Art in nature

I have been working for many years on a long term project on Leopards (Panthera pardus). As part of this I have been working recently with Giza, the black leopard from Laikipia in Kenya. There are many thousands of images of her but I wanted to do something different. So with some gentle torchlight I lowered the shutter speed to 1/15th second to create a very artistic image of this amazing cat hunting.

Thanks to the multiple exposure technique, I was able to capture the beautiful shapes and speed of this large flock of Common starlings (Sturnus vulgaris). They gather at dusk to find a place to roost for the night.

With the sun just rising over the horizon, I experimented with long exposures, flowing water and that light lighting up the scene. An explosion of light on the sea!

On a March evening, crouching in this mountainous water level, I could observe this beautiful and protected Common or Grass frog (Rana temporaria) eggs for a long time. As darkness fell, I shone with my torch on the little egg masses in this small woodland pond, being careful not to disrupt the reflection. In early spring frogs leave their overwinter refuges, heading to water to mate and lay their eggs.

In this image captured in Hungary, the drained lakebed reveals a mesmerizing mosaic of puddles, each adorned with distinct hues. The deliberate draining of the lake, a consequence of local fishing practices, has exposed the diverse colors resulting from varying types and amounts of algae (Chlorophyta) left behind in the receding water.

The largest Danube mayflies (Ephoron virgo) swarming I have ever seen on the Ipoly River. Usually I spent 15-25 nights photographing mayflies every summer. With the magical perspective of my fisheye lens, I felt as if I were flying over a 'Mayfly Planet.' Composing and creating the shot was very challenging, not just because of the mayflies covering my face, but my entire body. Suddenly, mayflies appeared, flying apart.

This photo, taken from a drone, shows the mouth of the Colorado River where it flows into the Sea of Cortez. The ten dams on American soil prevent the water from reaching the sea; instead, it vanishes in the area shown in the photo. To me, it resembles the shape of a tree when it sheds its leaves in autumn.