Gerrit Vyn Photography

Gerrit Vyn is a wildlife and conservation photographer and cinematographer best known for his work documenting endangered birds and covering conservation stories around the world for the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Assignment and stock photography. Photographic instruction and workshops. Author. Public speaker. Cinematographer and producer.

Living Bird Wins the National Outdoor Book Award
November 18th, 2016
This week The Living Bird won the 2016 National Outdoor Book Award for Design and Artistc Merit! From the awards committee: “From one of the leading ornithology labs comes a book with extraordinary design and breathtaking imagery. Within the pages of this elegant book, master photographer Gerrit Vyn and leading naturalists, explore the fascinating world […]
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Birds of the Yellow Sea Video
November 1st, 2016
The intertidal mudflats of the Yellow Sea contain the most important stopover sites [...]
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2017 Iceland Photo Tour
July 20th, 2016
Join Arctic photography specialist Chris Linder and myself for the trip of a [...]
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The Living Bird Book is Out!
October 19th, 2015
My first major photography book project, created for the 100 year anniversary of the [...]
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Join me March 19th at the DC Environmental Film Festival
March 12th, 2014
Attention DC friends – I will be attending the Environmental Film Festival in [...]
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San Francisco Ocean Film Fest Selections
February 14th, 2014
I’m honored to have two of my short films selected for screening at the [...]
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Gerrit Presenting at Harvard on January 6
January 3rd, 2014
I will be giving a presentation to the Nuttall Ornithological Club at Harvard on [...]
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Magazine Covers this Month
February 9th, 2011
A few magazine covers to share this month. The cover of Living Bird magazine shows a [...]
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Gerrit and Grouse on Morning Edition
October 2nd, 2009
I had the opportunity to appear on NPR’s Morning Edition this week. You can see some [...]
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Ivory Gull Article
September 2nd, 2009
My feature story on the status of the enigmatic Ivory Gull, “The Allure of the [...]
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State of the Birds Report 2009
March 19th, 2009
I was the primary photographer for the unprecedented “State of the Birds” report [...]
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