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Natural Light: December 2009

The best of more than 11,000 images.

Shot by leading photographers.

Now at your fingertips.

"Natural Light" gives you access to the most arresting photos from The Nature Conservancy's huge archives. From Tibet to Tanzania, from hissing alligators to quivering zebras, "Natural Light" opens a brilliant window onto our work and the astonishing nature that we at the Conservancy encounter every day.

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December 2009

No matter what the weather is doing outside your window, you can stroll through a winter wonderland with our spectacular photo slideshow!

Photographer: Various
Location: All over the world
Related Link: The Nature Conservancy in the United States

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October 2009

Breathe in the crisp autumn air with our slideshow featuring stunning images of fall foliage from across the United States!

Photographer: Various
Location: All over the world
Related Link: The Nature Conservancy in the United States

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August 2009

Experience the beauty of migration with these incredible photos of migratory birds — from whimbrels and goldfinch to unique red-crowned cranes and little bee-eaters. The Conservancy works around the world to safeguard habitat for migratory birds.

Photographer: Various
Location: All over the world
Related Link: The Nature Conservancy’s Migratory Bird Program

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July 2009

Spend a day at the beach, Nature Conservancy-style! Explore beautiful beaches and coastlines around the world — from Costa Rica to Micronesia and California to the Chesapeake Bay — in our photo slideshow.

Photographer: Various
Location: All over the world
Related Link: The Nature Conservancy’s Marine Conservation Initiative

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February 2009

Conservancy photographer Erika Nortemann took these stunning photos while touring Honduras' Rio Plátano Biosphere Reserve, where the Conservancy works to protect biodiversity in the Honduran Mosquitia coast.

Photographer: Erika Nortemann
Location: Honduras
Related Link: The Nature Conservancy in Honduras

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November 2008

Nature photographer Rick McEwan spent two weeks exploring the Oregon coast on assignment for The Nature Conservancy. View some of his stunning photography in this slideshow!

Photographer: Rick McEwan
Location: Oregon
Related Link: The Nature Conservancy in Oregon

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August 2008

In partnership with the Chinese government and others, The Nature Conservancy recently held a nature photography contest to highlight China's natural beauty. This slideshow contains some of the best entries in "Nature Reserves of China — Through the Viewfinder."

Related Link: The Nature Conservancy in China

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June 2008

See amazing images of West Virginia’s highlands — timid deer, lush waterfalls and more — from photographer Kent Mason!

Photographer: Kent Mason
Location: West Virginia
Related Link: The Nature Conservancy in West Virginia

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April 2008

The Conservancy's Chris Pague, senior conservation ecologist, and Mark Godfrey, director of photography, share their images of the land and people of Mongolia — where the Conservancy is working to protect Earth's largest expanse of unspoiled grasslands.

Photographer: Chris Pague
Location: Mongolia and California
Related Link: The Nature Conservancy in Mongolia

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February 2008

Mark Godfrey, The Nature Conservancy's director of photography, took these delicately beautiful images in Western Australia, where the Conservancy helps protect some of the Earth's oldest and most isolated land surfaces.

Photographer: Mark Godfrey
Location: Australia
Related Link: The Nature Conservancy in Australia

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December 2007

Photographer Jeff Yonover shot these jaw-dropping underwater images in many of the places The Nature Conservancy works — Kimbe Bay and New Britain Island of Papua New Guinea as well as the Solomon Islands.

Photographer: Jeff Yonover
Location: Coral Traingle
Related Link: Coral Reefs

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October 2007

Chris Helzer captures the mysterious beauty of Nebraska grasslands — from stunning sunsets to insect closeups.

Photographer: Chris Helzer
Location: Nebraska
Related Link: The Nature Conservancy in Nebraska

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August 2007

In Brazil's Iguazu National Park, the spiders are huge, the butterflies are swarming, and the waterfalls...well, see for yourself.

Photographer: Scott Warren
Location: Iguazu National Park, Brazil

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Nature picture credits (top to bottom, left to right): Photo © Kent Mason (Blackwater Falls State Park, West Virginia); Photo © Li Dan (blue-tailed bee-eater, China); Photo © Sergio Pucci (Rancho La Merced National Wildlife Refuge)