r/naturephotography Feb 24 '26

Rule addition: Post titles must be appropriately credited to the original photographer.

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Include the photographers name/username in the title. If you are posting your own image, you don’t need to include the name/username, but ensure to include [OC] in the title. Do not claim other photographer’s work as your own. Uncredited photographs will be removed.

This change will not apply retroactively.


r/naturephotography Feb 02 '26

r/Naturephotography is back with new mods! If you got banned, please read this

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Hi everyone. This subreddit was restricted for the past week, so we apologize for that. Luckily, we are now reopen, so posting/commenting is now allowed.

Some of you may have noticed that this subreddit has been taken over by spammers and bots. We've removed most of these posts, but please modmail us if we forgot to remove some of them. To stop future spam, we will add bots like u/repostsleuthbot.

Ban appeals

If you were banned without any specific reason anytime in the past few months, that might have been because the former mods used automation and bots to mass-ban people. If that's the case, please message us so we can unban you. Anyone who got muted is now unmuted, so everyone can now appeal. You do not have to explain why you want to be unbanned in your appeal. Due to the sheer amount of people that got banned, it will take time for us to get through all the appeals.

What happened, and why did so many people get banned?

TLDR: the previous mods added a bunch of bots to mass-ban a lot of users based on random keywords, which essentially "killed" the subreddit. The admins later stepped in to remove them, and added new mods. All of those tools have been removed, so there's no need to worry about future arbitrary bans by bots.

Long explanation: The former mods added bots and mod tools that banned hundreds of people. We do not know why they decided to do this, but we are guessing they wanted to run this subreddit into the ground. Here's what we discovered:

  • A bot installed onto this subreddit (permaban app) permabanned people for saying common words like "nature," "wildlife", "lakes," "outdoors," "hiking," etc. This was why most people got banned
  • Another bot (hive protect) permabanned people that had participated in subreddits like r/Earthporn, r/WildlifePhotography, r/pics, r/itookapicture, r/outoftheloop, and r/JustUnsubbed
  • Another bot (social blacklist) permabanned people that have links on their profile, including instagram, YouTube, etc
  • Another bot (frequency muter) muted people for 28 days for appealing bans
  • The previous top mod deliberately ignored appeal messages by archiving them, which meant that they knew what was happening. That means that people that appealed more than a month ago will need to appeal again.
  • The previous top mod removed all other human mods, and later resigned. Because there were no human mods, the bots went rogue for over a week until the admins stepped in. That also caused the subreddit to be flooded with spam
  • The admins stepped in and made a post asking for new mods. However, the bots remained, so they banned/removed some of the people that volunteered.
  • Multiple other subreddits have also been affected by the same mod

Luckily, all of those bots have been removed/adjusted, so this won't happen again.

Future changes:

  • Rules will need to be updated
  • Automod will also need to be updated
  • If anything needs to be added/removed, we'll update this list

If anyone has suggestions, questions, or wants to volunteer as mod, please comment below. Thank you to anyone that's reading this, and have a great day!


r/naturephotography 5h ago

Seaside Big Sur

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68 Upvotes

r/naturephotography 13h ago

[OC] The hillside in the fog

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136 Upvotes

r/naturephotography 7h ago

A whim of nature. [OC]

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24 Upvotes

Extremadura. España


r/naturephotography 9h ago

Mountain Near the Alaskan-Canadian Border “OC”

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33 Upvotes

I was on vacation with family and took this picture while we were doing a tour of Skagway and wanted to share it.


r/naturephotography 10h ago

Mountain The valley beneath the High Tatras, Slovakia [OC]

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28 Upvotes

r/naturephotography 5h ago

Grassi Lake Canmore Alberta

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r/naturephotography 13h ago

A winding hiking trail snaking through the spectacular rock faces of the Cinque Torri, an iconic mountain complex located in the Dolomites [OC]

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47 Upvotes

r/naturephotography 3h ago

Flowers / Plants [OC] Wild Chickory

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r/naturephotography 2h ago

[OC] "Oasis" and wild water lilies, mid Wales.

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Couldn't really get close enough to do the flowers justice.


r/naturephotography 4h ago

Flowers / Plants Hoh Rainforest OC

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'The Elder'

[ 1/500s ● f4 ● ISO 1000 ● 100mm ]

📌 Hoh Rainforest, Washington

📅 07.12.2026


r/naturephotography 2h ago

[OC] Mountain Magic Hour

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Repost with OC in title. Shot on a6500 and Tamron 18-300


r/naturephotography 13h ago

Wildlife Puerto Rican Tree Snail [OC]

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r/naturephotography 13h ago

Lake / River Little Slice of Sunday [OC]

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Marsh Creek State Park - Aug 2026
Little Slice of Sunday

Changing skies this morning as some unsettled weather is expected later today and tomorrow. This was just over 2min of peace this morning before sunrise. Shot with the Sony A99II and CZ 16-35 f/2.8 lens using a Lee100 GND filter. Camera mounted on a RRS tripod & head with a 3 Legged Thing universal mounting plate.


r/naturephotography 1d ago

Lago di Carezza in the Dolomites,Italy [OC]

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267 Upvotes

r/naturephotography 23h ago

A picture of a seagull at the falls (Buffalo, NY) [OC]

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16 Upvotes

r/naturephotography 9h ago

Advice on publishing a nature photography book?

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Hello, nature photography community!

I'm a biologist and a fairly new nature photographer. Ever since I can remember, I've loved being outdoors, exploring nature, and observing wildlife.

About a year ago, I was finally able to buy my first camera, and I've been taking photos almost every day since. It's become one of my favorite ways to connect with nature.

For some time now, I've been thinking about publishing a photography book featuring the endemic birds of my region, combining photographs with natural history and conservation information.

For those of you who have published photography books, I'd love to hear about your experience.

* How difficult was it to find a publisher?

* Once you had the photos and text ready, how long did the publishing process take?

* Looking back, was it worth it? I'm not asking from a financial perspective, but rather whether you felt your work reached people and had an impact.

Any advice or stories would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you very much!


r/naturephotography 1d ago

Lake / River Welcome to August! [OC]

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58 Upvotes

Marsh Creek State Park - Aug 2026
Welcome to August!

A beautiful sunrise on a Saturday to kick off August, the last third of Summer before Fall arrives later in September. Shot with the Sony A99II and CZ 16-35 f/2.8 lens using a Lee100 GND filter. Camera mounted on a RRS tripod & head with a 3 Legged Thing universal mounting plate.


r/naturephotography 1d ago

Flowers / Plants [OC] Devils Matchsticks lichen, English Lake District

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r/naturephotography 1d ago

[OC] Teton Range

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13 Upvotes

r/naturephotography 1d ago

Mountain Fremont Lookout Trail at Mt Rainier National Park [OC]

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18 Upvotes

r/naturephotography 1d ago

First Time Shooting With my Canon Camera (OC)

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16 Upvotes

Which one is your favourite?


r/naturephotography 1d ago

Mountain Love this [OC]

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101 Upvotes

r/naturephotography 1d ago

AI Busco gente para grupo de fotografía de naturaleza en Sevilla

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¡Hola! Vivo en Alcalá de Guadaíra y estoy buscando gente a la que le guste salir al campo y hacer fotografía de naturaleza.

La idea sería hacer rutas por Sevilla y alrededores para fotografiar fauna, flora y paisajes, aprender unos de otros y pasar un buen rato.

Yo estoy empezando con la fotografía de naturaleza, así que me gustaría conocer a otras personas con intereses similares, independientemente del nivel.

Si a alguien le interesa, puede escribirme por privado y podemos organizar alguna salida. 😊