On the current edition of Canadian Geographic I have been introduced
as the new Photographer-in-residence
Nice to be part of this great family and look forward
to share more stories with you all through the pages of the magazine!
To subscribe
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Enjoy April Newsletter!… I know it is May already…
Sorry if I am a bit late this month… but for good reasons… read below!
“Separation” – Svalbard – Norway
“After a month in Svalbard, Norway, I’m back in the studio, going through thousands of images.
I look forward to sharing the images and stories behind them with you, through my website and social media.
“Separation” is among my favourite images. In April, while cruising along the ice edge of the frozen fjords, we witnessed a unique situation. During this time of year. love is in the air and the big males are in search of females. We spent two full days in the ice, observing this young bear being chased away from his mother by a big male who wanted to mate. It was heartbreaking to see the cub following his mother and trying to re-connect, while their courtship was going on. He never succeeded. It was time for him to find his own way in life…
I work in some of the most challenging environments on earth and I need
to rely on extremely trust-worthy and sturdy equipment.
Since the beginning of my photographic career, 20 years ago, I have been
using Gitzo products.
Today it is with great pleasure that I announce to have been chosen as
GITZO AMBASSADOR
www.gitzo.com
Enjoy March Newsletter!
“The Vole and the Cub” – Wapusk National Park – Manitoba – Canada
I just came back from a two-weeks assignment in polar bear country. This year was characterized by the unusual presence of hundreds of caribou in the denning area. The disturbance in the snow due to the caribou made it really difficult for the trackers to find the bears. I was still blessed with four beautiful encounters, though, one of which was quite unexpected. An unwise vole decided to have a close look to the family! She escaped from the cub’s mouth, miraculously – only to be cough a few minutes later by mama’s unforgiving jaws.
CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIC PHOTOGRAPHER IN RESIDENCE
News Release
Daisy Gilardini, one the world’s top nature photographers, is named
Canadian Geographic’s Photographer-in-Residence
Ottawa, March 14, 2018 — Great photography has been a cornerstone of the Canadian Geographic brand throughout its nearly 90-year history. Today, the magazine is announcing that Daisy Gilardini, an internationally celebrated conservation photographer specializing in the polar regions, will be joining Canadian Geographic’s Photographer-in-Residence program.
“Daisy’s images help us make an emotional connection to the natural world that encourages us to protect it,” says Javier Frutos, creative director of Canadian Geographic. “We are hoping that aside from workshops, speaking engagements and photo shoots for the magazine, Daisy will meet with students and share the stories behind the photos to encourage them to connect with nature.”
Established in 2016, Canadian Geographic’s Photographer-in-Residence program is designed to share compelling visual storytelling, to celebrate and explore Canada’s geography, people and wildlife, and to make Canada better known to Canadians and the world. Daisy Gilardini’s images will inspire more Canadians to get outdoors and explore Canada’s wild spaces.
“I am extremely honoured to be chosen as Canadian Geographic’s Photographer-in-Residence,” says Gilardini. “Being part of this program will give me the opportunity to further my commitment to conservation and education through the power of compelling visual storytelling.”
Gilardini, who lives in Vancouver, has spent the past 20 years travelling across Canada in search of wildlife, and has participated in more than 60 expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic. She has documented polar bears in the Arctic, harp seals on the Atlantic coast, spirit bears in B.C.’s coastal rainforests, along with many other species.
Gilardini’s images have been published internationally in leading magazines such as National Geographic, BBC Wildlife, Canadian Geographic, Nature’s Best Photography and Outdoor Photography Canada. Her photos have also been used by high-profile NGOs such as Greenpeace and the World Wildlife Fund, among others. Her work has been recognized by some of the world’s most prestigious photography competitions, including BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Travel Photography of the Year, and Nature’s Best Windland Smith Rice International Awards. To find out more about Daisy’s work visit her website www.daisygilardini.com and/or follow her on social media on Instagram and Facebook.
Gilardini joins Ottawa’s Michelle Valberg, a renowned explorer, adventurer and wildlife photographer in the Photographer-in-Residence program.
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Media information:
Deborah Chapman, Communications Manager
Royal Canadian Geographical Society
O (613) 745-4629 ext. 160 C (613) 299-8995
Email: chapman@rcgs.org
Proud to be partnering with EDF Environmental Defense Fund
in the fight to solve climate change.
WARM WISHES FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!
