Michael "Nick" Nichols - National Geographic Wildlife Photographer

Every photo on this site is available as a print.

		Brutal Kinship: Chimpanzees and Humans In our book, "Brutal Kinship," Jane Goodall and I join forces to present ways in ...
		f/5.6 And Do Not Be There: Camera Traps Some animals are so afraid of humans that it's nearly impossible to photograph them up ...
		Jane Goodall I grew up looking at Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Birute Galdikas in National Geographic ...
		Keepers of the Kingdom: The New Zoo I spent two years documenting America's most innovative zoos. 2,000 rolls of film later, the ...
		Megatransect: 2,000 Miles Across Wild Africa On September 20, 1999, Mike Fay started the ultimate walk in the woods. His “Megatransect” ...
		Ndoki: The Last Place on Earth In 1992, while photographing lowland gorillas in Africa, I first encountered J. Michael Fay of ...
		Planet of the Apes My fascination with apes started as a boy, reading National Geographic Magazine, and later as ...
		The Year of the Tiger Nothing is more majestic than a wild tiger. In this story, we worked to show ...

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

• Do you pass off captive animals as wild?

• How do camera traps work?

• How do I become an adventure photographer?

• How do I get published in National Geographic?

• How much money does a Geographic photographer make?

• New Frequently Asked Questions

• What equipment do you use?

• What's shooting a Geographic story like?

• What's your family life like?

TAKING PICTURES OF...

• Advice for Being in the Field

• Taking Pictures in Jungles

• Taking Pictures of Apes

• Taking Pictures of Elephants

• Taking Pictures of Native Cultures

• Taking Pictures of Tigers

ABOUT NICK NICHOLS

• How did you get started?

• Photographic Ethics

• Recommended Reading

• The Indiana Jones of Photography

• What's your philosophy?

Purchasing my books through these links helps defray the cost of running this site. Thanks.

Brutal Kinship		Gorilla : Struggle for Survival in the Virungas
Keepers of the Kingdom: The New American Zoo		Last Place On Earth
The Great Apes: Between Two Worlds		The Year of the Tiger

Every photograph on this site is available as 11x14, 16x20, or 20x24 signed, fine art print made from the original transparency or hi-res digital file.