution.

The architect Charles Bello has spent the past 52 years restoring forests from logging and protecting the land on his 400-acre Bello Ranch in Northern California. Here's what he's learned along the way.

'Expedition Norway' follows a group of photographers on a mission to document the northern lights

Wes Siler is a terrible photographer. So he asked his buddy, photographer Chris Brinlee Jr.​​​​​​​, to help him take better shots.