Staffan was selected one of the Photographers, together with Vincent Munier, Art Wolfe, Stefano Unterthiner and others, to feature the 30 year anniversary issue of Terre Sauvage. The image is of the Meili snow mountain in the Yunnan province, China. Please view more images in the Yunnan gallery.
A selection of Staffans images are exhibited in Fotosofia International, an online exhibition featuring international photographers from different fields of photography. Please view the gallery
Staffans images are featured in an extensive online article about Rewilding Europe. Please visit the National Geographic Netherlands to view the article and to see more Rewilding images please visit the Rewilding galleries
Water colour artist Peter Nilsson, from Öland in Sweden is world famous for his emotional aquarelles of birds. For this one he was inspired by one of Staffans golden eagle images. Staffan says ”I think the photo is good, but the painting is really smashing! Well done Peter, and thanks for using my image! Thanks also for asking my permission beforehand, very professional and friendly!”
The Swedish Association of Professional Photographers pays attention to the fifty year celebrations of /Naturfotograferna, which Staffan has been a member of since 2006. Staffans images are featured in relation to the articles about Naturfotograferna both in the January issue of their magazine Fotografisk tidsskrift and on their website. Please go to the Staffan Widstrand in press page to read the article (in Swedish). For more information about the 50 years celebrations of /Naturfotograferna, which includes an exhibition at the Swedish Museum of Natural History later this year, please visit /Naturfotograferna.
In the first Arctic sunlight of the year Staffan went to the north of Norway to photograph orcas and humpback whales hunting for herring. To view this North Sea winter whale drama please visit the new gallery Orcas and humbacks, Norway
One of Staffans polar bear images from Svalbard, Norway, was selected Picture of the day by The Telegraph newspaper. Please view The Telegraph Picture of the day gallery and visit Staffans gallery Polar bears and Arctic wildlife for more Arctic wildlife images.
Yangcheng Evening News, one of China’s most read newspapers, invited Staffan to do a photo assignment in the Guangdong province in China. As part of the newspapers current focus on the Maritime silk route, Staffan traveled around Guangdong, including the capital Guangzhou, photographing daily life as well as cultural events and festivities. Staffan says ”I really enjoyed doing people photography again and look forward to more of that soon”. Please visit the gallery Maritime Silk Route, Guangdong, China. Please also view the story in Yangcheng Evening News
Staffan is a proud Nikon ambassador and test pilot since 1997, trying out and testing their latest gear in all kinds of conditions. From minus 39 degrees C, like in this image from Swedish Lapland 2016, or in tropical saltwater environments, hot deserts, dusty savannahs and rainy rainforests. ”You can of course shoot good pictures also with gear from other brands, but it is just a bit more difficult and less reliable” says Staffan with a smile. His latest favourites are the Nikkor 800/5,6, Nikon D5, Nikon D500 and the new 24-70/2,8VR. Please view Equipment for the complete list of camera gear that Staffan uses.
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Two of Staffans images were specially commended in the first edition of the international wildlife and nature photography competition Por el Planeta Photo. A competition aiming to reaffirm the power of photography as a tool to encourage conservation and appreciation for biodiversity. The registration fees are donated to conservation projects and through books and exhibitions Por el Planeta will continue to inspire the growing community of people around the world interested in conservation. Many thanks to all the people who voted for Staffans image in the People’s choice award.
On Friday November 13, Staffan was a keynote speaker at a high level event in Beijing, organized by National Geographic China. He was asked to show the VIP audience images from and tell about major initiatives like Wild Wonders of Europe, Rewilding Europe and the upcoming Wild Wonders of China.
A photographer portrait interview and portfolio presentation, 15 pages, in Chinas leading and most prestigious quality photo magazine.
Staffan was one of the jury members in the Chinese International photo competition “Humanity Photo Awards”, arranged by the China Folklore Photographic Association (with 50 000 members) together with UNESCO, with its aims to show humankind as we are – not only the press or news angle on our lives, but also our working life, family life, celebrations, rites, festivals and traditional cultures. “It was an exciting jury process with an incredible array of images from all corners of the world, and even more interesting, also shot by photographers from all corners of the world. The winners were from many countries, where India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Iran and China stood out in numbers, and with winners also from Mali, Serbia, Bulgaria, Zimbabwe, Spain, Romania, Croatia, Russia, Ukraine, Chile, Peru, Canada, France, UAE, Bahrein and more”. The awards ceremonies were held September 15-18, 2015 in Shangri-La, Yunnan, China, mixed with outings to photograph different aspects of the mainly Tibetan culture in the area – from monasteries, family homes and farms to modern town life.
On November 6 and 7 Staffan will be at Fotomässan, The Photofair in Stockholm. On Friday November 6 at 13.00-14.00 Staffan will be at the Wild Nature fotoresor stand talking about the photo expedition he will be leading to The Pantanal in 2016. At 15.15 Staffan will enter the stage Scen 2 to show images and talk about Wild Wonders of China. After the presentation he joins Nikon at their stand, Staffan has been a Nikon ambassador since 1997. On Saturday at 11.00-11.30 Staffan is back at the Nikon stand to present images and talk about ”Reality Seen Through an 800”. At 13.00-14.00 he joins the Wild Nature fotoresor team again at their stand for more inspiring photo expedition talks.
Join Staffan on a photo expedition to Pantanal, one of the worlds largest wetlands, home to jaguars, giant river otters, capybaras, tapirs, caimans, anteaters and howler monkeys. The birdlife is as rich with hyacinth macaw, jabiru stork and toco toucan just to mention a few of the colourful species you will have a chance to experience and photograph. For more information and booking please go to Wild Nature fotoresor
To view Staffans images from previous trips to Pantanal please visit the Pantanal gallery
In the August issue of National Geographic magazine Staffans image of European bison illustrates the article about the release of bison in the Tarcu mountains, Romania, actioned by Rewilding Europe and WWF Romania. Please go to the bison gallery to view more images and you will find the National Geographic article here.
King eider, Long-tailed duck, Steller’s eider duck, Gyrfalcon, Guillemots, Kittiwakes and European Shag are some of the birds Staffan photographed along the coast of the Varanger Peninsula in Norway. Please view the new images, which have been added to the Wild Norway gallery.
Staffan joined Keith Wilson, founder and editor of Wild Planet photo magazine, in a hide located in Boumort National Park in the Spanish Pyrenees, home to 10 lammergeier, 45 black vultures, and more than 100 griffon vultures. Their stay at Montsonis, Catalonia and the bird hide photography was organized by Steve West at Birding Photo Tours. Here is a preview with Staffans image ”A view from the hide”, to read the full story complete with images go to Wild Planet photo magazine issue 21 here https://wildplanetphotomagazine.com/magazine/issue-21/
There is a special feature on Staffan in the latest issue of the Swedish magazine Utemagasinet. Swedish readers can enjoy the two spread article with the title ”With a passion for the wild”, written by Kicki Lind, together with a selection of Staffans images here
