What's new
Congratulations to Alex Mustard on his MBE!
We are proud to announce that Alex Mustard has been awarded the MBE for services to underwater photography in the 2018 Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
Explore our new expanded gallery of Alex’s amazing work…
Swift Awareness Week starts 16th June
The UK’s first Swift Awareness Week starts on Saturday 16th June, aiming to focus attention on this iconic bird of summer skies, its declining numbers and conservation needs. To find out more, view our Helping Swifts gallery.
NPL at Footage Marketplace
We will be at Footage Marketplace in London on Wednesday 13th June. There is still time to register if you’d like to meet us there and find out more about our growing footage collection. We’ve compiled a showreel of our most popular clips, to give you a taster of video from NPL!
Pangolins under threat
Pangolins are now the world’s most trafficked mammal – all 8 species are either threatened or endangered. View our new gallery of pangolin stills and clips to find out more.
The Swifts are Back!
The warm May weather has brought swifts back to the UK from their African wintering grounds. Check out our new Helping Swifts gallery, featuring the photography of Nick Upton, to find out more about why this iconic bird needs our help.
Thank you from WildShots Outreach
One of the students who benefited from our sponsorship of WildShots Outreach was delighted to see his photos used in the leading German magazine GEOlino recently.
Featured Story
Budgie Boom
During times of drought, when temperatures in the Australian outback can exceed 69 degrees Centigrade, budgerigars survive by banding together, searching for water in superflocks that can comprise tens of thousands of birds. Download our full story PDF, including text, here.
Latest Highlights
Best of June 2018!
Recent additions to our site include the world's smallest bird, wild European lynx, racehorses from an unusual angle, flocks of wild budgerigars, macro shots of damselflies, graphic environmental material and examples of iridescence in the animal world. Check out our June highlights gallery to find out more…
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 Hookpod project. We also offer discounted reproduction fees to conservation organisations. Visit our conservation page to find out more.
Photographer of the month
Lucas Bustamante
Lucas Bustamante is an Ecuadorian nature and conservation photographer and biologist, who specialises in documenting tropical biodiversity, including many rare and endangered species, with a special focus on reptiles and amphibians. Check out our new gallery of Lucas’s work.
Book of the month
Butterflies - Naturally
Lorraine Bennery’s latest book Butterflies – Naturally reveals the behaviour and mysterious lifecycles of Europe’s butterflies and moths, photographed in their natural habitats.
