A photographic look at winter wildlife and landscapes in Yellowstone National Park.

A brief stop in North Pole, Alaska revealed hand-painted murals, quiet whimsy, and a town that keeps the Christmas spirit alive year-round.

Surrounded by lions, hyenas, baboons, and jackals, a cheetah mother defends her cubs in Kenya’s Masai Mara. This visual photo story captures instinct, danger, and the fragile rhythm of survival. Part 2 of her story.

Our first sight of her was quiet. A mother cheetah in the grass, two cubs behind her. The weight of survival was already in full display.