Outdoor Photographer

Outdoor Photographer’s blend of big, beautiful portfolios, in-depth how-to features, buyer’s guides and product reviews combine to make it the premier magazine about nature photography. Our expert staff of editors and columnists is committed to giving you the tools, techniques and inspiration to capture your favorite subjects in a whole new light. Whatever your interest, Outdoor Photographer will inspire and inform you. Special Introductory Offer

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Outdoor Photographer • outdoorphotographer.com

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showcase • Congratulations to the winners of and finalists in the 2021 Wildlife photo contest! Featured here are the Grand Prize, Second Prize and Third Prize winners. See all of the finalists at outdoorphotographer.com.

Curating Inspiration • Using Lightroom Collections to build thematic portfolios can help strengthen your unique point of view and prompt new creativity

Grand Island National Recreation Area • Upper Peninsula, Michigan

EDITORS’ PICKS • OUR ANNUAL SELECTION OF NOTEWORTHY CAMERAS AND LENSES FOR SCENIC, WILDLIFE AND ADVENTURE PHOTOGRAPHY

The ART of MYSTERY • Use these creative techniques to compose abstract photographs that capture your viewer’s imagination

MOONDANCE • Look to the twilight sky for inspiration

UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY • Majestic mountains, alpine lakes, badlands and valleys make Kyrgyzstan one of the most exciting—yet relatively unknown—landscape photography destinations on Earth

Alien Ice • Arkansas River Headwaters, Colorado

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