In the field

The Amazon
through our lens.

Every photo taken in the field during our expeditions. Wildlife, landscapes, and life on the river — nothing staged, nothing manufactured.

39 photographs from the Amazon basin

The Amazon River at dusk from the water — The Amazon River at dusk

Spider monkey Ateles belzebuth in the canopy — Spider monkey — Amazon Explorers

Tour boat navigating through flooded igapó forest — Igapó — flooded forest, Amazon Explorers

Group of guests at an observation tower at dawn — Dawn at the observation tower

Perfectly mirrored canal deep in the Amazon forest — A mirrored igarapé — Amazon Explorers

Naturalist guides examining a fallen trunk in primary forest — Reading the forest floor

River boat moving through early morning mist on the Amazon — Morning on the river — River Explorer

Red macaw in close-up, vivid plumage — Red macaw — Chlorophyll

Aerial view of primary Amazon forest at dawn from a tower — Primary forest at first light

Guests swimming with pink river dolphins in the Amazon — Pink river dolphin habitat — River Explorer

A ribeirinho community floating on the Amazon River — A river community — River Explorer

Golden sunset over the unbroken Amazon canopy — Sunset over the canopy — Chlorophyll

Guests paddling a canoe through a narrow igarapé — Exploring by canoe — Chlorophyll

Pink river dolphin surfacing in the black waters of the Negro — Pink river dolphin — Chlorophyll

Capuchin monkey in the forest — Capuchin monkey — Chlorophyll

Brightly painted yellow house on stilts on the Amazon riverbank — Riverside life — Chlorophyll

Violaceous trogon perched on a branch in the Amazon forest — Violaceous trogon — Birdwatching

Toucan with vivid colourful beak, Amazon forest — Toucan — Birdwatching

Hummingbird hovering at a white flower in the Amazon — Hummingbird — Birdwatching

Black-and-white hawk perched on river driftwood — Hawk on driftwood — Birdwatching

Great heron in full flight over the Amazon várzea at dusk — Heron in flight — Birdwatching

Pair of Amazon parrots in dense forest foliage — Amazon parrots — Birdwatching

Brilliant orange Cock-of-the-rock on a branch in the Amazon forest — Cock-of-the-rock — Ecological Expedition

River dolphin leaping dramatically from the Amazon — River dolphin — Ecological Expedition

Trio of Aotus night monkeys roosting in the Amazon forest — Night monkeys — Ecological Expedition

Purple orchid growing from a trunk in primary Amazon forest — Forest orchid — Ecological Expedition

Naturalist guide at rest in primary Amazon forest — In the field — Ecological Expedition

Saddleback tamarin perched on a branch looking directly at the camera — Saddleback tamarin — Ecological Expedition

Pink river dolphin leaping with water spray — Dolphin leap — Pink Dolphins excursion

Pink boto surfacing in the river — Boto rosa — Pink Dolphins excursion

Spider monkey mid-leap between trees in the Amazon forest — Spider monkey in flight — Ariau River

Spangled Cotinga, electric blue plumage, on a branch — Spangled Cotinga — Ariau River

Lettered Aracari toucanet on a perch in the Amazon — Lettered Aracari — Ariau River

Capuchin monkey looking directly at the camera — Capuchin — Ariau River

Guests birdwatching from a canoe at dawn on the Amazon — Dawn birdwatching by canoe

Amazon Eco Travellers naturalist guide on the Rio Negro at golden hour — Naturalist guide — Rio Negro

Guests laughing together on a river canoe excursion — Life on the river

Naturalist canoe on the misty Rio Negro at dawn — Dawn on the Rio Negro

Field naturalist at rest in primary Amazon forest — A moment in primary forest

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