Paul Nicklen is an international awarded nature photographer and also a marine biologist who has been documenting both the beauty and the plight
of our planet’s polar regions and our world’s oceans for over twenty years.
of our planet’s polar regions and our world’s oceans for over twenty years.
Paul Nicklen spent his childhood years observing nature and traveling on the land. He completed a Bachelor of Science degree in marine biology at the
University of Victoria, British Columbia, before he returned to the Northwest Territories and began his career as a wildlife biologist with his camera always by his side. Soon he realized that he could better serve wildlife populations by becoming a wildlife and nature photojournalist. His goal is to bridge the gap between scientific research and public knowledge on wildlife subjects and climate change by producing stories for magazines such as National Geographic.
University of Victoria, British Columbia, before he returned to the Northwest Territories and began his career as a wildlife biologist with his camera always by his side. Soon he realized that he could better serve wildlife populations by becoming a wildlife and nature photojournalist. His goal is to bridge the gap between scientific research and public knowledge on wildlife subjects and climate change by producing stories for magazines such as National Geographic.
Paul has specialized in photographing the Arctic and Antarctica and their wild inhabitants. With an emphasis on underwater photography, He excels in working in harsh environments and cross-cultural situations, with an emphasis on underwater photography He is an assignment photographer for National Geographic Magazine, based in Nanoose Bay, BC, Canada. His personal mission is to use his images, which are often highly emotional, evocative, and very beautiful, to ignite a conversation about the future of our planet’s natural wonders and to inspire action.
Awards
- Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2012, BBC Wildlife and Natural History Museum
- BioGems Visionary Award for Arctic Photography
- 15 Prizes, Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition, Natural History Museum and BBC Wildlife
- First Prize, Nature Stories, 2013 Photo Contest, World Press Photo
- First Prize, Nature Stories, 2010 Photo Contest, World Press Photo
- Second Prize, Nature Stories, 2008 Photo Contest, World Press Photo
- First Prize, Nature Stories, 2007 Photo Contest, World Press Photo
- First Prize, Nature Stories, 2004 Photo Contest, World Press Photo
- Award of Excellence, 2009, “Svalbard Norway- The High Arctic at Risk”, Pictures of the Year International Competition
- Award of Excellence, 2010, "RESURRECTION ISLAND", Kathy Moran, Photo Editor; Paul Nicklen, Photographer; Elaine Bradley, Design Director, Pictures of the Year International Competition
- Lifetime Achievement Award from University of Victoria, British Columbia
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