Meet the extraordinary photographer -- Andrea Martin! An award-winning children and family photographer in West Virginia.
Her photographs below show such a tenderness between the children and animals, it's truly magical and looking at a real-life Disney movie moment. The ethereal lighting and happy expressions on the children's faces are all so endearing -- each photograph here is truly a beautiful moment preserved in time.
Check out the stunning imagery below.
Meet the fantastic Geert Weggen! Photographer extraordinaire from both Sweden and the Netherlands, and might be an actual squirrel-whisperer. With more 60,000 followers on his Instagram page, Weggen has been focused on red squirrels for the last several years and managed to become best friends with the critters.
These photos are so remarkably whimsical! We feel as if we've been transported to another world that's just pure delight!
Off the coast of Australia, near Lady Elliot Island, the world's only known pink manta ray has once again been spotted!
Nicknamed "Inspector Clouseau," after the the main character of the classic "The Pink Panther," was photographed by Kristian Laine.
According to Laine, she was original confused when seeing the pink manta, believing the ray's vibrant hue was due to a camera malfunction. Laine told Australian Geographic, "I was in the middle of a manta train with seven other mantas. I was looking through my viewfinder and was thinking it's weird that one of the mantas looks pink. I actually thought my strobes were playing up, making the manta look pink."
When she returned to land, Laine discovered that the sighting was authentic, and later took to Instagram to share photos of the "amazing and absolutely unforgettable encounter."
The last, and first, time the rare manta ray was spotted was in 2015, by diving instructor Ryan Jeffery off Lady Elliot Island (once again).
The pink coloring on this manta ray remains a mystery. Project Manta's Asia Armstrong said, "The working theory is that it is just a different and very unique expression of the melanin, but that is still to be confirmed."
Freelance photographer Kieran Murray rounded up his photos for the past 4 years and decided to add toy Godzilla into them to make it seem like they are exploring the world together. Why? Because he was bored : "I travel with a 6-inch plastic figurine that I Photoshop to look Godzilla Sized. His name is Ryan and we get into all sorts of Shenanigans together." For more, check out his Instagram page.
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Meet photographer extraordinaire, Mr Perou!
Perou spent months working with The Big Cat Sanctuary in the UK, where he photographed big cats in hope to raise awareness about the animals at the sanctuary and their endangered wild cousins.
Perou created a 'lion's den,' using Siros lights and photographed the animals as he would rock stars, fashion models or actos.
The result? Simply eye-stopping and STUNNING. You can follow his work on Instagram as well.
Prepare to be enchanted!
Every year, The Kennel Club has a competition for best 'Dog Photographer of the Year'. and the photographs this year are more stunning and more heartfelt than ever!
Shared below are the winners of multiple categories!
Story via The Insider
You might recall from a few weeks ago, the story we covered of the pregnant two-year-old Dachshund named Sugar. Sugar had a gorgeous maternity shoot that was captured by the talented Laura Shockley.
Well, as one would hopefully expect with any pregnancy... the puppies have arrived! And they're so deliciously cute, we want to gobble up all those mini-sugar pups!
And to celebrate the occasion, Laura Shockley once again photographed the new family and just a warning, there will be definite squeals -- out loud and in your heart.
Prepare yourself for some serious cuteness!
The finalists of the 2019 AGORA Awards have been selected, after 130,000 submissions! And they are all spectacular! The winner will be announced November 6th, and win the title of 'world's greatest photo' along with a whooping $25,000!
Any while all the selections are breathtaking, we've simply only collected the animal pics. For the complete selection, head over to the AGORA Awards site.
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You've probably never heard of him, but you've almost definitely seen his photographs. I'm talking about Walter Chandoha, the American photographer, cat dad and husband, who photographed cats for most of his life and was the virtually the pioneer of cat photography. Here is his story.
Photographer Alexandra Bochkareva likes to explore the eye-catching beauty of red hair. In order to do so, she often pairs her redheaded muses with ginger animals, ranging from a rescued lynx to majestic Maine Coon cats. Each duo in these fairytale photographs has been personally paired by Bochkareva, who strives for matches that are "very similar, both in an external and internal way." Check out her Instagram page.
What could be better than someone taking care of your beloved cat while you're away? Getting professional photos of your beloved cat! When Miranda McDonald asked her friend Josell Mariano to take care of her blue tabby cat Jade, he went above and beyond with an impromptu photo shoot of the beautiful Jade!
According to Best Ten News, Mariano explained how he captured the magic below, "I used a 6Dmk2 with an f/2.8 24-70LII, and an f/1.4 50mm. Lighting is an Einstein strobe with a 24-inch beauty dish." But it also helps when your model is so darn photogenic! Mariano said, "Jade was a better model than I thought but was still super wiggly. She was distracted by treats and her favorite toy (which is a broken string on a stick)."
Sounds like the perfect cat sitter to us! These are almost as good as kitten memes, but nah, nothing beats those.
This photo was recently posted by Saurabh Desai, a wildlife photographer. It was captured in the Spiti Valley of Northern India and once posted, it confused many internet users. At first glance, it appears to be a simple landscape shot but Desai was actually snapped a snow leopard in this photo, a big cat whose perfectly camouflaged coat makes him blend into his landscape to a breathtaking degree. Can you spot him? Via: Paws Planet
Japanese Photographer, Nyankichi Rojiupa, doesn't have any cats of his own, but he is fascinated by these enigmatic creatures. So when he stumbled upon a group of strays in the city, he decided to stick around ,watch and take amazing photos. Check out his instagram page for more.
During a trip to Kenya, Will Burrard-Lucas (@willbl) captured several photos of a wild melanistic black leopard, also known as a black panther. The images are believed to be the first of their kind taken in Africa in 100 years.
The person who took these fantastic pictures is Jess Bell and they're magical since they capture each and every dog's personality through the beautiful colors.
From his website: "I recently organized some of my very talented dog-owning friends (and their exceptional pups of course) to participate in colored powder photo shoots in order to experiment with a new technique I wanted to try out. The results are bright, crisp and dynamic! These photos are turning heads all over the internet. These crazy colors and dynamic swirls are captured in-camera in real time and on location. As a result, every single image is unique and highlights the amazing differences between how dogs of various breeds and body shapes move. The powder acts as a perfect action amplification device". For more, visit his instagram page.