“Let it snow” – King penguins – South Georgia
“Hitching a ride” has been HIGHLY COMMENDED
at the COMEDY WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS
Nikon 100th Anniversary celebration – Switzerland
Great honour to be invited as the keynote speaker for the opening of the Nikon 100th Anniversary celebration in Zurich – Switzerland and great week-end with two full-house talks.
Thanks to Nikon for giving me the right tools for my work and be a Nikon Ambassador, but – most importantly – thanks for giving me the opportunity to be a Nature Ambassador and be the voice of creatures that cannot speak up.
Join Daisy Celebrating the Nikon 100th Anniversary
in Egg – Switzerland
Thursday November 23th 18.30 opening ceremony
Saturday November 25th 13.00/13.45 Wild Voices talk
Saturday November 25th 19.15/20.00 Wild Voices talk
I look forward to see you there! To book
https://www.mynikon.ch/de/school/iam100/Daisy-Gilardini-Wild-Voices-Englisch
“from above” – Aerial picture of an iceberg – Antarctica
“from above” – Aerial picture of an iceberg – Antarctica
On November 16th – 2017 while crossing the Drake Passage on my way back after a full month in Antarctica and South Georgia working at my lifelong project on climate change,
in Ottawa-Canada at the Canadian Museum of History I was elected as a
new FELLOW of the of THE ROYAL CANADIAN GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.
The society was founded in 1929 with the important mandate of making Canada better known to Canadians and to the world. During this period, the society, led the charge towards fostering a deeper appreciation of Canada’s natural, cultural and social heritage.
I am proud and deeply humbled by this recognition as conservation and education have been my life’s calling throughout my career.
I am honoured to have been invited to be part of “The Collective” a trusted group of SeaLegacy’s esteemed friends who have pledged to use their talents and voices to amplify the message of ocean conservation. Follow along with us as we continue #TurningTheTide for polar bears and all the other animals that rely on a healthy ecosystem for survival.
to know more about SeaLegacy Collective
https://www.sealegacy.org/the-collective/
The Fall/Winter issue of “Donna – Ticino Management”
features “Meravigliose creature” an interview in Italian with Daisy
To order to magazine
http://www.ticinomanagement.ch/
“Rockhopper – hopping on the beach” – Saunders – Falkland Islands
has been “HIGHLY HONOURED”
NATURE’S BEST WINDLAND SMITH RICE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION!
To see this year winner’s gallery
https://www.naturesbestphotography.com/spark/wsr.php
Spirit of the forest” – Great Bear Rainforest – British Columbia – Canada
Conservation has been my life’s calling throughout my career as a photographer, so I am particularly thrilled to announce that my “Kermode bear” story shot in the Great Bear Rainforest – British Columbia – Canada is the
WINNER OF THE CONSERVATION STORY AWARD OF NATURE’S BEST WINDLAND SMITH RICE INT. COMPETITION!
Selected from 26,000 images from photographers in 59 countries, the winners will be published in the 2017 Fall/Winter Awards Special Edition and displayed in the Awards Exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C.
To see the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=8&v=HHWr599i_14
To see more images shot in the Great Bear Rainforest please follow Daisy on social media
https://www.facebook.com/daisy.gilardini
https://www.instagram.com/daisygilardini/
https://twitter.com/daisygilardini
This year, The International Photography Awards received 14269 submissions from over 165 countries, and is pleased to announce that Daisy Gilardini was awarded
HONORABLE MENTION
in
Nature – Wildlife for the winning entry “Poalr Bear Cub”
Book – Nature for the winning entry “Bear Tales”
to order the book
http://www.daisygilardini.com/books-prints/
Moving Images for the winning entry “Spirit of the forest”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=8&v=HHWr599i_14
To see this year winner’s gallery
https://www.photoawards.com/2017-ipa-winners/
Daisy’s Polar Bear image is featured on the cover of this month
“Canadian Geographic magazine”
Special Collection Edition “Best Wildlife Photography 2018”
Wish to know more about the cover image of this month Canadian Geographic?
To read the behind the image blog entry
https://www.canadiangeographic.ca/article/
To read how the cover was chosen
https://www.canadiangeographic.ca/article/how-we-chose-cover-best-wildlife-photography-2018
To order to magazine
https://www.canadiangeographic.ca/subscribe
The Fall/Winter issue of “Outdoor Photography Canada”
features “Frozen in Time” and interview with Daisy
To order to magazine
https://www.outdoorphotographycanada.com/shop/
