Nat Geo's Most Amazing Photos Season 1 Episodes

Episode 1

Redwood

Photographer Michael Nichols teams up with a group of climbers and scientists to photograph a giant redwood tree in California.

Episode 2

Pollinators

Join biologist and photographer Mark Moffett on a globe-trekking quest to document the worlds pollinators in action.

Episode 3

Wrecks to Reefs

David Doubilet searches the artificial reefs off the east coast of the United States, taking underwater shots of sunken warships.

Episode 4

Lightning

Thu, Mar 5, 2026

Carsten Peter joins forces with storm chaser Tim Samaras to shoot some electrifying pictures of lightning for National Geographic magazine.

Episode 5

Secret Voices

We follow photographer Chris Rainier as he travels around the world, from India through Paraguay to Papua New Guinea, to face a crucial challenge, photographing the essence of language itself.

Episode 6

Ghost Bears

Mon, Feb 1, 2010

How do you photograph a ghost? That's the challenge for wildlife photographer Paul Nicklen. The Great Bear Rainforest of British Columbia is the world's last big temperate rain forest.

Episode 7

Killer Current

Evironmental campaigner Brian Skerry photographs the coral off the Phoenix Islands on his latest assignment for National Geographic.

Episode 8

Pakistan

Ed Kashi captures an informative snapshot of modern-day Pakistan, creating a portrait far from the rigid image seen by much of the western world.

Episode 9

Maori Up-Close

Amy Toensing travels to New Zealand to document what it means to be a Maori in the modern world.

Episode 10

Shaolin Kung Fu

American photojournalist Fritz Hoffman travels to the Chinese province of Henan to document the ancient practice of Shaolin Kung Fu.