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 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. For the current trip list, see our Poland wildlife photography holidays; you can…
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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. For the current trip list,…
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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. For the current trip list, see our Sweden wildlife photography holidays; you can also explore…
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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. For the current trip list, see…
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July 16, 2026
Why You Could Be Photographing Wildlife in December
We close the year the way a lot of photographers open their wish list, tropical colour over the festive period, or Europe's rarest cat in an entirely different palette to summer. Here's what's on. Why does Costa Rica run again in December? Ultimate Costa Rican Wildlife & Essential Costa Rican Wildlife both run this month…
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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. For the current trip list,…
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July 14, 2026
Why You Could Be Photographing Wildlife in November
November takes you a very long way from Africa, tropical rainforest, high-altitude plateau & an island of species found nowhere else. Here's what's on. Why is November a good month for Costa Rica's wildlife? Essential Costa Rican Wildlife fills a portfolio with colour & volume this month, chestnut-mandibled toucans, blue jeans poison dart frogs &…
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July 13, 2026
Why You Could Be Photographing Wildlife in October
October is Africa month twice over for us, night hides in Kenya & water-based herds in Botswana. Here's what's on. Why does Shompole change what photographers think is possible after dark? Both Wildlife of Shompole & Wildlife of Shompole Wilderness run this month, & this is where our night-hide photography happens, elephants & occasionally leopard…
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Why You Could Be Photographing Wildlife in September
September is peak East Africa season for us, plus one of the richest bird trips we run anywhere on a different continent entirely. Here's what's on. Why is September the best month for the Maasai Mara? African Wildlife of the Maasai Mara covers the tail end of the wildebeest migration this month, with African buffalo,…
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Why You Could Be Photographing Wildlife in August
August is our quietest month for scheduled departures, which makes it a genuinely good month to plan ahead rather than travel. Here's what's actually on, & why the quiet spell is worth using well. What's the one trip running in August? The Mara, Without the Crowds - African Wildlife of the Lemek Conservancy is our…
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Why You Could Be Photographing Wildlife in June
June is peak puffin season across two different coastlines, plus one of our best hide-based trips & a productive butterfly departure. Here's what's on. Fair Isle or Grímsey, which puffin trip should I choose in June? Atlantic Puffins of Fair Isle & Puffins of Iceland both peak this month, with Arctic terns & arctic skuas…
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July 9, 2026
Why You Could Be Photographing Wildlife in May
May is easily one of our most varied months, deserts, wetlands & macro all running side by side. Here's what's on. Why is May a good month for Morocco's desert wildlife? Fennec Foxes & other Moroccan Wildlife takes you into the dunes for one of the most charismatic small mammals we photograph anywhere, the fennec…
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Why You Could Be Photographing Wildlife in April
April is a strong month for European & Arctic birdlife, spanning Norway's still-frozen north & Spain's raptor-rich south. Here's what's running. Why is Arctic Norway still worth visiting in April? Winter Wildlife of Arctic Varanger is timed for exactly this point in the season, when Varanger is still properly cold but the light is starting…
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July 7, 2026
Why You Could Be Photographing Wildlife in March
March is a genuine crossroads month for us, spanning three very different continents & photographic disciplines. Here's what's running. Why does our tiger season start in March? Majestic Bengal Tigers of India starts our tiger season, & March is when rising heat pushes Bengal tigers towards waterholes more predictably, genuinely useful for a photographer rather…
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July 6, 2026
Why You Could Be Photographing Wildlife in February
February is Japan month as far as I'm concerned, though Hungary's hides quietly run through the same weeks for anyone who'd rather stay closer to home. Here's what's on. Why does February produce Japan's strongest wildlife images? Amazing Japanese Wildlife in Winter is timed for exactly this point in the season, when snow cover on…
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July 5, 2026
Why You Could Be Photographing Wildlife in January
January is when our winter bird season really gets going, & it's a month I'd point almost any photographer towards if dramatic light & big flocks are what you're after. Here's what's actually running. Why is January the best month for Lake Kerkini's pelicans? Both our Pelicans of Lake Kerkini & Dalmatian Pelicans of Lake…
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July 4, 2026
What You Could Photograph Over the Next Twelve Months with NaturesLens
People ask us this more than almost anything else: when's the best time to come? & my honest answer is that it depends entirely on what you want to come home with, because we run something worth photographing in every single month of the year. There's no off-season at NaturesLens, just a different subject, a…
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July 3, 2026
Why You Could Be Photographing Wildlife in July
July is a genuinely strong month for us, & it's one I get asked about a lot because it covers such different ground: tropical colour in South America, Europe's rarest cat in warm Iberian light, high-altitude macro in Bulgaria, & one of the most reliable brown bear encounters we run anywhere. If you're trying to…
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