Introducing our stunning new collection of images, a selection of archival, historic & specialised imagery from all fields of the natural, physical & life sciences for over 50 […]
Category: Curiosities
The Art Of Science
Collaborating with world-acclaimed content creators, we have just onboarded a vast collection of new exceptional imagery. Including scientific micrography, illustrations, clinical photography, and contemporary medical stock imagery, all ready to discover on our website.
Picture Pantry | Beautifully styled & enticing food photography
If you’re looking to illustrate your projects with beautifully shot and expertly styled food photography, then look no further. We have gathered together a few […]
Home Grown | Sustainable farming
Food production and sustainable farming, a hot topic across for discussion across all environmental platforms. Intensive farming is linked to loss of wildlife, soil and […]
UNESCO | World Heritage Sites
Not all of the 911 precious and iconic treasures promised recognition and protection by UNESCO, (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) could be featured in this gallery, but a selection of the most amazing buildings, ruins, and natural wonders are. Here is our pick of print-worthy images, illustrating each stunning location in full detail, depth, and colour.
Culture Trip | The Imperial cities of Morocco
We understand that during these unpredictable times of travel restrictions, it can be a challenge to send your photographer out on location for a bespoke feature piece. Luckily, our award-winning photographers have already shot feature-worthy imagery, from all across the globe. Stunning locations all with the same light, subjects, tonal qualities, and atmospheric feel. We call these our picture sets and they are fully available to license as you need.
Phuket Vegetarian Festival
Introducing picture sets, by robertharding.com. Image highlights from the Phuket vegetarian festival.
Monochrome Portraits
Compared to our usual presentation of colourful content, we have edited a selection of our best sellers and presented these as beautiful black and white editions. We have an abundance of high-resolution images specialising in travel nature and wildlife – it’s down to you to take your pick!
Bring your room to life
Empty wall? Fill it with beautiful illustrations or award-winning photography. There’s something to suit everyone from our stunning stock collection As we spend more time […]
Let’s bring the world back together
Let’s bring the world together by the power of exceptional images and video. Our world is changing, how we live and interact with each other, […]
Secrets of robertharding photographers
About this guide This is a look at what it means to be a photographer for robertharding. The agency was founded in 1972 and is […]
Useful advice for creators from award winner Neil Emmerson
One of our most prolific photographers has given us his take on the extraordinary times we are living through… As I write one of my […]
Cairo to Cape Town with robertharding
You might not get to take this trip with your annual leave, not to worry! Spend 10 minutes escaping reality with robertharding as we take […]
Valencia’s strangest ‘fallas’
With Spain’s Las Fallas festival about to kick off in Valencia next week (on the 15th March), we look at some of the event’s strangest figures, which […]
Gaucho culture in Argentina
One of Argentina’s biggest attractions for tourists and photographers alike is the traditional cowboy or ‘gaucho’ culture, which remains an iconic part of life here and […]
Misty winter scenes
Here’s a selection of our favourite mysterious, misty winter scenes from our photo archive. Hochkar ski resort near Goestling an der Ybbs, Mostviertel, Must Quarter, […]
Perchten winter festival
The annual Perchten festival sees participants dress as terrifying creatures (the mythical following of pagan goddess Perchta) to chase away evil winter spirits in a pagan […]
Tropical Christmas
While those in the Northern Hemisphere are putting on their wooly scarves and betting on the chances of snow, in other parts of the world they […]
Fire festivals
Britons celebrate Bonfire Night this week (on the 5th of November) originally to mark the day of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, but what other […]
Deer Cave
Tiny figures show the scale of Deer Cave, Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia. (Richard Ashworth/Robert Harding) See more photos of Deer Cave here
Peruvian textiles
Vibrant colour weaves through the textiles of Peru. Here are some of our favourite images. Indian man, Inca Sacred Valley, Pisac (Jose Fuste Raga/Robert Harding)
Quirky souvenirs
Our favourite quirky souvenir shots from around the world. Souvenirs of the Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, New York City (Hans Blossey/Robert Harding)
Our favourite red images
Now that autumn is turning the Northern Hemisphere’s leaves red, we were inspired to put together a gallery of our favourite red images. A bright red acer […]
Commercial travel photography masterclass
Ever wanted to make money from your travel photography? Or perhaps you are a professional shooter who wants to up your game? This commercial travel photography […]
The human towers of Catalonia
This September Barcelona’s huge street festival, Festes de la Merce, featured giant human towers in the city’s main plaza. But this gravity defying spectacle is not limited […]
Land diving in Vanuatu
Before bungee jumping there was land diving, invented on the Pacific island of Vanuatu as a ritual in which men jump off 30 metre towers […]
Amazing animal close-ups
See some of our most compelling and freaky animal close-up photos here. Bongo eye, White Oak Conservation Center, Florida (Mint Images/Robert Harding)
Il Palio horse race
Il Palio is a horse race held twice a year in which ten bareback jockeys ride furiously around the Piazza del Campo in Siena, Italy. Dramatic […]
Sahara camel ride
We love this photo by Matthew Williams-Ellis of tourists on a camel ride in the Erg Chebbi Desert, part of the Sahara near Merzouga, Morocco. (Matthew […]
Happy beans
On our recent trip to Berlin for the CEPIC Congress we were pleased to be able to give out these ‘happy beans’ to the lovely photo industry […]
Stock photography masterclass
Ever wanted to make money from your photography? Or perhaps you are a professional shooter who wants to up your game? On Thursday the 3rd of July, […]
Mountain biker
We love this photo of a mountain biker riding on a trail in the Alps, by Hauke Dressler. It was taken in Alpspitz, Bavaria, Germany. (LOOK/Robert Harding) […]
12 quirky football photos
In the midst of World Cup fever, here are some of our favourite quirky football photos from our collection. Enjoy! Football pitch hat at Royal Ascot […]
US flag retirement ceremonies
Every year on US Flag Day (14th June) veterans and scout troops hold ceremonies to ‘retire’ old and worn flags by burning them. The rules dictate […]
Blue Grotto
The spectacular Blue Grotto is a sea cave on the island of Capri in Southern Italy. What makes it special is that it is flooded […]
Free climber jumping
We love this great photo made up of a series of shots captured as a free climber jumps into the sea in Mallorca, Spain. Photo by Hermann […]
Havana
We love this beautiful picture of a trombone player on the Malecon in Havana, Cuba. Cubans regularly gather here to make music. Photo by Guylain Doyle.
