IN ANTICIPATION OF Orion‘s newest anthology on birds, we present you with a series of photographs that capture the wonder—and mystery—of birds around the world. Below are some of the faces and feathers that have intrigued, inspired, and inhabited the human imagination since the origin of our species.
MARK HARVEY
Dramatic shots zoom in on birds in flight
JOSEPH MCGLENNON
Photographic dioramas highlight the colors and textures of a bird’s environment
XAVI BOU
Chronophotographs track the shapeshifting choreography of starling murmurations.
SAM HOBSON
Familiar faces are seen from new angles
TIM FLACH
Endearing portraits capture the eccentric features of endangered birds
ROBERT CLARK
A photographer transforms his camera into a microscope
CAMI MARCULESCU
Another photographer finds art in daily rituals
