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.

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Featured Portfolio: Spoon-billed Sandpiper

One of the most imperiled birds on earth, the Spoon-billed Sandpiper faces an uncertain future due to trapping and massive environmental destruction in China and South Korea’s Yellow Sea.

Screen-Shot-2015-05-30-at-3.26.57-PM Behind the Scenes: Filming the Ferruginous Hawk
See one of the techniques I used to film Ferruginous Hawks for the 2015 PBS Nature episode, "The Sagebrush Sea".
_DSC8325 Blog: Why I Love the New Tragopan Photo Blinds
A good photography blind is one of the most important tools in a wildlife photographers’ arsenal for getting close. Finally, we have a number of different options from Tragopan that make blind work easier and more comfortable.
Spoon-billed-Sandpiper-Vyn-110707-10510 Featured Portfolio: Spoon-billed Sandpiper
One of the most imperiled birds on earth, the Spoon-billed Sandpiper faces an uncertain future due to trapping and massive environmental destruction in China and South Korea's Yellow Sea.