National Geographic Pioneer David Doubilet Reflects on a Lifetime in the Ocean

I was editing a coastal landscape recently, one of those tricky ones where I needed to mask off the sky from the rest of the landscape, but masking is quite challenging in Lightroom compared to Photoshop. Lightroom is notorious for generating halos or other kinds of digital artifacts when using its masking tools. However, this time, I reached for Lightroom’s new “Select Landscape” mask, expecting another questionable result.

Since I was a child, I’ve been fascinated by the sky, not just by the clouds or the changing light, but by the living choreography that unfolds above us. Sometimes chaotic, sometimes perfectly synchronized, bird flight has always held my attention.

Suzi Eszterhas is a wildlife photographer known for her rare ability to capture the intimate, everyday moments of animals in the wild. From the remote corners of Africa to the icy landscapes of the Arctic, she spends months at a time in the field, building trust with her subjects and waiting patiently for the right moment to unfold.