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Joined June 2009
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Communicating messages about our changing world has never been more important. Our latest showreel focuses on conservation and environmental content produced by our industry-leading photographers and videographers. Have a story? Let's work together to tell it.
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What's lurking in the darkness? 🏴 Click the play button if you dare... 😱 The mystery clip can be found here: naturepl.com/stock-video/web… and was filmed by Solvin Zankl. #halloween #spooky #october #spookyseason #fall #horror #happyhalloween #scary #creepy #teeth #nplvideo
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Our social media theme this week is courtship, and our featured clip shows the sights and sounds of a superb lyrebird male displaying to a female. An impressive sight, and certainly an attention grabber! 🖐️ linktr.ee/naturepicturelibra… #TheMatingGame #courtshipdisplay #nplvideo
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The mass production of animals for food contributes to #climatechange, as does the emissions from the global transport of animals. 📷 Jo-Anne McArthur/We Animals/naturepl VOTE in the @EarthProj2050 COP26 Countdown Photo Competition: theearthproject.world/cop-26… #COP26 #climate
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Great to be involved in judging this competition again this year - congratulations to all the winning and commended images!
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Voting in the second gallery of the Earth Project COP26 Photo Competition opens for 2 weeks from today. theearthproject.world/cop-26…#naturepl #climatechange #drought #penguins#npl #naturepicturelibrary #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #COP26 #unclimateconference
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VOTE in the COP26 Countdown Photography Competition: theearthproject.world/cop-26… Beaver feeding at night, Scotland by Peter Cairns ⁠ #climatechange #COP26 #rewilding #beavers #sustainability #globalwarming #savetheplanet #climate #climatecrisis
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Have you voted yet in the COP26 Countdown Photography Competition?⁠ ⁠ ⁠ theearthproject.world/cop-26… ⁠ This stark image by Ashley Cooper shows the exploitation of Canadian tar sands. #naturepl #climatechange #COP26 #environment #sustainability @ashleycoopergwi
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How can we help protect the Peruvian rainforest? By supporting OnePlanet's Guardians of the Forest appeal. naturepl.com/environment-con… #rainforest #conservation #maijuna #amazonbasin #indigenouspeople #forest #peru #tropicalforest#npl@oneplanetNGO @marktbowler
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Have you voted yet in the COP26 Countdown Photography Competition?⁠ ⁠ This shot by @AldridgePhoto – of A Zu/'hoasi bushman considering a desiccated zebra – is just one of 26 great photos to choose from: theearthproject.world/cop-26… @EarthProj2050 #COP26 #climatechange
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This graceful southern stingray gliding over the aerating roots of a mangrove forest by Sirachai Arunrugstichai is one of 26 photos in the @EarthProj2050 COP26 Countdown Photography Competition. Don't miss your chance to vote! theearthproject.world/cop-26… #climatechange #COP26
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What do you think leaves these luminous trails? Find out more in the COP26 Countdown Photo Competition gallery - and vote for the 3 images that best show the beauty of the natural world and why we must protect it. theearthproject.world/cop-26… #COP26 #climatechange #edwingiesbers
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What are these mysterious forest birds? Find out in the COP26 Countdown Photo Competition gallery - and vote for the 3 images that best show the beauty of the natural world and why we must protect it. theearthproject.world/cop-26… #climatechange #COP26 @EarthProj2050 @SandeshKadur
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Have you voted yet in the COP26 Countdown Photography Competition? This graphic shot of tar sand extraction by Ashley Cooper is just one of 26 great photos to choose from... theearthproject.world/cop-26… #climatechange #globalwarming #climatecrisis #climateaction @ashleycoopergwi
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This beautiful tiger 🐯shot is just one of 26 great photos featuring in the COP26 Countdown Photography Competition. Don't miss your chance to vote! naturepl.com/blog/2021/09/15… #climatechange #COP26 #savetheplanet #climate #climatecrisis #tigerphotos #yashpalrathore @EarthProj2050
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This heart-breaking image by @tonywu is featured in the COP26 Countdown Photography Competition. Don't miss your chance to vote for your favourite images ✅ naturepl.com/blog/2021/09/15… @EarthProj2050 #COP26 #unclimateconference #theearthproject #plasticfreeoceans #ghostfishing #sad
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The #COP26 @EarthProject2050 Photo Competition is now OPEN. CAST YOUR VOTE - choose which of the 26 images from bit.ly/2Xwi7oZ should be shown at COP26. 📸 by Roy Mangersnes/naturepl #climatecrisis #climatechange #climatechangeisreal #climateemergency #XR
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Coming soon - The Earth Project COP26 photography competition. Watch out for the voting gallery link with 26 photos by Nature Picture Library photographers tomorrow! #COP26 #climatecrisis #climatechange #environment #biodiversity @EarthProject2050 @naturepl
“British Seas are some of the hardest working in the world. As well as supporting world class wildlife, our seas provide us with food, renewable energy, medicine, minerals and oil they also protect our coasts, regulate our climate, are a conduit for transport and a valued…
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greater protection for our seas.” @alex_mustard takes over NPL’s social media to celebrate nature around British coasts, with pictures destined for a forthcoming book, Wild British Seas. The book is a work in progress and Nature Picture Library would love to speak to…
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interested publishers and sponsoring partners. ow.ly/s5ee50DADZt #WildBritishSeas #npltakeover #alexmustard #guyedwardes

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