One piece of advice our photography experts swear by: your landscape photos will be far more striking if you add a focal point, whether by framing the shot with objects in the foreground (e.g., the deck of National Geographic Resolution in front of an iceberg in Antarctica), drawing the viewer's eye to a natural feature that disrupts the horizon (e.g., the solitary figure of Cerro Dragon sticking out of Santa Cruz Island in the Galápagos), or including a person or animal for perspective (e.g., a guest posing between geologic formations on Santiago Island, also in the Galápagos).
Santiago Island, Galápagos
Wild Galápagos Escape, January 4, 2024
The geologic formations here are stunning. We can see how small a person appears between two walls of tuff. —Cristian Villarroel, Naturalist
Ross Sea, Antarctica
Epic Antarctica: From the Peninsula to the Ross Sea & Beyond/, January 5, 2024
Seabird flying near an iceberg in the Southern Ocean. —Madalena Patacho, Naturalist
Gisborne, New Zealand
Southern Odyssey: New Zealand and the Subantarctic Islands, January 5, 2024
A herd of sheep coming to say hello on a farm in New Zealand! —Gabby Salazar, National Geographic Photography Expert
Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos
Wild Galápagos Escape, January 6, 2024
The volcanic landscape and the shore covered in carpetweed at Dragon Hill. —Ramiro Adrian, Naturalist
James Ross Island, Antarctica
Journey to Antarctica: The White Continent, January 6, 2024
The setting sun cast a beautiful shadow of National Geographic Resolution on a large tabular iceberg. —Tim Martin, Naturalist
Floreana Island, Galápagos
Wild Galápagos Escape, January 7, 2024
Two blue-footed boobies rest on a rock after some fishing efforts on the coast. —Cristian Villarroel, Naturalist
Española Island, Galápagos
Galápagos Aboard National Geographic Endeavour II, January 7, 2024
Bottlenose dolphin performing. These dolphins are common around the archipelago and tend to travel in large pods. In the water, these creatures do not seem to be as big as they are. An adult can easily weigh over 700 pounds. During our Zodiac ride, the dolphins were jumping and following us for over an hour! —Anahi Concari, Naturalist
Amundsen Sea, Antarctica
Epic Antarctica: From the Peninsula to the Ross Sea & Beyond, January 08, 2024
A giant petrel yells at a Ross seal. —Anne Hedlund, Undersea Specialist
Alderman Islands, New Zealand
Coastal New Zealand: Scenic Fjords, Māori History, and Abundant Wildlife, January 11, 2024
Another striking sunrise greeted us as National Geographic Orion approached the Alderman Islands, the site of our morning operations. —Larry Prussin, Expedition Leader (Photo by Rich Reid)
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