A Nighttime Stroll
A spotted hyena walks a well-trodden trail, looking back over its shoulder at the camera trap used to capture this nighttime photo. This photo was taken in Nyrere National Park, Tanzania, in June 2023.
A Nighttime Stroll
A spotted hyena walks a well-trodden trail, looking back over its shoulder at the camera trap used to capture this nighttime photo. This photo was taken in Nyrere National Park, Tanzania, in June 2023.
Awards
Color Photography Contest
2024Nominee
Wildlife
Professional
A Nighttime Stroll
A spotted hyena walks a well-trodden trail, looking back over its shoulder at the camera trap used to capture this nighttime photo. This photo was taken in Nyrere National Park, Tanzania, in June 2023.
About Artist
Nathan Myhrvold
Nathan Myhrvold is photographer, chef, scientist, and author. As the former chief technology officer of Microsoft, Myhrvold embraces the power of technology to push photographic limits. He and his team build custom cameras, robotics, and software to capture the world in new ways. Myhrvold’s photography has been featured in publications including Smithsonian Magazine, Digital Photo Pro, Popular Photography, Galerie, and Bloomberg Pursuits. He is the founder of Modernist Cuisine, author of The Photography of Modernist Cuisine, and coauthor of Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking, Modernist Cuisine at Home, Modernist Bread, and Modernist Pizza. He pioneered food photography techniques to take the avant garde photographs in his award-winning cookbooks, which garnered worldwide recognition and led to the opening of Modernist Cuisine Gallery, the first gallery in the world devoted to food photography. When not photographing food, Myhrvold travels the globe to visually document nature and wildlife. His recent innovations in snowflake photography have resulted in the highest resolution snowflake camera in the world. An avid researcher and lover of space, Myhrvold did postdoctoral cosmology work with Stephen Hawking and is currently developing new astrophotography techniques.
Photographic Areas of Focus
Aerial, Food & Drink, Landscapes, Macro, Nature, Still Life, Wildlife
Location
United States of America
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