{"id":1924762,"date":"2026-05-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1924762"},"modified":"2026-05-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T21:00:00","slug":"in-reverence-three-decades-of-paul-nicklens-remarkable-photographs-exalt-nature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1924762","title":{"rendered":"In \u2018Reverence,\u2019 Three Decades of Paul Nicklen\u2019s Remarkable Photographs Exalt Nature"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reverence-5.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A close-up photograph by Paul Nicklen of a grizzly bear's face\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All images \u00a9 Paul Nicklen, courtesy of Hemeria, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">In \u2018Reverence,\u2019 Three Decades of Paul Nicklen\u2019s Remarkable Photographs Exalt Nature<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-08T07:16:59-05:00\">May 8, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-books\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/books\/\" rel=\"tag\">Books<\/a><a class=\"category-climate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/climate\/\" rel=\"tag\">Climate<\/a><a class=\"category-nature\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/nature\/\" rel=\"tag\">Nature<\/a><a class=\"category-photography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/photography\/\" rel=\"tag\">Photography<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/kmothes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kate Mothes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\">\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" 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ambitious project yet gathers myriad images from a career exploring the corners of the earth for more than three decades. Forthcoming from Hemeria, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/hemeria.com\/en-us\/products\/the-book-reverence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reverence<\/a><\/em> marks the most comprehensive collection of his work to date. The book features 160 photographs, including some of Nicklen\u2019s most enduring images alongside others previously unpublished.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reverence-9.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-473804\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reverence-9.jpeg\" alt=\"A close-up photograph by Paul Nicklen of a lion cub\" class=\"wp-image-473807\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>From the root-like system of the Colorado River delta to narwhals feeding on cod in the Arctic Bay off Baffin Island, Nicklen\u2019s photos illuminate the vast and resilient beauty of the natural world. \u201cReverence is what we feel in the silent presence of a whale beneath the ice, in the fierce gaze of a polar bear, in the timeless dance of ocean and light,\u201d says a statement. \u201cIt is what the natural world evokes when we stop long enough to truly see it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Reverence <\/em>is slated for release on July 28, which is also World Conservation Day, and <a href=\"https:\/\/hemeria.com\/en-us\/products\/the-book-reverence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pre-orders<\/a> are open now.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reverence-4.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-473804\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reverence-4.jpeg\" alt=\"A close-up photograph by Paul Nicklen of a large colony of penguins\" class=\"wp-image-473814\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reverence-8.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-473804\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1463\" height=\"908\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reverence-8.jpeg\" alt=\"A spread from Paul Nicklen's book 'REVERENCE'\" class=\"wp-image-473816\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reverence-7.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-473804\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reverence-7.jpeg\" alt=\"A close-up photograph by Paul Nicklen of a wolf relaxing on a mossy boulder\" class=\"wp-image-473806\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reverence-10.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-473804\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reverence-10.jpeg\" alt=\"A close-up photograph by Paul Nicklen of a lioness and her cubs\" class=\"wp-image-473808\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reverence-6.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-473804\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reverence-6.jpeg\" alt=\"A close-up photograph by Paul Nicklen of narwhals gathered in the Arctic Bay\" class=\"wp-image-473805\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reverence-3.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-473804\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reverence-3.jpeg\" alt=\"A close-up photograph by Paul Nicklen of a grizzly bear charging through the water\" class=\"wp-image-473813\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reverence-13.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-473804\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1505\" height=\"916\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reverence-13.jpeg\" alt=\"A spread from Paul Nicklen's book 'REVERENCE'\" class=\"wp-image-473817\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reverence-2.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-473804\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reverence-2.jpeg\" alt=\"A close-up photograph by Paul Nicklen of a whale's tale\" class=\"wp-image-473812\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reverence-1.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-473804\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reverence-1.jpeg\" alt=\"A close-up photograph by Paul Nicklen of a gorilla munching on a leaf\" class=\"wp-image-473811\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reverence-11.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-473804\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reverence-11.jpeg\" alt=\"A close-up photograph by Paul Nicklen of a lion seated on top of a rock\" class=\"wp-image-473809\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reverence-12.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-473804\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1678\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reverence-12.jpg\" alt=\"The cover of Paul Nicklen's book 'Reverence'\" class=\"wp-image-473810\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"after-entry\" role=\"complementary\" aria-label=\"After Entry\">\n<section id=\"block-16\" class=\"widget widget_block widget_text\">\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:#88caf0\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Do stories and artists like this matter to you?<\/strong><\/mark> Become a <a 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