Stock Photography Subjects

Notable subjects in the Natural History Photography Archive, Professional Photography on Land and in the Water, in the United States and Around the World.

Spectacular natural history photographs of wild animals and wild places, mankind in the environment, encounters in the sea, landscapes and seascapes. A stock photo collection arising from over 20 years of natural history photography.
Aerial photography from Mexico, California, Canada and Alaska
Aerial Photography
Aerial photographs
Ancient Bristlecone Pine Trees
Ancient Bristlecone Pine Trees
Birds in Flight, Seabirds, and Professional Stock Avian Photographs by Natural History Photographer Phillip Colla.
Bird Photographs and Avian Photography
Natural history photos of birds in flight and seabirds
Whale and dolphin photos. Underwater pictures of whales and dolphins. Natural history cetacean photographs.
Cetacean Photos
Natural history photos of whales and dolphins
Fall colors in the American West, including the Eastern Sierra Nevada and Zion National Park
Fall Colors
Fall Colors, Aspens, Autumn
The Mandelbrot Fractal. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself.
Fractal Pictures
Fractals, intriguing mathematical forms
Spectacular stock photography of icebergs, from the Southern Ocean and Antarctica.
Iceberg Photos
Landscapes of Ice
Stock Photos of iconic landscape, wildlife, travel locations and environments.
Photos of Icons
Stock Photos of iconic landscape, wildlife, travel locations and environments.
Spectacular photos of islands from around the world, underwater, aerial and topside, tropical, temperate and frozen.
Island Photos
Photos of Islands
Underwater photographs of the California kelp forest, featuring stock pictures of Macrocystis pyrifera (Giant kelp) and associated marine animals. Over 20 years of underwater photography in California's and Mexico's spectacular kelp habitats.
Kelp Forest Photos
Underwater photos of California's beautiful giant kelp forests, Macrocystis pyrifera
Professional stock photos of krill, Thysanoessa spinifera.
Krill Photos
Tiny planktonic creatures, food of the giants, popcorn of the sea.
Landscape Photos
Landscapes, Seascapes, Skyscapes, Mountainscapes, Waterscapes, Earthscapes.
Landscape astrophotography by natural history photographer Phillip Colla
Landscape Astrophotography
Astrophotography landscapes, Night photos, Milky Way and Star Trail Photos
Astrophotography of the Milky Way Galaxy
Milky Way Galaxy Photos
Landscape Astrophotography of the Milky Way Galaxy
Natural Arches
Amazing natural rock arches in California, Utah and Nevada
Photos of the Milky Way, star trails and star field photos, and images of the night sky.
The Heavens
Photos of the night sky
Panorama
Natural history stock photographs of penguins, including king penguins, Adelie penguins, Galapagos penguins underwater, penguins on icebergs and on South Georgia Island and the Falkland Islands.
Penguin Photos
Penguins from South Georgia Island, Antarctica, the Falklands and Galapagos.
Underwater Shark Photos
Exciting underwater photos of great white sharks, hammerhead and tiger sharks, whale sharks, blue sharks and many others.
Photographs of Sky Rock Petroglyphs in the Volcanic Tablelands near Bishop, California
Photographs of Sky Rock Petroglyph
Photographs of Sky Rock Petroglyphs
Travel photography from North American, South America, Europe and Antarctica
Travel Photography
Travel photography from North American, South America, Europe and Antarctica
Stock photographs of Vernal Falls and the Mist Trail in Yosemite National Park, California
Vernal Falls Photos
Stock photos of Vernal Falls and the Mist Trail in Yosemite National Park, California
Stock photography of waterfalls
Beautiful Photographs of Waterfalls
Waterfall Photographs
Photography of Waves and Ocean Swells. Stock Pictures of Surf and the Ocean Surface.
Wave Photographs
Surf photography. Tubular moments. Life is good in the green room.
Wildlife portraits. Beautiful photos of wildlife, portrait style, including whales, dolphins, sharks, bears, seabirds, eagles, penguins and more.
Wildlife Portraits
Portrait photos of many charismatic animals, including whales, sharks, dolphins and penguins.