Staffan Widstrand

Staffan Widstrand
Born	Carl Staffan Fredrik Widstrand 1959
Nationality	Swedish
Occupation(s)	Photographer, writer
Years active	1981–present
Awards	Wildlife Photographer of the Year WWF Sweden Panda book of the Year European Nature Photographer of the Year Nature Photographer of the Year in Sweden De Gouden Wimpel (The Golden Streamer award), The Netherlands
Website	www.staffanwidstrand.se

Staffan Widstrand (born 1959) is a Swedish photographer and author based in Stockholm, Sweden. ^[1]

Career

Widstrand was born in Sweden in 1959. He also served as a reserved officer in the Swedish Armoured Troops Corps. ^[2] In 1984, he founded his photography company Staffan Widstrand Photography in Järfälla, Stockholm. Between 1984 and 1990, Widstrand worked as a picture editor at Natur & Kultur. ^[3] His work often highlights aspects of the planet’s natural heritage with the aim of raising awareness and encouraging its protection. ^{[4] [5]} He is a National Geographic Explorer since 2008 and a Sony Imaging Brand Ambassador since 2020. ^{[6] [7]} Between 1997 and 2020, Widstrand served as a brand ambassador for Nikon. He is also a member of Naturfotograferna, the Swedish nature photographers association. ^[8]

Recognition

In 1993, Widstrand co-authored his first book Safari till världens finaste viltområden - Ecotouring: the Ultimate Guide with Magnus Elander. The book was awarded with the Årets Pandabok  [ sv ] (WWF Pandabook of the Year) in the year 1994 by the WWF. Widstrand has authored 20 books in 10 languages and has been awarded with the Årets Pandabok -WWF Sweden prize five times. ^{[9] [10]}

In 1996, Widstrand was awarded his first Wildlife Photographer of the Year award, staged by the Natural History Museum, London. Since then, he has received Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards 11 times. In 2001, Widstrand was bestowed with the Årets Naturfotograf i Sverige (Swedish Nature Photographer of the Year) title. ^[11] He has also had five awarded images in the European Nature Photographer of the Year (GDT) awards, since 2003. Outdoor Photographer in 2010 called Widstrand one of the World's 40 Most influential nature photographers. ^[8]

Widstrand is a Founding Fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers (ILCP) since 2005, and the first Swede to be elected into it. ^[12] Apart from that, he has initiated and co-founded several long-term nature conservation communication and media projects, such as the Wild Wonders of Europe, Wild Wonders of China, Rewilding Europe, the Swedish Ecotourism Association, Scandinavian Big Five Predators project and Deforestationsweden.org. ^{[13] [14] [15]} He is the managing director and co-owner of Wild Wonders International AB, and co-owner of the nature photography travel agency Wild Nature Photo Adventures. ^[16]

Widstrand has served as a judge in several international photo competitions including World Press Photo, Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Golden Turtle (Russia), European Nature Photographer of the Year-GDT (Germany), Xishuangbanna Biennal (China) and Humanity Photo Awards (China). ^{[2] [17]} He has also had his work exhibited worldwide. ^{[18] [19]}

