Hot-air balloons drifting over the temple plain of Bagan at sunrise

Sea stacks catching the last warm light on a Pacific beach at sunset

Expedition tents on a glacier beneath the towering snow walls of Everest

A lone acacia and grazing herd on golden savanna at sunset

Adventure · Wildlife · Expedition

Field notes from the ends of the earth

Wildlife, landscape and expedition photography from every continent — jungle, desert, polar and mountain.

Selected work

A few frames to start

Mixed wildlife, landscape and expedition work. Click any frame to open it full screen.

Orange expedition tents clustered on a glacier beneath towering snow walls, in monochrome

A young lioness lit by low sun, lying in tall green grass and looking to the side

Hot-air balloons drifting over the temple-studded plain of Bagan at sunrise

Alpenglow turning a snow-covered Himalayan summit pink at sunset

Close portrait of an elderly woman with a weathered face and pale headscarf

Sea stacks silhouetted on a wet beach catching warm light at sunset

A row of brass prayer wheels worn bright by countless passing hands

Two hippos surfacing side by side with only their eyes and ears above the water

A father and his young son at a family market stall, both in red

The work, by series

Five bodies of work

Wildlife — Animals on their own terms, framed by the land they live in.

Wildlife 5 frames Animals on their own terms, framed by the land they live in.

Landscape — The shape of a place, in the light that only lasts a minute.

Landscape 5 frames The shape of a place, in the light that only lasts a minute.

Travel — Places worth the journey — temples, festivals and first light.

Travel 7 frames Places worth the journey — temples, festivals and first light.

People — Faces from the road, and portraits made with time and trust.

People 9 frames Faces from the road, and portraits made with time and trust.

Expeditions — Field notes from the ends of the earth — the adventure itself.

Expeditions 7 frames Field notes from the ends of the earth — the adventure itself. See all work

Raj Joshi at work in the field with a camera

About Raj

An expedition leader who brings back the picture.

Raj Joshi is an adventure-travel photographer and expedition leader who has worked on every continent — from jungle and desert to the polar ice and the high Himalaya. The work is made in the field, on the move, and often a long way from the road.

From the journal

The story behind the shot

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Balloons drifting over the temples of Bagan at first light

18 May 2026 · Bagan, Myanmar Dawn over Bagan, and the case for getting up at four On the temple plain of Myanmar, the whole day is decided in the first twenty minutes. Read the entry →

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