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Issue 2025.03

Explore the photographic wonders in the third issue of Wild Eye magazine, featuring gorgeous landscape photography by William Neill and Jennifer Renwick and moving stories by Ami Vitale, Jennifer Hayes, Britta Jaschinski and Chase Dekker. David duChemin and Amy Gulick contribute thought-provoking columns while Ulla Lohmann, Nick Smith, John K. Putnam and Andrea Zampatti delight with their photos. Explore Wild Eye for the very best in landscape, wildlife, underwater and conservation photography.

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Issue 2025.03

Wild Hope

Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya Kilifi, an orphaned 18-month-old black rhino, is seen with his keeper, Kamara, who hand-raised him. Kilifi was removed from his blind mother, Mawingo, as she couldn’t offer him protection from the many dangers that he’d face in the wild.

↑ Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya Kilifi, an orphaned 18-month-old black rhino, is seen with his keeper, Kamara, who hand-raised him. Kilifi was removed from his blind mother, Mawingo, as she couldn’t offer him protection from the many dangers that he’d face in the wild.

How Communities are Coming Together to Save Wildlife

Words and Images by Ami Vitale

I began my career as a young photojournalist covering human conflict in war-torn countries. As I covered what seemed like endless conflict and tragedy, it became clear to me that journalists have an obligation to not just focus on what divides mankind but also to illuminate the universal human connections that unite us.

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Local indigenous community members touch an orphaned black rhino. It was the first time for all the young men to see a rhino, despite living in habitats where they once thrived. Kenya has effectively involved local communities in rhino conservation through education and sustainable wildlife-related livelihoods. Over the past two decades, these initiatives have fostered a strong sense of pride and helped revitalize rhino populations that were near extinction in the 1980s and 1990s, symbolizing hope and resilience.

The Future of Our Planet is in Our Hands

Words and Image by Ami Vitale

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Magdalen Island, Gulf of St. Lawrence A harp seal pup called a “white coat” seeks shelter from the relentless winds that scour the sea ice nursery. When mothers return to nurse their pups, they become living, warm, wind-barriers for their pups.

Thinning Ice: Harp Seals in Crisis

Words and Images by Jennifer Hayes

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Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming A coronal aurora illuminates the landscape surrounding White Dome Geyser as it erupts under the night sky, casting a mystical rainbow glow over the scene.

Reimagining How to Frame the Landscape of Yellowstone National Park

Words and Images by Jennifer Renwick

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