Animal Photography

In the early mist of dawn they look particularly impressive, the wild horses of the Camargue or the "White Horses of the Sea", as they are called by the locals.

Wildlife encounters and dramatic landscapes at Cradle Mountain–Lake St Clair National Park: reflections, wombats, devils, and the first signs of winter in Tasmania’s rugged highlands.

Discover Taiwan’s Sun Moon Lake: Historic landmarks, scenic trails, and the magical glow of thousands of fireflies during warm spring nights.

Discover the rare Yellow-eyed Penguins in New Zealand. Learn about their shy behavior, unique lifestyle, and conservation efforts for this endangered species.

Learn more about the Adélie Penguins, their fascinating name origin, and their remarkable life in the Antarctic wilderness.

Discover the majestic Emperor Penguins, the largest penguins in the world, and their extraordinary lifestyle in the icy wilderness of Antarctica.

A fascinating encounter with Southern Rockhopper Penguins on Pebble Island, Falkland Islands: Explore the lives of these charismatic penguins in their natural habitat, from impressive breeding colonies to stunning photo opportunities.

Discover the remarkable African Penguins at Boulders Beach near Cape Town. Learn about their unique lifestyle, the threats they face, and conservation efforts in Africa.

The bulls in the Camargue (Raço di Biòu) still appear sleepy in the early morning fog, but it is better not to enter the breeders' fenced areas.

With a bit of luck, you may see a rare guest in the Camargue - a Lesser Flamingo that has wandered into the waters and swamps of southern France.

In the entire area around Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer in the Camargue you can photograph individual specimens as well as larger groups of the colorful greater flamingos.

We photographed Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) in Iceland in 2006 with the Nikon D200 and recently on the Baltic Sea coast of Bornholm with the Nkon Z9 in combination with the Nikkor Z 400mm f/4.5 VR.

Gadwalls have a simple plumage, which does not look very opulent in the drakes even as a breeding plumage. We were able to photograph the rare birds in Iceland, Bornholm and Belgium.

Hooded Crows (Corvus cornix) can be observed in Northern and Eastern Europe. Here we show the clever birds on Rügen and Borholm.

On the Danish island of Bornholm, a herd of European bison (Bos bonasus) lives around the Svinemose marshland in Bornholm's Almindingen forest.

First you hear trumpet-like calls and then you see them, the small black dots in the sky above the Hanfbachtal in Hennef, which together form a large flock of cranes.

In the butterfly house of Sayn Castle near Bendorf in Rhineland-Palatinate, the fluttering butterflies drive even professional cameras to despair.

Ekkerøy is one of the oldest fishing villages on the Varangerfjord and belongs to the municipality of Vadsø, whose capital is around 15 km away. It is a bird paradise and the suffix "øy" means that it was originally an island that offered shelter and therefore good chances of survival for the diverse bird life. Now the area is connected to the Varanger Peninsula by a narrow isthmus and migratory birds also like to winter here.

Discover the Royal Penguins on the remote Macquarie Island, their only breeding ground. Learn about their adaptations and the conservation efforts to protect this unique species.

We saw and photographed South American coatis (Nasua nasua) in Villahermosa. Their species belongs to the family of small bears.

Amphibians (Lissamphibia) such as frogs and toads belong to the order of the frogs (Anura) and are not easy to distinguish from one another.

The giant rodent Capybaras in a marshland in Gamboa, Panama.

We photographed Common merganser (Mergus merganser) on the Lofoton in Norway with the Nikon D300 and recently on the Danish island of Bornholm with the Nikon Z9.

Majestic fish eagle in St Lucia in the uMkhanyakude district of KwaZulu-Natal province.

The Japanese macaques of Yudanaka are also called snow monkeys. They love to sit in the hot springs in winter. But still in the 1950s,

We have photographed white rhinos in South Africa, Namibia and Swaziland.

Trips to the Etosha National Park in Namibia offer a variety of opportunities to photograph the local fauna. The accommodations are comfortable and safe.

Wildlife viewing is no problem at Swaziland's private lodges like the Mkhaya Game Drive. The hired rangers know exactly how the animals behave.

The impressive African elephants cannot be overlooked in the game reserves of Africa, e.g. in the Kruger National Park.

The photo shows a Violet-eared Hummingbird (Colibri coruscans) flying through a sea of flowers in Boquete, Panama.

There are more animals in the large areas of the Namib than one would expect from the wide sandy desert.

Spotted hyenas colonize large areas of Africa. They are also called spot hyenas and their outward appearance makes them strange

We have seen the Rufous-tailed hummingbird at several locations in Panama. They dash through the blossoms so quickly that you get dizzy.

The Quetzal belongs to the genus of trogons, of which we were able to photograph yet another species, the mountain trogon, in Panama.

Trogons are colorful birds and yet difficult to spot in the canopy of trees. We had to roam the Panama jungle for a long time before we saw a mountain trogon.

There is a rich wildlife on the islands in and on the Panama Canal. In addition to howler monkeys, there are also the endemic Panama capuchin monkeys

Howler monkeys are a primate genus from the family of bracketed monkey. They live in Central and South America and are known for their loud shouting

On Barro Colorado Island, with a bit of luck, you can see brown-headed spider monkeys from the family of spider-horned monkeys (Atelidae).

The Japanese macaques can be visited west of Kyoto in Arashiyama.

Geoffroy spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi yucatanensis) live in Central America and thus have the northernmost range of all spider monkeys.

Macaques, whose species are native to Thailand, live on Isla de los Monos today.

Violet-eared hummingbirds on the Quetzal Trail in the highlands of Boquete in Panama which reaches an altitude of up to 3000 meters.

The Steller's Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) is a bird of prey of the sea eagle genus. It is the largest sea eagle and has a black and white plumage.

We are pleased that we have just made it into the top 15 in the geo-contest "Weird birds" with a photo from Namibia.

European Bisons in the Białowieża Forest, which according to UNESCO is "the only surviving example of the original forests that once covered almost all of Europe".

We were able to photograph whooper swans, whose calls are reminiscent of trumpets, mainly on Iceland and Hokkaido in Japan

First place in Lumix's 2006 digital photo competition. A Nikon D 100 with an Nikkor 300 mm f / 4.0 lens were used.