Tag: Nature

  • In 'Reverence,' Three Decades of Paul Nicklen's Remarkable Photographs Exalt Nature

    Known for his stunning photos of wildlife and landscapes, as well as co-founding SeaLegacy alongside fellow conservationist and photographer Cristina Mittermeier, Paul Nicklen has traveled the globe to not only highlight our planet’s phenomenal biodiversity but also to shed light on its increasing vulnerabilities due to the ongoing climate crisis. Nicklen’s most ambitious project yet read more

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    In 'Reverence,' Three Decades of Paul Nicklen's Remarkable Photographs Exalt Nature

  • Jake Messing's Hyperrealistic Paintings Celebrate the Abundance of Nature

    “The world hums with beauty and danger, harmony and discord,” says Jake Messing. “We walk through these shifting currents every day. For as long as I can remember, I have turned toward the natural world—studying its patterns, its relationships, its quiet lessons.” In highly detailed, hyperrealistic paintings, the Northern California-based artist explores nature as a read more

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  • NEVERCREW Explores Our Tenuous Relationship with Nature in Huge Murals

    Artists Christian Rebecchi and Pablo Togni, who work as NEVERCREW, have a knack for bringing the immensity of nature to developed urban spaces. Their colorful, large-scale murals take a playful tack when it comes to portraying animals, often merging them with other objects such as instant photos or, most recently, a plastic punch-out toy. “Souvenir,” read more

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  • Anoushka Mirchandani Conjures Ancient Mythological Nature Spirits in Vibrant Oil Paintings

    Throughout Southeast Asia, nymph-like, shape-shifting deities associated with clouds and water known as apsaras are commonly depicted in sculptures and other artworks dating back millennia. For San Francisco-based artist Anoushka Mirchandani, who was born in India, these mythological beings are the spirits, so to speak, of vibrant oil paintings. Tapping into family memories and her read more

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  • Folklore and Nature Converge in Cat Johnston's Expressive, Eccentric Puppets

    A fashionable bat, a melancholy sun, and a springtime spirit with seasonal allergies are just a few of the characters conceived by Cat Johnston. Drawing on childhood memories, folk art, and nature, the Hastings-based illustrator and model maker creates expressive sculptures and puppets that inhabit dreamlike realms. Invoking historical costumes and cartoonish and emotive faces, read more

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  • A Rare White Whale Sighting Tops the 2026 World Nature Photography Awards

    Among humpback whales, which can grow upwards of 60 feet long and weigh up to 40 tons, instances of albinism are exceedingly rare. But when these otherworldly all-white mammals appear—such as the beloved Migaloo that was first spotted in 1991 off Australia’s east coast—they inspire wonder. Marine photographer Jono Allen captured a unique shot of read more

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    A Rare White Whale Sighting Tops the 2026 World Nature Photography Awards

  • Uncanny Personalities Appear from Nature in Malene Hartmann Rasmussen's Ceramics

    In her uncanny visages and sculptures, Malene Hartmann Rasmussen taps the ceramic medium as a form of make-believe. Surreal folkloric creatures take on absurd, sometimes cartoonish personalities, assembled from disparate plants and critters or reflecting characterful, mask-like qualities. In Rasmussen’s playfully monstrous “Egg-head,” for example, silly antics are equally unsettling—what’s in its mouth? Where is read more

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  • Verna raises $4M to turn nature programs into measurable action

    UK-based Verna has raised $4 million to support growing global demand for its nature recovery software. The funding round was led by Berlin-based NAP and Zurich-based Übermorgen, with participation from UK investors including Vanneck, Love Ventures, Concrete Ventures, and Climate VC. The accelerating degradation of natural systems is increasing risks for businesses and communities, making read more

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  • Nature Made Flesh: Tamara Kostianovsky Turns Upcycled Fabrics Into Visceral Sculptures – Hi-Fructose Magazine

    Somebody asked me recently if I had washed my father’s clothes before using them in the sculptures,’” she says. “I didn’t. They still contain his cells.” These meat sculptures, part of an early series entitled Actus Reus, which is Latin for “guilty act,” were followed by Nature Made Flesh, a project started by Kostianovsky after read more

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