Wild Planet Annual 2015

The Wild Planet Annual 2015 is out now and FREE to download from the Wild Planet website. It is the biggest ever edition and includes some of the best photographs, reviews and features, published from the past 12 months. It's even bigger than last year's Annual and also features fabulous photos from the Capture the Cover contest.

The Wild Planet Annual 2015 is FREE to download. NOW! Just click on the link below:

http://wildplanetphotomagazine.com/2015/free-annual-issue-2015

 

 

Best of the Best

Pine Marten

Pine Marten in Algonquin Provincial Park

I do not share exact locations. Our wildlife should be protected and when locations are shared these animals are put at risk. Please do not ask. Any comments "outing" the locations will be deleted....

All of my photographs/video are Copyright © Megan Lorenz, All Rights Reserved. They may not be used in whole or in part for artistic reference, blogged, reproduced, redistributed, copied or manipulated for commercial or personal use under any circumstances without a license and/or my written consent.

 

 

Showing Off

Burrowing Owlets in Florida

I do not share exact locations. Our wildlife should be protected and when locations are shared these animals are put at risk. Please do not ask. Any comments "outing" the locations will be deleted....

All of my photographs/video are Copyright © Megan Lorenz, All Rights Reserved. They may not be used in whole or in part for artistic reference, blogged, reproduced, redistributed, copied or manipulated for commercial or personal use under any circumstances without a license and/or my written consent.

 

 

More "Making Amends" News

These are 10 of the best wildlife pictures taken in the last 20 years...

AND ONE OF THEM IS MINE!!  "Making Amends" - Atlantic Puffin with Wild Iris

10 BEST

And pose...

Florida Burrowing Owlet

I do not share exact locations. Our wildlife should be protected and when locations are shared these animals are put at risk. Please do not ask. Any comments "outing" the locations will be deleted....

All of my photographs/video are Copyright © Megan Lorenz, All Rights Reserved. They may not be used in whole or in part for artistic reference, blogged, reproduced, redistributed, copied or manipulated for commercial or personal use under any circumstances without a license and/or my written consent.

Puffin Profile

Atlantic Puffin in Newfoundland

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Attack Of The Puffins

I'm back from a trip to Utah/Arizona and trying to get caught up on all I missed. It wasn't a very productive trip since I got sick on day 4 and had to be rushed into Urgent Care with a cold and unable to breathe. My stats were really bad and I had to take it seriously so as much as it killed me - I wasn't able to do any photography for the rest of our time there. I'm still glad I went and was able to visit some beautiful places (Zion, Bryce, Dixie National Forest, Horseshoe Bend, Antelope Canyon) and I look forward to visiting again to photograph it all. I also had a few days with a couple of my favorite people and wouldn't have missed that for anything.

Since I haven't been able to get to any of my editing backlog, here's a video from Newfoundland that I don't think I've posted yet.

 

Atlantic Puffin Video

 

2015 Comedy Wildlife Awards Finalist

Daily Mail on October 9th 2015

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3266233/An-embarrassed-seal-dancing-sifaka-laughing-goat-short-list-Comedy-Wildlife-Photography-Awards-pure-animal-magic.html

2015 Comedy Wildlife Awards Finalist

Here's one from the New York Post on October 9th 2015

http://nypost.com/2015/10/09/best-shots-from-the-comedy-wildlife-photography-awards/#5

2015 Comedy Wildlife Awards Finalist

At the beginning of October I was notified that two of my images had been selected as finalists in the 2015 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.  They have been receiving quite a bit of press in the last week

 
http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/610999/Animals-funniest-things-as-our-hilarious-gallery-shows

2015 Comedy Wildlife Awards Finalist

At the beginning of October I was notified that two of my images had been selected as finalists in the 2015 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.  They have been receiving quite a bit of press in the last week.

The Telegraph - October 11th 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/picturegalleries/11918890/Comedy-Wildlife-Photography-Awards-2015-even-more-of-the-best-entries-so-far.html?frame=3467185

Making Amends "2015 Windland Smith Rice Awards - Grand Prize Winner"

I'm excited and honored to announce that I am the Grand Prize Winner of the 2015 Nature's Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Awards. It is an honour to be chosen alongside so many exceptionally talented photographers and wildlife advocates. Selected from 20,000 images from photographers in 54 countries, the finalists in each category will be published in the 2015 20th Anniversary Awards Special Edition.
 

The exhibition opens October 24, 2015 at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington DC. Enjoy a 20-year retrospective of nature's finest moments in the "Best of the Best" photography exhibition. Including more than 100 large-format prints and the stories behind the shots, the 20th anniversary exhibition will take you on a thrilling journey from the wild to the walls of the Smithsonian

 

This is even more special to me considering that this time last year I was in the hospital on life-support fighting for my life - for the third time. During my recovery it sometimes felt that my life would never get back to normal and I was frustrated with myself and my inability to get back out doing what I love. It's amazing how much can change in a short time. Within a few months I had recovered enough to get back to my favorite places, enjoying the peace I feel when I'm surrounded by nature and start travelling again. This year has been filled with many wonderful moments and this award is something that I never imagined I would achieve. Life is very good right now!

 

I know my friend & mentor Gary Burdette would be proud and I wish he was here to share this tremendous honour. He was an integral part of my photography and was always there to offer advice, encouragement and share his knowledge. Every time I pick up my camera...he is in my thoughts.