Into the Wild with Joris van Alphen Photography

January 2012 Archives

Leaving for Chile
Posted January 27, 2012. Filed under: Conservation, Nature, News, Photography. 3 comments.
As I write this I’m waiting for the first in a series of flights and ferries that will take me to Isla Grande de Chiloé in Chile. The waters surrounding this island are part of one of the most productive marine ecosystems on the planet, and harbor the largest known aggregation of blue whales on [...]

With the size of a starling, the little owl is one of the smallest owl species. But what it lacks in size, it makes up for in character.
In Search of the Bird of Athena
My first feature story for the Dutch National Geographic Magazine about my adventures with the Centro de Conservación Cetacea protecting blue whales in Chile.
It’s Out!
Introducing the Photo of the Month with a European tree frog in the reeds from the south of Hungary.
Photo of the Month: European Tree Frog
This little cabin under the Milky Way has been my home for the past three weeks.
The Field Station
I am thrilled to announce that I have won the National Geographic Emerging Nature Photographer Award!
National Geographic Emerging Nature Photographer