Photograph by Paul Nicklen
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Photograph by Paul Nicklen
Raised among the Inuit in Canada’s Arctic and having worked as a biologist in the Northwest Territories, Nicklen brings to his photographic work an insider’s perspective. Wildlife and wild spaces they inhabit take on an ethereal quality through his lens. Diving among leopard seals in Antarctica, hanging from his ultralight plane, and working a hundred feet below the ice in 29-degree water, Nicklen tells the story of a place most of us can scarcely imagine. In doing so, he has successfully put a face on climate change—and perhaps makes the strongest argument for our need to take immediate action.
Nicklen has published 11 stories for National Geographic, the most recent revealing the elusive Kermode bear. His latest book, Polar Obsession, received rave reviews and was in its third printing within months of publication. He has received more than 20 international awards, including 2010’s Nature: First Prize Story award from World Press Photo.
Presentation Topics
Ends of the Earth
Paul Nicklen’s photographic mission is to celebrate the beauty of the lands and creatures at the ends of the Earth and to show the rest of us what is truly at stake in the ongoing debates over global warming.
Patience and Passion: Overcoming Adversity
Nicklen often has to go under the ice and come face-to-face with awesome predators to get the story, sometimes waiting months before he sees a glimpse of his subject. In a presentation filled with self-deprecating humor and stories of terrifying moments, Nicklen shares the patience and passion his job requires and relates it to the workplace.
Dispelling the Myth: In the Jaws of the Leopard Seal
In this touching presentation, Nicklen shares the most terrifying, electrifying, and satisfying shoot of his career.
Leviathans of Icy Seas
Take a trip to the icy seas as Nicklen shares stories and breathtaking photographs of polar bears, narwhals, bowhead whales, and walruses.
Learn More About Paul:
National Geographic Photographer Profile
NGM: Kermode Bear (August 2011)
NGM: South Georgia (December 2009)
NGM: Sailfish (September 2008)
NGM: Hunting Narwhals (August 2007)
NGM: Vanishing Sea Ice (June 2007)
NGM: Leopard Seals (November 2006)
NGM: Where Currents Collide (August 2006)
Listen to Radio Interview With Paul Nicklen
Boyd Matson Interviews Paul for NG Weekend Radio Show
Paul shares some of his most exciting and humorous stories in his TED talk.
In September 2010, photographer Paul Nicklen entered British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest in search of the elusive Kermode bear.
Watch Nicklen’s encounter with one of Antarctica’s most-feared predators—an enormous leopard seal.
“Arctic photography requires an understanding of the environment and a great deal of patience—traits Paul Nicklen picked up from the Inuit. Working in temperatures 40 below, he sometimes only sees one good hour of photography in a month.”
Paul Nicklen, a photographer for National Geographic, was raised in Canada’s Arctic and has spent the past 20 years documenting extreme polar regions.
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