NaturesLens News & Articles
Welcome to the news section of NaturesLens! Here you will find the latest updates, articles, & features related to nature, wildlife, photography, & conservation. Stay informed about upcoming photography tours, workshops, & events organized by NaturesLens around the world. Get insights into the natural world, discover tips & tricks to improve your photography skills, & learn about the importance of preserving & protecting our environment & wildlife.
July 27, 2026
Why Photographers Are Drawn to Iceland
From Atlantic Puffins on Grimsey Island to Arctic Terns & shoreline waders on the same short walk, see why photographers keep returning to Iceland - plus our trip & an FAQ.
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July 26, 2026
Why Photographers Are Drawn to Botswana
The Chobe River marks the border between Botswana & Namibia, & through the dry season it becomes one of the great wildlife concentrations of southern Africa - elephant herds numbering in the hundreds converging on the same stretch of water day after day.
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July 25, 2026
Why Photographers Are Drawn to India
From Bengal Tigers in Bandhavgarh to Indian One-horned Rhinoceros on the Kaziranga floodplain, see why photographers keep returning to India - plus our three small-group trips & an FAQ.
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July 24, 2026
Why Photographers Are Drawn to Poland
Białowieża Forest straddles the border between Poland & Belarus, a genuine relic of the primeval woodland that once covered most of lowland Europe - & one of the last places on the continent where European Bison still roam wild in real numbers.
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July 23, 2026
Why Photographers Are Drawn to Greece
From Dalmatian Pelicans worked by boat at close range to a lake transformed by breeding-season herons & storks in spring, see why photographers keep returning to Greece - plus our three small-group trips & an FAQ.
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July 22, 2026
Why Photographers Are Drawn to Romania
The Danube Delta is Europe's largest & least disturbed wetland, a maze of reed beds, lagoons, & channels where the river finally gives up its sediment before reaching the Black Sea - & it holds one of the continent's richest concentrations of waterbirds anywhere within reach of a small-group trip.
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July 21, 2026
Why Photographers Are Drawn to Spain
From Iberian Lynx worked at close range from hides to Golden Eagles & Griffon Vultures over the sierras, see why photographers keep returning to Spain - plus our four small-group trips & an FAQ.
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July 20, 2026
Why Photographers Are Drawn to Sweden
Northern Sweden in deep winter is a landscape of frozen lakes, snow-laden pine forest, & bitter cold - conditions that push most wildlife into hiding, but that concentrate Golden Eagle & White-tailed Eagle around a handful of reliable feeding hides.
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July 19, 2026
Why Photographers Are Drawn to Kenya
From lion prides on the open Mara to leopards worked after dark at a Shompole waterhole, see why photographers keep returning to Kenya - plus our three small-group trips & an FAQ.
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July 18, 2026
Why Photographers Are Drawn to Norway
Varanger sits at the far northeastern tip of Norway, where the Barents Sea coastline gives way to Arctic tundra & the last of the winter ice lingers long into spring - a combination that draws a genuinely varied cast of Arctic wildlife within reach of a single small-group trip.
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July 16, 2026
What You Should Be Photographing in December
December offers two very different wildlife photography options: tropical colour in Costa Rica during the dry season, or Iberian lynx in the cooler, sparser palette of the Spanish winter.
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July 15, 2026
Why Photographers Are Drawn to Scotland
Fair Isle sits alone in the sea between Orkney & Shetland, a scrap of cliff & moorland that happens to hold one of Britain's most photogenic Atlantic Puffin colonies - & for a few weeks each summer, it becomes one of the most rewarding short trips in the whole series.
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July 14, 2026
What You Should Be Photographing in November
November offers an unusually broad choice of wildlife photography: tropical colour in Costa Rica, black-necked cranes & blue sheep on Tibet's plateau, & Madagascar's endemic rainforest species.
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July 13, 2026
Wildlife Photography in October: Kenya & Botswana
October offers two contrasting African wildlife photography experiences: carefully managed night-hide sessions at Shompole in Kenya & large elephant & buffalo herds along Botswana's Chobe River.
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Why September Is a Strong Month for Wildlife Photography
September is a strong month for wildlife photography: follow predators & wildebeest in Kenya & Tanzania, or trade open plains for Colombia's cloud forests & rich birdlife.
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What You Should Be Photographing in August
August is deliberately quiet at NaturesLens, with just one scheduled departure: a wildlife photography holiday in Kenya's Lemek Conservancy. It is also a useful point in the calendar to plan ahead for the busy East African season or start shaping a trip for the following year.
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What You Should Be Photographing in June
From peak-season puffins on two very different coastlines to Hungary's productive hide network & Bulgaria's butterfly-rich meadows, June offers several distinctive wildlife photography opportunities.
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July 9, 2026
What You Should Be Photographing in May
May brings together three very different wildlife photography experiences: low-light fennec foxes in Morocco, reptiles & amphibians in Bulgaria, & warm-season wetland birds in the Danube Delta & at Lake Kerkini.
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What You Should Be Photographing in April
April offers a striking choice for wildlife photographers: Arctic foxes, arctic hares & Atlantic puffins in still-frozen Varanger, or breeding-season raptors across Spain's dehesas & mountains.
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July 7, 2026
What You Should Be Photographing in March
March brings three very different wildlife photography opportunities: Bengal tigers at Indian waterholes, golden eagles in snowy Sweden, & lynx & wolves in Canada's northern forests.
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July 6, 2026
What You Should Be Photographing in February
February brings two very different wildlife photography opportunities: Japan's deep snow, pack ice, red-crowned cranes & Steller's sea eagles, or Hungary's closer-to-home, hide-based photography for otters, kingfishers & buzzards.
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