Thailand’s floating markets
Once upon a time traveling by water was central to daily life in Thailand. Although that way of life has declined, some of its colourful […]
Bryce Canyon National Park
Bryce Canyon is a stunning set of huge rock amphitheatres with red rock spires made by erosion, forming incredible views, especially during misty weather. It is located […]
Samburu tribal dance
On International Dance Day we found this great image of a Samburu tribesman performing a traditional dance in Laikipia, Kenya, by Sergio Pitamitz. The Samburu live in the Rift […]
Best beach huts
Wooden beach huts have existed since the late 19th Century in Australia, England, France and Italy. They evolved from the ‘bathing machine’, a mobile changing room that preserved the […]
Amazing rivers
This Earth Day we have found some beautiful aerial shots of rivers around the world. A colorful river delta in saline Lake Natron, Rift Valley, Africa, Tanzania […]
Mexican cowgirls
Escaramuzas are Mexican cowgirls who perform fast and furious routines on galloping horses. They wear colourful dresses and hats and ride sidesaddle. Our photographers captured these amazing riders in action. Escaramuzas ride […]
Cloud formations
We searched through our picture archive for our favourite shots of strange and beautiful cloud formations captured by our team of photographers around the world. View […]
Mushroom cloud of starlings
This amazing photo shows a ‘murmuration’ of starlings (yes, that really is the collective noun), which form the shape of a mushroom cloud. Renown photographer […]
Christ the Redeemer
Photographer Angelo Cavalli recently captured this great shot of Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Christ the Redeemer statue, seemingly embracing the beautiful city below. The statue was constructed […]
Abstract landscapes
These beautiful abstracts were created by travel and landscape photographer Lee Frost. Lee captured the moody light and colours of Alnmouth Beach in Northumberland, England, looking out […]
Spectacular earthworks
Shapes, images, mounds and burial grounds carved into the earth by both historical and modern peoples. These are some of our favourite photos from the […]
The scary masks of Fastnacht
Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is the last day before Lent and the culmination of vibrant carnivals across the world. Whilst Rio might win the […]
Novice monks
Novice monks at the Full Moon Festival in Bagan, Myanmar (also known as Burma), by Lynn Gail. According to the proportion of monks in the population […]
Patterns in nature
We put together some of our favourite stunning photos of naturally occurring patterns, ranging from sand dunes and land erosion to ice bubbles and crocodiles’ skin. Enjoy. […]
Love locks
The tradition of locking a padlock inscribed with two lovers’ names to a fence, bridge or gate, and throwing away the key to symbolise their […]
Northern Lights
This stunning picture of the Northern Lights a one of our favourite new additions to the photo archive. It was taken at the Vatnajokull Ice […]
Portrait in Papua New Guinea
This amazing portrait was taken by Tim Graham at a Sing Sing tribal gathering in Papua New Guinea. Tim spent years photographing the travels and state visits […]
Spirals in nature
Spirals are patterns that occur naturally in plants and natural systems, including the weather. They were studied by mathematicians including Leonardo Fibonacci, who tried to understand order […]
Buddhist monk
A young Buddhist monk turns to look at the dome of the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, in this photo by Don Smith. The dome is […]
Black Nazarene
Every 9th of January a life-sized sculpture of Jesus called the ‘Black Nazarene’ is taken through the streets of Manila, the Philippines, in a procession. Several million devotees attend […]
Ice skating in Central Park
We love this photo of ice skaters at dusk in Central Park, New York. (Photo: age fotostock/Robert Harding)
Fishermen ‘leg rowing’ in Myanmar
Fishermen on Inle Lake in Myanmar (formerly Burma) have acquired an ingenious way of manoeuvring across the water. They balance on one leg and wrap the […]
German nutcracker dolls
This photo by Stuart Black shows slightly scary wooden nutcracker dolls sold in a Berlin Christmas market. The dolls have long been associated with the […]
Surin Elephant Festival
Every November, elephant handlers in Surin, Thailand, show off their skills by leading their animals in a procession, games of football and tugs of war. […]
World Urbanism Day
Since today is World Urbanism Day here is one of our favourite urban pictures of pedestrians crossing a busy street in central Tokyo’s Shibuya district. The […]
Guy Fawkes Night – Then and Now
Tonight Guy Fawkes Night takes over many parks and public spaces across Britain, as people build bonfires and create impressive firework displays. Nigel Francis/Robert Harding
Storm photography
Everyone’s talking about the storm that hit the south of the UK last night and brought down lots of trees – including one that is […]
Drones – a videographer’s new must have accessory?
The mention of drones may conjure up visions of sinister military operations, but a new range of consumer models mean that they are starting to […]