Picture Stories by Stephen Alvarez

The new Natgeo Creative site is live

My agency has relaunched itself as National Geographic Creative. Now stock photography, motion and talent are all in one place. Check out the new site here.

Stephen Alvarez

Naj Tunich cave Guatemala

above the western passage of Naj Tunich

One of the best parts of my career is that I get to go places and see things that are mostly off limits. As part of a story on Maya Religion I got to photograph Naj Tunich Cave in Guatelmala. The cave was a pilgrimage site and ceremonial center for the the classic era Maya. It is such a privilege to see things like this and be able to share the experience with photography.

Stephen Alvarez

Sewanee, TN

@thephotosociety on Instagram

above, the @thephotosociety feed

I've been using Instagram for over a year now and still really like it. Figuring out who to follow is daunting and collected feeds make life easier on the viewer. The @natgeo feed has a great collection of contributing photographers posting their different magazine pictures. 1.7 million people follow it. But did you know those same photographer also post their personal photos to @thephotosociety? 

If you love photography it is a great one to follow.

Stephen Alvarez

uncompressed video from the Canon 5D MK III firmware update

A long awaited firmware update is available for the Canon 5D MK III (available here). The update brings uncompressed 4:2:2 8 bit video from the HDMI port. 

It also improves autofocus capabilites. I'm downloading now.

Stephen Alvarez

Sewanee, TN

A photographers life by Joel Sartore

Joel Sartore, A photographer's life from Joel Sartore on Vimeo.

A great video by my friend Joel Sartore.