EXPLORING DINOSAUR FINDS UNDER THE NORTHERN LIGHTS
“The aurora show was completely unexpected,” says photographer Andy Best of this shot by his friend, Chad Kendrick, who stands in the distance with the bright green glow of the northern lights on the horizon in Canada’s Dinosaur Provincial Park.
Best was part of a team of filmmakers accompanying a paleontologist at a dig site for fossils.
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Best Adventure Photos of 2016
Our Adventure photo editor selects the most stunning images from our Adventure Photos of the Week series.
National Geographic adventure photo editor Adrian Coakley spends most of his week looking at the portfolios of adventure photographers. It can be torturous to sit at a desk scanning photo after photo of the world’s most daring climbers, skiers, kayakers, and hikers. “I’ve been known to get serious envy,” says Coakley. Each week, he selects the most arresting photo—the one that will grab attention and share the adventure on his screen with our readers around the world.
What makes a good adventure? Boldness helps. But in a field already so intense, quieter, more contemplative images stand out. As does originality. A lot of adventure photographers will shoot the same subject, the same location, the same angle, over and over again. It
