The "surreal" snap beat out photos of majestic whales, curious foxes and more to snag the top spot A polar bear peacefully snoozing in a pillowy bed of flowers beat out some amazing shots to win the ...

The 2025 Sony World Photography Awards has announced its 10 category winners and shortlist honorees for the Open competition.

This story appears in the February 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. Not too long ago I was the guide on a wildlife-photography trip to Svalbard, an archipelago halfway between Norway ...

A polar bear lounges in a field of pink flowers. An arctic fox skips gingerly as the thaw of spring moves in. And a baby chimpanzee sips a bottle. The 2024 Nature Photography Contest showcases the ...

The great white polar bear is the youngest and largest of the world's bear species — a mighty hunter and fierce defender of its young that's among the world's most vulnerable animals. Two-thirds of ...

Polar bears are some of the Arctic's most iconic animals, yet their lives remain something of a mystery. Now, incredible footage has offered a glimpse at these majestic creatures and their cubs ...