photography

no-image

Visitor Tips and Policies

Policies for Entry more

A friendly Vietnamese boy stops his bicycle in Cao Lahn, Vietnam to offer a smile and a peace sign on February 22, 2010. (Nancy A. Scherl)

Photos: Across Asia, Portraits Encompass Hard Lives and Childlike Wonder

From India to Vietnam, photographer Nancy A. Scherl documents the human experience in portraits of people she meets in her travels. more

Iran’s Palangan village, in the mountainous borderlands near Iraq. This photo was selected as an "editor's choice" in the National Geographic Photo Contest. (Amos Chapple)

Photos: Kurdish Hills and Komodo Dragons All in a Day's Work for Kiwi Photographer

New Zealand photographer Amos Chapple, whose photo was selected as an editor's choice in the National Geographic Photo Contest, discusses his experiences photographing all over the world. more

Photographing Shangri-La (Complete)

A National Geographic photographer shares images and stories related to his new photobook documenting the historic Tea Horse Road. more

Michael Yamashita: 'My Vision of Paradise'

Photographer Michael Yamashita talks healing worms, idyllic palaces, and the photographer lifestyle. more

Ernest Zacharevic leaving his mark with vibrant street art in George Town, Penang. "Boy on a Bike" is a mural on the wall along Ah Quee Street. (Catherine Mar)

Photos: Malaysian Street Art With an Interactive Twist

Catherine Mar photographs the interactive street art of Lithuanian-born artist Ernest Zacharevic, which transforms ordinary urban environments in Penang, Malaysia. more

Kent Shiraishi's "Blue Pond" was chosen by Apple as one of its desktop backgrounds and won Honorable Mention in last year's National Geographic Photo Contest. (Kent Shiraishi)

Slideshow: Japan's 'Blue Pond' Photographer Captures a Color for Every Season

Meet the photographer behind one of Apple's most stunning backgrounds. more

Anjum Vahanvati's image "Bold & Shy" was an editor's choice in the National Geographic 2012 photo contest. "This little girl enjoyed the limelight," writes the photographer. (Anjum Vahanvati)

Photos: Subjects, Including Cute Kids, Choose Photographer in Northern India

Well-traveled photographer Anjum Vahanvati turned a car breakdown in northern India into an award-winning photo opportunity. more

A winter shot of the Tadami bridge, part of Hideyuki Katagiri's "Four Seasons of Oku Aizu" project. (Hideyuki Katagiri)

Photos: Japanese Photographer Captures Year-Round Beauty in 'Four Seasons' Project

Hideyuki Katagiri documents a mountainous area in rural Japan year-round for his "Four Seasons of Oku Aizu" project. more

Natsumi Hayashi levitates in front of a public drinking fountain in her image "May 6, 2011." (Natsumi Hayashi)

Interview: Tokyo Photographer Reaches New Heights in 'Levitation' Self-Portraits

Japanese photographer Natsumi Hayashi redefines "levitation" photography in her self-portrait project. more