Esther Horvath

About

Esther Horvath is a fellow at the International League of Conservation Photographers, based in New York City. Her projects for Audubon, National Geographic, The New Yorker, and many others have taken her everywhere from the Arctic to the Gulf of Mexico. 

Articles by Esther Horvath

Two people dressed in bright yellow cold-weather gear stand at the edge of a rocky shoreline, holding a large net and watching a crowded colony of penguins gathered along the coast.
Follow Scientists on a Daring Mission to the Danger Islands, a Penguin-Breeding Stronghold
March 27, 2026 — Home to the world’s largest known Adélie Penguin population, the Antarctic islands recently gained protected-area status. Now researchers say the seas around the archipelago also need protection to safeguard the breeding colony’s food supply.
Photo Essay
Raising Northern Bald Ibis Chicks Requires a Lot of Cuddle Time ... and Spit
September 16, 2016 — Europe’s most endangered ibises just finished their first migration across the Alps, and they couldn’t have done it without their “foster parents.”
Flock Together