Upcoming events
An Adventure in the Wild - Photography Exhibition
The Adventure Museum - Stockholm, Sweden
https://www.aventyrs.se/en/ronan
Lens & Legends – Adventure Behind the Camera is an immersive exhibition by Ronan Donovan that takes you behind the images. Through decades of fieldwork among wolves, primates, and some of the world’s most remote landscapes, the exhibition explores the meeting between humans and the wild — where time, patience, and presence matter more than technique, and where the photographer is a guest, not the protagonist.
Wolves: Photography by Ronan Donovan
The North Carolina Arboretum
September 26, 2026 – January 10, 2027
The exhibition, created by National Geographic Society and the National Museum of Wildlife Art, will display images and videos—highlighting the contrast between wolves that live in perceived competition with humans and wolves that live without human intervention.“Wolves: Photography by Ronan Donovan” will introduce visitors to the daily lives of wolves in the Arctic—how they hunt, play, travel, and rest in one of the harshest environments on Earth—with unparalleled intimacy.
https://ncarboretum.org/event/wolves-photography-by-ronan-donovan/
National Geographic Live Speaker Series
Social by Nature - National Geographic Speaker Series
Bank of America Performing Arts Center - Thousand Oaks, California
https://bapacthousandoaks.com/show-details/ronan-donovan-photographer
Chimpanzees, wolves, and gorillas are among the most charismatic of the social mammals we know—besides ourselves. They’re also under threat. Join biologist turned photographer Ronan Donovan as he talks about the incredible similarities we humans share with other social mammals in the animal kingdom.
Part of the National Geographic Live Series
Join us for Creators Club before the event! Doors open at 4:30; workshop begins at 5:00. $15 includes glass of wine and workshop, $25 for mealbox
Lecture: Exploring Our Wild Nature — Wolves, Chimps & Gorillas
Fair Oaks California Performing Arts Center - Veterans Memorial Amphitheatre
Lecture: Exploring Our Wild Nature — Wolves, Chimps & Gorillas
What does it mean to be human? In this engaging presentation, Ronan Donovan shares stories and imagery gathered during months spent living alongside wolves, chimpanzees, and gorillas in the wild. Through intimate encounters and striking photography, he reveals how these highly social animals build relationships, communicate, cooperate, and adapt to their environments.
Blending science, storytelling, and conservation, Ronan offers audiences a powerful look at the similarities between humans and our fellow social mammals — and what we can learn from them about connection, empathy, and survival in an increasingly changing world.
Wolves: Photography Exhibit
The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art
https://thejamesmuseum.org/exhibitions/wolves/
Created by the National Geographic Society and the National Museum of Wildlife Art, this exhibition will present stunning photography and videos of wild wolves living in two very different environments: the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in the American West and Ellesmere Island in the Canadian Arctic.
Wolves: Photography Exhibit
Amarillo at Arts in the Sunset (Ann Crouch Gallery)
Coming soon in July! The exhibition, “Wolves: Photography by Ronan Donovan” features Ronan Donovan’s stunning images and
videos of wild wolves in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and Ellesmere Island in the high Canadian Arctic. This exhibit was created by National Geographic Society and the National Museum of Wildlife Art.
Wolves: Photography Exhibit
National Geographic Explorer and photographer has examined the relationship between wild wolves and humans to better understand the animals, our shared history and what drives the persistent human-wolf conflict.
https://natural-history.uoregon.edu/exhibits
The Nature of Kinship - Student Lecture
What similarities do all social mammals share? How are we similar to chimpanzees, mountain gorillas and wolves? All social mammals live in groups in order to achieve together what they cannot alone. Ronan Donovan has spent over 20 years studying wildlife, first as a field biologist and later as a photographer and filmmaker for National Geographic.
This talk will be a deep dive into what it means to be a social mammal from the perspective of our wild kin. In the end, we can learn a great deal about ourselves as we look into the lives of wild animals.
Wolves: Photography Exhibit
National Geographic Explorer and photographer has examined the relationship between wild wolves and humans to better understand the animals, our shared history and what drives the persistent human-wolf conflict.
“This exhibition is timely as the wolf population increases in the High Desert ecosystem,” says High Desert Museum Executive Director Dana Whitelaw, Ph.D. “After a decades-long absence, wolves are once again our neighbors. The work by Ronan Donovan gives us insight into how we might all coexist together.”
NG Live: Danville, CA
70 Minute Slideshow Presentation
What does it mean to be human?
Join biologist-turned-photographer Ronan Donovan as he talks about his work in documenting the wild lives of chimpanzees, wolves, and gorillas as a way of better understanding ourselves.
NG Live: Toronto Canada
70 Minute Slideshow Presentation
What does it mean to be human?
Join biologist-turned-photographer Ronan Donovan as he talks about his work in documenting the wild lives of chimpanzees, wolves, and gorillas as a way of better understanding ourselves.
NG Live: Fort Collins, CO
70 Minute Slideshow Presentation
What does it mean to be human?
Join biologist-turned-photographer Ronan Donovan as he talks about his work in documenting the wild lives of chimpanzees, wolves, and gorillas as a way of better understanding ourselves.
Wolves: Photography Exhibit
National Geographic Explorer and photographer has examined the relationship between wild wolves and humans to better understand the animals, our shared history and what drives the persistent human-wolf conflict.
NG Live: San Luis Obispo, CA
70 Minute Slideshow Presentation
What does it mean to be human?
Join biologist-turned-photographer Ronan Donovan as he talks about his work in documenting the wild lives of chimpanzees, wolves, and gorillas as a way of better understanding ourselves.
NG Live: Ketchum, ID
70 Minute Slideshow Presentation
What does it mean to be human?
Join biologist-turned-photographer Ronan Donovan as he talks about his work in documenting the wild lives of chimpanzees, wolves, and gorillas as a way of better understanding ourselves.