Playful, goofy, amusing, the winning photos of this competition are a celebration of the artistry of pet photographers and of ...

This story appears in the October 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. A naked mole rat. That was photographer Joel Sartore’s first model in 2006 when he began making studio portraits of ...

Anyone who has (or had) a pet will know that their animal friend has as much personality and character as a human. Now a powerful new photography series captures just that by exploring raw animal ...

German photographer Wolf Ademeit says that zoo animals don't get the respect they deserve. We pay to see them, snap a few pictures, and move on. Ademeit sought to capture "the beauty and grace of ...

FLATIRON DISTRICT, Manhattan (WABC) -- An artist has made sketching portraits of pets and animals his calling -- painting everything from cats and dogs to farm animals and bulls. Artist Ben ...

Every year, a jury selects winners across multiple categories, including Animal Portraits, Under Water, and Urban Wildlife, while members of the public get to vote for a People's Choice Award winner.

The year was 2006, and National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore wanted to try making formal portraits of animals in captivity instead of his usual shots of them in the wild. For his first ...

HAMDEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Hamden Animal Control held a fundraiser for a new shelter Sunday morning where pets and families had ...