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Photographer Brian Skerry walks knee deep in a mangrove in the Bahamas.

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Life in the Field as an Underwater Photographer

Brian Skerry, an award winning photographer for National Geographic, explores the...

Tue, 05/29/2012 - 13:19

A tiny yellow goby living inside an abandoned can on the seafloor; Suruga Bay, Japan

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Image Gallery: The Perfect Underwater Photo

For nearly 35 years, National Geographic photojournalist Brian Skerry has been...

Mon, 12/19/2011 - 16:13

As soon as Dampier set foot in Australia, he began making observations and collecting specimens of plants, which he carefully pressed between the pages of books to be studied by the “ingenious” and “curious” upon his return to England. As Dampier conducted his investigations, his artist made detailed sketches like these.

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Discoveries in Australia and New Guinea

This slideshow features illustrations of some of the plants and animals that...

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 16:31