What's new
Exclusive images of Mini Yuan Zi
Eric Baccega was privileged to witness the birth of twin babies to ZooParc Beauval’s Giant panda Huan Huan on August 4th. Sadly the first baby was too weak to survive, but the second cub Mini Yuan Zi is thriving.
Contact us to see more images or to license this unique material.
Pictures from Wild Shots Outreach course
NPL sponsored a weekend residential course organised by Wild Shots Outreach to engage South African state school pupils with wildlife and conservation through photography. View our gallery of images showing students putting into practice the skills they have learned.
Introducing SCOTLAND: The Big Picture
We are delighted to represent the multi-photographer project making the case for a wilder Scotland through great images and inspiring story-telling. Explore the new dedicated gallery section or view the SCOTLAND: The Big Picture showreel.
The FOCAL 2017 Awards
NPL was delighted to sponsor the award for Best Use of Footage about the Natural World at the FOCAL International 2017 Awards. Tim Harris presented the award to Anuschka Schofield of the BBC Natural History Unit, producer and director of Zoo Quest in Colour. Congratulations to the BBC NHU on this award!
(c) Tim Anderson, FOCAL International Ltd
Discover our new RF collection
We have a new premium Royalty Free collection with more than 2000 images.
Come and meet the NPL team at Fotofringe London on 27th April to find out more!
Jack Dykinga wins NANPA Lifetime Achievement Award
Jack Dykinga recently received the North American Nature Photography Association’s prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. To celebrate Jack’s award, we’ve updated his photographer portfolio with some great new images, including some of the plates from his new book A Photographer’s Life.
Featured Story
Chasing Tail - In Pursuit of the Red Squirrel
Cairngorms photographer Neil McIntyre has dedicated 20 years to following the lives of his local red squirrels. His images - the result of countless hours of watching and waiting - shine a light on one of Britain’s most celebrated mammals. But perhaps more importantly, they help to make the case for a wilder Scotland.
View our gallery or story PDF, complete with full text.
Latest Highlights
Best of July 2017!
Explore our new gallery and browse marine material from Franco Banfi, David Fleetham and Linda Pitkin, Svalbard images by Ole Jorgen Liodden, landscapes from David Noton, wild red pandas, and the work of new contributor Jen Guyton, including meerkats, Mozambique wildlife and the weird Welwitschia mirabilis.
Supporting Conservation
By licensing images, you can help!
We support conservation by making a quarterly donation from our sales revenue to a charity or specific project which is making a difference. This quarter we are supporting the Hebridean Whale & Dolphin Trust. We also offer discounted reproduction fees to conservation organisations. Visit our conservation page to find out more.
Photographer of the month
Claudio Contreras
Claudio is a biology graduate and has been a professional photographer for more than 20 years, bringing awareness to nature and conservation related themes all over Mexico. His latest expedition was to the Revillagigedo Archipelago UNESCO World Heritage Site. To view his new and expanded photographer portfolio, click here.
Book of the month
Planet Earth II
Nature Picture Library was delighted to be one of the main image suppliers for Planet Earth II, published by BBC Books to accompany the award-winning series presented by David Attenborough. Browse our gallery to see some of our favourite images from the book.
