OCEAN PORTFOLIO AWARD: Sirachai Arunrugstichai
Sirachai (Shin) Arunrugstichai is a Thai photojournalist, based in Bangkok, Thailand. Formally trained as a marine biologist, he studied community-based coral reef restoration and shark fisheries. After witnessing detrimental changes in the marine environment he loved, he shifted his career toward conservation photojournalism to tell the stories of our intertwining relationships with the oceans. Sirachai now works with conservation organizations, including IUCN, Save Our Seas Foundation, WildAid, Ocean Conservancy and his images have been published by National Geographic, the Smithsonian, the Washington Post, the New York Times, and the Guardian, among others. Although Sirachai now…
One of the world’s most prestigious wildlife photography awards has announced its winner – and it’s equal parts mesmerizing and adorable. The winner of the Natural History Museum of London’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year award was Nima Sarikhani, for her captivating image of a polar bear sleeping on sea ice.
The photograph, called “Ice Bed,” was captured in Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, the museum says in its description of the photo. According to a news release, Sarikhani had spent three days looking for polar bears while aboard an exploration vessel in the area, but had had no luck as they…
Professional photographers and would-be photographers will have the opportunity to take a picture of the first blue supermoon of the year on Wednesday night, which is also the last one until 2037.
Before people whip out their cellphones, or better yet, their fancy DSLRs, to take a picture of this rare blue supermoon, they should know exactly what they’re trying to capture.
The moon will be what NASA calls a “trifecta of labels,” as it will be a full moon, a supermoon and a blue moon.
A blue moon refers to the second time a full moon appears during the…
