FLORIAN SCHULZ
Born in Germany, Florian Schulz (34) is a professional
nature and wildlife photographer with a vision of broad horizons. Through
skillfully, artistic photography, he is in the constant search for breathtaking
images that inspire individuals to take action in the protection of large
endangered ecosystems.
Florian believes that partnering with conservation organizations can
greatly enrich an environmental campaign that aims to protect a threatened
ecosystem. With such alliances, he
aims to create awareness and empower people to take action towards protecting
our natural heritage. While shooting for his second corridors project, Florian
has given a high priority to the Arctic, because of the urgency to protect it
against oil development. In 2010 Florian teamed up with Earthjustice and
Patagonia to launch the visual environmental campaign "Visions of the Arctic"
against oil development in the Arctic.
Braided River committed to publish two companion books with Florian to
accompany the release of the new IMAX® movie, To the Arctic, a MacGillivray-Freeman film that
premieres in early 2011. The first book,
To the Arctic, will be a panoramic fine art photography book designed to
present to members of Congress and the media to continue the battle against oil
development in the Arctic. Still on the works, Florian continues to document for his second
photography conservation project, Freedom to Roam: Wildlife Corridors for
sustainable wilderness. The undertaken project, under the title "From
Baja to Beaufort - B2B" will lead Florian from the warm waters of
Mexico all the way up to the Arctic, along the Pacific Northwest coast line
portraying the wildness of a fragile ecosystem threatened by industry.
Schulz is a recognized speaker in the topics of
photography and inspirational conservation visions. He has delivered over 60
lectures across the United States, Canada and Germany including National
Geographic Explorer's Hall, Microsoft ProPhoto Summit, World Wilderness
Congresses and several European Photography Festivals. Honoring his commitment
to conservation, the Nature's Best Photography Awards and the National Wildlife
Federation named Schulz as the Conservation Photographer of the Year 2008.
Other awards include the NANPA (North American Nature Photography Association)
Vision Award and the Phillip Hyde Environmental Grant, which recognizes early
career excellence, vision and inspiration to others in nature photography,
conservation and education.
Schulz has dedicated
years of his life to documenting critical wildlife corridors in North
America.
Sponsored by Braided River and the Blue Earth Alliance, his first book
-Yellowstone to Yukon: Freedom to Roam
(2005)-received an Independent Book Publisher Award as one of the
"Outstanding Books of the Year". Carefully selected images from his
book, where chosen to
produce a traveling exhibit by the Burke Museum in Seattle which
traveled to
The Field Museum in Chicago. Florian's photography has also been
displayed on
other important art galleries and museums like the American Museum of
Natural
History.
As the youngest founding member of the International
League of Conservation Photographers, Florian Schulz uses his photography to instill in viewers a
greater interest and understanding of the importance of interconnected
environments to maintain healthy ecosystems. His work has been published in
multiple articles by internationally recognized magazines and has won multiple
photography awards.
"My hope is to inspire a desire to create the first
National Corridor to conserve and protect wild places, as well as to fuel the
new conservation movement of connectivity. And perhaps, sharing my photography
will move people's hearts to get involve in saving North America's greatest
treasure". -
Florian participated on the following RAVEs
VISIT FLORIAN'S WEBSITE
Check out Florian's new Multimedia piece! - Freedom to Roam
Freedom to Roam from Florian Schulz on Vimeo.
VOICES BEHIND the CAMERA with Florian Schulz
Voices Behind the Camera with Florian Schulz from Jenny Nichols on Vimeo.
Recent
News about Florian Schulz
¨
NPR The Picture show publishes: The Oil Spill: A Conservation
Photographer's Reaction. Florian talks about the devastation this
fragile ecosystem will face in the aftermath of an oil spill like the
one in the Gulf of Mexico. After a week of environmental groups and
activists massively campaigned against exploratory oil activates in the
arctic, President Obama paused any offshore oil drilling in the US
until 2011.
¨ NatGeo Watch News online publication: Time to reexamine offshore drilling in the Arctic by Florian Schulz
¨ Florian commits to produce two
books on the arctic to
accompany the release of the new IMAX® movie, To the Arctic, a MacGillivray-Freeman film that
premieres in early 2011. The first book,
To the Arctic, will be a panoramic fine art photography book designed for
Arctic enthusiasts and to present to members of Congress and the media. Journey to the Arctic will serve as a
modestly priced souvenir of the IMAX® film experience.
¨ Florian
partners with Earthjustice to launch the Visions of the Arctic campaign
to stop offshore oil drilling in the Alaskan Arctic. A series of live
multimedia presentations were given this past April and May in Seattle,
Los Angeles and San Francisco. More presentations to be scheduled for
the fall 2010. Please visit www.earthjustice.org/arctic for upcoming
presentations
¨ Visions of the Arctic campaign opens as a traveling exhibit at the G2 Gallery in Venice CA from May through June 20th 2010.
¨ Florian
has been invited by the Rochester School of the Deaf to present his Freedom to
Roam project as part of their Adventures in Education program. An intense
three-day program crafted to inspire and motivate young students with hearing
disabilities. Florian will talk about corridors and connectivity. He will be
presenting October 13 & 14, 2010.
¨ German
publication ZEIT Wissen Magazine publishes Florian's images of El Triunfo RAVE
in their 2010 summer issue.
¨ Florian joins Marc Silber on Silber Studios TV to talks about wildlife photography. Check out his interview here
¨ Fall
2009 - Extended photography in the BC coast documenting the Great Bear
Rainforest and the Spirit Bear as part of the Freedom to Roam Project.
See images here!
¨ Summer
2009 - Florian successfully documents the summer in the Alaskan Arctic
from the air capturing incredible images of caribou migration. See
images here!
¨ Spring 2009 - Extended aerial photography over the Baja Peninsula. See images here!
¨ Florian
was invited to present Freedom to Roam during WILD9 Merida in November 2009.
¨ Cover
story on French magazine Terre Sauvage: Yellowstone to Yukon - Freedom to Roam,
fall issue 2009.
" The spring issue of the National Wildlife
Magazine publishes article on Wildlife Corridors and the Yellowstone to Yukon Freedom to Roam project.
" Florian is invited to participate with his
wildlife corridor project on a six-month exhibit organized by the Blue Earth Alliance
and the Ansel Adams Gallery which will be hosted at the Mumm Gallery/Winery in Napa,
CA Oct. 2009 - March 2010.
" Yellowstone to Yukon Freedom to Roam exhibit opens at the Field
Museum in Chicago until June 2009.
" Florian is honored as Conservation Photographer
of the Year by the National Wildlife Federation and Nature s Best Photography Awards.
" Florian invited as speaker to talk about
Blue Earth and the Freedom to Roam Project during the Microsoft Pro Photo Summit
2008 .
" Extended field photography work in the Arctic
and Southern Alaska.
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