Into the Wild with Joris van Alphen Photography

June 2011 Archives

Scouting Pools for Newts
Posted June 2, 2011. Filed under: Biology, Photography, Underwater. One comment.
After an eight-hour drive I arrived in France this afternoon, where my friend Jeremy Upsal has joined me to get some cool photos of newts. The thing with newt photos is they always seem to be set up in an aquarium or on land, so my mission this weekend is to capture several species underwater [...]

I am thrilled to announce that I have won the National Geographic Emerging Nature Photographer Award!
National Geographic Emerging Nature Photographer
A while ago I came to the rescue of a little owl that fell down a chimney and found itself a remarkable hiding place.
A Wise Little Owl
Autumn has arrived and large garden spiders are a common sight throughout the northern hemisphere this time of year.
Garden Spider
Great news everyone: there are little barn owl hatchlings squeaking and hissing from the nest box!
It’s a Barn Owl Family
Year after year we've had a breeding pair of barn owls, raising the ugliest fluff balls of chicks into the most elegant birds you've ever seen. But luck has not been with our owls this year.
The Fright of the Bell Towers