The wonders and calamities of nature and life on Earth seem as endless as the cosmos themselves. Here are 65 amazing photo series that draw their inspiration from the beauty of nature, the cycles of life, changing weather and environments, and much more. The editors of LensCulture hope you find some inspiration from these 65 photographers whose work ranges from the poetic and sublime, to conservation, activism, documentary, reportage, landscape, wildlife, marco, micro, and humanity’s impact on the planet we call home.
Click on each name below to see a full feature article about each of these 65 photographers:
Plastic tree #49 © Eduardo LealEduardo Leal - Plastic Trees
A worker with a water hose tries to tame an iceberg of foam formed from chemical waste dumped by factories along the Yamuna River, one of the principal tributaries of the Ganges. © Giulio Di SturcoGuilio Di Sturco - Living Entity
Andromeda © Beth MoonBeth Moon - Diamond Nights
Stars, 8© Ellie Davies. Stars, 2014.
(Source Material Credit: STScI/Hubble & NASA).
Ellie Davies - Stars
Passage, Levens Hall © Beth DowBeth Dow - In the Garden
Paul 3 © Nelly RodriguezNelly Rodriguez - Photos of Solitude from the Swiss Mountains
Snared and doomed by a gill net, a thresher shark is among an estimated 40 million sharks killed each year just for their fins. National Geographic - 125 Years of National Geographic
From the series “Polaris” © Acacia JohnsonAcacia Johnson - Polaris
Untitled, from the series “Shadow Within”, 2010-2013 © Christian HougeChristian Houge - Shadow Within
The Alpha Male © Darren NisbettDarren Nisbett - Primate
© Britta JaschinskiBritta Jaschinski - Ghosts
Baobab 31 Madagascar 2010 © Elaine LingElaine Ling - Baobab Tree of Generations
Sunburned GSP#576 (Annular Eclipse, Nevada), 2012 © Chris McCawChris McCaw - Sunburn
Manifesting Infinity © Michael DonnorMichael Donnor - Manifesting Infinity
© Chris Jordan From the series Midway: Message from the GyreChris Jordan - Midway Message from the Gyre
Selijalandsfoss Waterfalls 2 © Fokion ZissiadisFokion Zissiadis - Iceland in Color
From the series “Hong Kong Waters” © Andreas Müller-PohleAndres Muller Pohle - Hong Kong Waters
From the series Oblivion © David MaiselDavid Maisel - Oblivion
London, UK. © Marcus LyonMarcus Lyon - Exodus
On the shore of a vanishing island © Daesung LeeDaesung Lee - The Vanishing Island
Behind a Little House (A) © Manuel CosentinoManuel Cosentino - Behind a Little House
Icesheet #4724, 22 degree & 46 degree halo, tangent arc, parry arc, cza and parhelic circle. © Murray FredericksMurray Fredericks - Topophilia
Degeneration © Dayna BartoliDayna Bartoli - Floralfaunal Angiography
Untitled © Oyvind HjelmenOyvind Hjelman - Anthologia
© Albarrán CabreraAlbarran Cabrera - The Mouth of Krishna
From the photo series “Tokyo Parrots” © Yoshinori MizutaniYoshinori Mizutani - Tokyo Parrots
From the series “Planta Sapiens” © Eldar ZeytullaevEladar Zeytullaev - Planta Sapiens
Untitled, from the series of NAMI, 2006 © Syoin Kajii. Courtesy of the artist and FOIL GALLERY, TokyoSyoin Kajii - Nami
Nyiragongo Volcano, Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo. © Klaus ThymannKlaus Thyman - To the Ends of the Earth
Reticulatad giraffe © Yusuke SakaiYusuke Sakai - Skin
Moose, from the series “Natural History” © Traer ScottTraer Scott - Natural History
Dermacentor andersoni © Marcus DeSieno
Marcus Desieno - Parasites
Gray Ghost © 2014 Kim KauffmanKim Kauffman - Florilegium
Porthcawl, Glamorgan. 17 May 2007. Low water 12 noon, high water 8 pm Michael Marten - Sea Change
Top of Curtis Island, Cape Capricorn, north-east of Gladstone, Queensland, Australia.Richard Woldenrop - Abstract Earth
The Beach © Jorge De La TorrienteJorge de la Torriente - From Above
Wood Pile, Tyhee Idaho © Alexis PikeAlexis Pike - Claimed Landscape
Rope Out, Regan, North Dakota, 2011 © Mitch DobrownerMitch Dobrowner - Storms
FATA MORGANA © Douglas A. YatesDouglas A. Yates - Alaska Watershed Calligraphy
Jungles 03 © Olivia LavergneOlivia Lavergne - Jungles
Untitled, from the series Waterscapes © Gerd HaslerGerd Hasler - Landscapes and Waterscapes
© Jean De PomereuJean de Pomereu - Sans Nom
From the series, “Karczeby” © Adam PanczukAdam Panczuk - Karczeby: The Roots of Polish Life
Kuroishi City, Aomori Prefecture, 2006 © Toshio Shibata. Toshia Shibata - The Constructed Landscape as Art
NOA21-7-05 © Emma Livingston. Emma Livingston - NOA Noroeste Argentino
From the series Covered, 2009 © Peter AinsworthPeter Ainsworth - Covered
Detail of “Traceryscape - SH521” © Aki LumiAki Lumi - Traceryscapes: Net Enshrouded Landscape
Sun #175, 2010 © Claus StolzClaus Stolz - Heliographs
Shipbreaking © Pierre TorsetPierre Torset - Shipbreaking
Dun Laoghrie Co., Dublin, Ireland © Brad TemkinBrad Temkin - Rooftop Second Nature
Eruption II © Marcella S. DavisMarcella S. Davis - Force of Nature
“ALEXEY LEONOV” & her sister ship, abandoned fleet, Aral Sea Radek Skrivanek - Aral Tengizi: Story of a Dying Sea
Burj Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2009-10. © David Thomas SmithDavid Thomas Smith - Anthropocene
Amos Coal Power Plant, Raymond, West Virginia 2004 © Black River Productions, Ltd. / Mitch Epstein. Courtesy of Sikkema Jenkins Co., New York. Used with permission. All rights reserved.Mitch Epstein - American Power
From the photobook “Water” © Edward BurtynskyEdward Burtynsky - Water
Green Gator © Karen Glaser 2007Karen Glaser - Springs and Swamps
WALD | Landscapes of Memory © Michael LangeMichael Lange Wald - Landscapes of Memory
intergalactic love
hard coral close-up © Silvie De Burie
Silvie de Burie - My Life Aquatic
untitled (Aquadeco) from the series Rune Lagu © 2008 Frank YamrusFrank Yamrus - Rune Lagu
From the series, Yangtze: The Long River © Nadav KanderNadav Kander - Yangtze: The Long River
Cutting bricks from stone. From the series “Karaba Brick Quarry” © David PaceDavid Pace - Karaba Brick Quarry
Weather © Rona ChangRona Chang - The Land: 3 Photographer’s Views on the Landscape 
