Paul Nicklen
| Paul Nicklen | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 21, 1968 Tisdale, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Citizenship | Canada |
| Alma mater | University of Victoria |
| Occupation | photojournalist |
| Employer | National Geographic |
| Known for | Author, Polar Obsession, Photographer National Geographic Magazine |
| Website | |
| www.paulnicklen.com | |
Paul Nicklen is a Canadian biologist and photographer. He was born on July 21, 1968 in Tisdale, Saskatchewan.
Biography
Paul Nicklen was born in Saskatchewan Province but grew up in an Inuit community on Baffin Island in the Canadian Arctic.
He received a Bachelor of Science degree in marine biology from the University of Victoria, British Columbia, in 1990. After University, he worked in the Northwest Territories as a wildlife biologist with Canada's Department of Renewable Resources. He studied species such as lynx, grizzly bears, bison, caribou and polar bears as a biologist before becoming a wildlife and nature photojournalist in 1995.
Since 1995, Nicklen has worked as a full-time photojournalist specializing in the Arctic and Antarctica with an emphasis on wildlife and climate change. He has worked and lectured on a variety of cruise ships.
Career
Paul Nicklen is a contributor photographer for National Geographic Magazine.[1] He is a Fellow[2] of the International League of Conservation Photographers (ILCP). Major exhibits of his work include Extreme Exposure at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles, California.[3]
Nicklen was a speaker at TED2011. His talk, "Tales of Ice-Bound Wonderlands",[4] focused on disappearing sea ice as a result of climate change and global warming.
Awards
Nicklen has received awards from Pictures of the Year International,[5] Communication Arts,[6] the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition.[7]
A short list of awards includes:
- WordPress Photo First Prize, Nature Stories 2003 [8]
- WordPress Photo First Prize, Nature Stories 2006 [9]
- WordPress Photo Second prize, Nature Stories 2007 [10]
- WordPress Photo Third Prize, Nature Stories 2007 [11]
- WordPress Photo First Prize, Nature Stories 2009 [12]
Magazine articles
- National Geographic South Georgia (December 2009)[13]
- National Geographic Svalbard (April 2009)[14]
- National Geographic Sailfish (September 2008) [15]
- National Geographic Hunting Narwhals (August 2007) [16]
- National Geographic Vanishing Sea Ice (June 2007)[17]
- National Geographic Leopard Seals (November 2006) [18]
- National Geographic Where Currents Collide (August 2006) [19]
Books
- Seasons of the Arctic - 2000, Sierra Club Books, San Francisco
- Polar Obsession - 2009, Douglas and Mcyntire, Canada
References
- ↑ USA. "Photographer Paul Nicklen Biography - National Geographic". Photography.nationalgeographic.com. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ↑ "Paul Nicklen". iLCP. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ↑
- ↑ TED2011. "talk". Ted.com. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ↑ "Pictures of the Year International". Poyi.org. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ↑ "Communication Arts". Commarts.com. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ↑ "Enter the competition - Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year". Nhm.ac.uk. 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ↑ "2003, Paul Nicklen, 1st prize, Nature stories". Archive.worldpressphoto.org. 2002-10-20. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ↑ "2006, Paul Nicklen, 1st prize, Nature stories". Archive.worldpressphoto.org. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ↑ "2007, Paul Nicklen, 2nd prize, Nature stories". Archive.worldpressphoto.org. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ↑ "2007, Paul Nicklen, 3rd prize, Nature stories". Archive.worldpressphoto.org. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ↑ "2009, Paul Nicklen, 1st prize, Nature stories". Archive.worldpressphoto.org. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ↑ USA (2012-05-15). "South Georgia — National Geographic Magazine". Ngm.nationalgeographic.com. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ↑ USA (2012-05-15). "Svalbard — National Geographic Magazine". Ngm.nationalgeographic.com. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ↑ USA (2012-05-15). "Sailfish - National Geographic Magazine". Ngm.nationalgeographic.com. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ↑ USA (2012-05-15). "Hunting Narwhals - National Geographic Magazine". Ngm.nationalgeographic.com. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ↑ USA (2012-05-15). "Vanishing Sea Ice - National Geographic Magazine". Ngm.nationalgeographic.com. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ↑ USA (2012-05-15). "Leopard Seals - National Geographic Magazine". Ngm.nationalgeographic.com. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ↑ USA (2012-05-15). "Where Currents Collide - National Geographic Magazine". Ngm.nationalgeographic.com. Retrieved 2012-06-27.