Bibliography

Bibliography

Year	Title	Publisher	Notes
1993	Safari till världens finaste viltområden	Streiffert	co-authored with Magnus Elander  [ sv ]
1997	Ajunngilaq	Wahlström & Widstrand	co-authored with Magnus Elander
1997	Arktis idag	Boksenteret	co-authored with Magnus Elander
1998	Ecotouring: the Ultimate Guide	Firefly Books	co-authored with Magnus Elander
1999	I Arktis	Natur & Kultur	-
2000	Den lilla boken om vargen	Egmont Richter	co-authored with Magnus Elander and Johan Lewenhaupt  [ sv ]
2002	Rovdjur	Max Ström Bokförlag	co-authored with Magnus Elander and Johan Lewenhaupt
2002	Den lilla boken om björnen	Damm Förlag	co-authored with Magnus Elander and Johan Lewenhaupt
2004	Ourson Brun	Pôles d'images	-
2007	Vilda Sverige : femstjärniga frestelser i fri natur	Norstedts förlag	-
2007	Wild Sweden: Exploring an Outdoor Wonderland	Norstedts förlag	English language edition
2007	Wildes Schweden	Bruckmann Verlag	German language edition
2008	Vindar från Arktis	Norstedts förlag	co-authored with Magnus Elander
2010	Wild Wonders of Europe	Abrams Books	co-authored with Peter Cairns, Florian Möllers and Bridget Wijnberg
2010	Merveilleuse Nature	La Martinière Groupe	co-authored with Peter Cairns, Florian Möllers and Bridget Wijnberg
2010	Wild Wonders of Europe – Exhibition Catalogue	Life Publishing	co-authored with Peter Cairns, Magnus Lundgren, Florian Möllers and Bridget Wijnberg
2011	Forets d'Europe	La Martinière Groupe	co-authored with Magnus Lundgren, Florian Möllers and Bridget Wijnberg
2012	Europas Wilde Wasser	National Geographic	co-authored with Magnus Lundgren, Florian Möllers and Bridget Wijnberg
2012	A la découverte des arbres	La Martinière Groupe	co-authored with Peter Cairns, Florian Möllers and Bridget Wijnberg
2013	The Aurochs: Born to be Wild	Roodbont	co-authored with Wouter Helmer, Ronald Goderie and Henri Kerkdijk
2017	Ett vildare liv – En bok om det vildas återkomst	Votum förlag	co-authored with Magnus Lundgren
2020	Tur: Rashden buit dikim	Blagodijnij fond, Beremitske Biosfera	Russian language edition, co-authored with Wouter Helmer, Ronald Goderie and Henri Kerkdijk
2021	Papua – Bland paradisfåglar och djävulsrockor	Votum förlag	co-authored with Magnus Lundgren
2022	El Uro: Nacido para ser Salvaje	Lynx Edicions

References

1. Lejdelin, Erik (4 November 2021). "Pojken från Jakan som fotograferade hela världen". www.mitti.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 November 2022.
2. "Staffan Widstrand is a photographer and a founder and managing director of the mass communication initiative". www.worldpressphoto.org. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
3. "Staffan Widstrand årets naturfotograf". www.de5stora.com (in Swedish). 26 June 2002. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
4. Bergström, Susanna (7 February 2020). "Staffan Widstrand visits SLU". www.slu.se. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
5. Perkova, Veronika (29 June 2020). "Staffan Widstrand: We Need to Restart the Love Affair with Nature". veronikaperkova.com. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
6. "Grantee 2018 - 2019 Staffan Widstrand". nationalgeographic.org. 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
7. "Staffan Widstrand Sweden - Jag älskar natu rens vilda under och är väldigt attraherad av olika kulturers slående vackra uttryck". www.sony.se (in Swedish). 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
8. "Staffan Widstrand - Naturfotograferna /N". www.naturfotograferna.se. 2006. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
9. Hansson, Erik (12 October 2021). "Ny bok skildrar okänd pärla för biologisk mångfald". www.natursidan.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 November 2022.
10. Hansson, Erik (8 October 2017). "Ett vildare liv Årets pandabok och en nödvändighet för Europa". www.natursidan.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 November 2022.
11. Vilda Sverige (in Swedish). Norstedt. 18 September 2007. ISBN   978-91-1-301738-9 . Retrieved 28 November 2022.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
12. Prokosch, Peter (18 December 2012). "Staffan Widstrand: "There has been a major wildlife comeback in Europe"". www.ltandc.org. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
13. "Historik Rovdjurscentret De 5 Stora i Järvsö". www.de5stora.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 November 2022.
14. "Born To Be Wild – Biodiversity through Nordic lenses". danishculture.com. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
15. "The Team Staffan Widstrand Managing Director". www.wild-wonders.com/. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
16. "Partners, managers and photo tour leaders". www.wildnaturefotoresor.se. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
17. Oswell, Adam (2021). "Elephant in the room". www.nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
18. "Guide and workshop leader". www.phototoursnorway.com. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
19. "Fotouställningen Born to Be Wild invigdes den 19 october". www.swedenabroad.se (in Swedish). 25 October 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.

External links

• Official website