Art Wolfe’s 2025 Year In Review!

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In 2025, my travels took me across an extraordinary range of landscapes, cultures, and wildlife. India opened the year with unforgettable moments in Bandhavgarh National Park photographing tigers and birds, followed by the immense spectacle of the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj and the timeless atmosphere of Varanasi. Japan offered a dramatic contrast, from snow macaques in Nagano to the iconic red crowned cranes of Hokkaido. Along the way I explored cultural traditions in Saudi Arabia and Bhutan, and worked with form, texture, and color while photographing landscapes, culture, and abstracts in Vietnam.

Closer to home, I spent time in Oregon focusing on natural patterns and abstractions, and in Hawaii documenting the powerful Halema‘uma‘u eruption at Kilauea. Other highlights included the Tetons, Yellowstone, Glacier Bay, and Katmai in Alaska, as well as California’s Elkhorn Slough and the landscapes around Durango, Colorado. In Peru, encounters with spider monkeys, caiman, and giant otters made for remarkable wildlife experiences. The year concluded in Southeast Asia with Thailand’s Taoist Nine Gods Festival and the luminous Festival of Lights in Bangladesh.

Thank you to everyone who joined me on tours and events throughout the year. Your enthusiasm and curiosity made these journeys even more rewarding. I hope you will consider joining me in the field again in 2026 for another year of exploration and photography!