Paul Nicklen
{{Short description|Canadian photojournalist and conservationist}}
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| birth_name = Paul Nicklen
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| birth_place = Tisdale, Saskatchewan, Canada
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| education = 3800 Finnerty Rd, Victoria, BC V8P 5C2, Canada
| alma_mater = University of Victoria
| occupation = photojournalist
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| employer = National Geographic
| known_for = Author, Polar Obsession, Photographer, National Geographic Magazine.
| website = {{URL|www.paulnicklen.com}}
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Paul Nicklen is a Canadian photographer, film-maker, author and marine biologist.
Early life
Paul Nicklen was born in Tisdale, Saskatchewan, Canada. By the mid-seventies, Paul's family - made up of his parents, a teacher and mechanic, and his brother, moved to the tiny Inuit town of Baffin Island in Canada’s Arctic Circle. The Nicklen family was one of four non-Inuit families in the area, as mentioned in his book Born To Ice.
Career
Since the beginning of his career in conservation photography, Nicklen has quickly become one of the most renowned Canadian photographers for National Geographic Magazine,{{cite web |url=http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photographers/photographer-paul-nicklen.html |title=Photographer Paul Nicklen Biography – National Geographic |publisher=Photography.nationalgeographic.com |accessdate=June 27, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428173203/http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photographers/photographer-paul-nicklen.html |archivedate=April 28, 2012 }} and has published eleven stories for National Geographic. Nicklen is a member of the International League of Conservation Photographers (ILCP). He has written several books. Major exhibits of his work include Extreme Exposure at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles, California in 2009[http://www.annenbergspaceforphotography.org/exhibitions/ee_exhibit.asp] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610042307/http://www.annenbergspaceforphotography.org/exhibitions/ee_exhibit.asp|date=June 10, 2011}} and most recently, he opened the Paul Nicklen Gallery in Soho, New York City, New York from April 2017{{Cite web|last=Cain|first=Abigail|date=2017-04-21|title=National Geographic Photographer Opens SoHo Gallery to Inspire Next Gen of Eco-Warriors|url=https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-national-geographic-photographer-opens-soho-gallery-inspire-gen-eco-warriors|access-date=2021-03-31|website=Artsy|language=en}} to June 2018 as a space for conservationist photographers and other artists to participate in the fine art scene.
In 2011, Nicklen was a speaker at TED2011.
In 2014, Nicklen co-founded{{Cite web|title=SeaLegacy|url=https://sealegacy.org|access-date=2024-06-09|language=en-US}} an organization that uses visual storytelling and photography to further the cause of ocean conservation with modern conservation photography pioneer Cristina Mittermeier. The foundation is a non-profit.{{Cite web|title=About The Wildlife Photographer Paul Nicklen|url=https://paulnicklen.com/about/|access-date=2021-03-31|website=Paul Nicklen|language=en-US}}
Awards
Nicklen has been awarded the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year and the World Press Photo for Photojournalism."{{Cite web|title=Paul Nicklen|url=https://iphf.org/inductees/paul-nicklen/|access-date=2021-03-31|website=International Photography Hall of Fame|language=en-US}} He has also received awards from Pictures of the Year International,{{cite web|url=http://www.poyi.org/ |title=Pictures of the Year International |publisher=Poyi.org |date= |accessdate=June 27, 2012}} Communication Arts,{{cite web |url=http://www.commarts.com/competitions/photography |title=Communication Arts |publisher=Commarts.com |date= |accessdate=June 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620130309/http://www.commarts.com/competitions/photography |archive-date=June 20, 2012 |url-status=dead }} and the Natural Resources Defense Council BioGems Visionary Award.
- World Press Photo First Prize, Nature Stories 2003 {{cite web|url=http://www.archive.worldpressphoto.org/search/layout/result/indeling/detailwpp/form/wpp/start/4/q/ishoofdafbeelding/true/trefwoord/photographer_formal/Nicklen%2C%20Paul |title=2003, Paul Nicklen, 1st prize, Nature stories |publisher=Archive.worldpressphoto.org |date=October 20, 2002 |accessdate=June 27, 2012}}
- World Press Photo First Prize, Nature Stories 2006{{cite web|url=http://www.archive.worldpressphoto.org/search/layout/result/indeling/detailwpp/form/wpp/start/3/q/ishoofdafbeelding/true/trefwoord/photographer_formal/Nicklen%2C%20Paul |title=2006, Paul Nicklen, 1st prize, Nature stories |publisher=Archive.worldpressphoto.org |date= |accessdate=June 27, 2012}}
- World Press Photo Second prize, Nature Stories 2007{{cite web|url=http://www.archive.worldpressphoto.org/search/layout/result/indeling/detailwpp/form/wpp/start/1/q/ishoofdafbeelding/true/trefwoord/photographer_formal/Nicklen%2C%20Paul |title=2007, Paul Nicklen, 2nd prize, Nature stories |publisher=Archive.worldpressphoto.org |date= |accessdate=June 27, 2012}}
- World Press Photo Third Prize, Nature Stories 2007{{cite web|url=http://www.archive.worldpressphoto.org/search/layout/result/indeling/detailwpp/form/wpp/start/2/q/ishoofdafbeelding/true/trefwoord/photographer_formal/Nicklen%2C%20Paul |title=2007, Paul Nicklen, 3rd prize, Nature stories |publisher=Archive.worldpressphoto.org |date= |accessdate=June 27, 2012}}
- World Press Photo First Prize, Nature Stories 2009{{cite web|url=http://www.archive.worldpressphoto.org/search/layout/result/indeling/detailwpp/form/wpp/q/ishoofdafbeelding/true/trefwoord/photographer_formal/Nicklen%2C%20Paul |title=2009, Paul Nicklen, 1st prize, Nature stories |publisher=Archive.worldpressphoto.org |date= |accessdate=June 27, 2012}}
- World Press Photo First Prize, Nature Stories 2010{{cn|date=April 2025}}
- Award of Excellence, Pictures of the Year International Competition 2010{{cn|date=April 2025}}
- Wildlife Photographer of the Year, BBC Wildlife and Natural History Museum 2012{{cn|date=April 2025}}
- World Press Photo First Prize, Nature Stories 2013{{cn|date=April 2025}}
- Lifetime Achievement Award, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada{{cn|date=April 2025}}
- Honorary Doctor of Science, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada{{cn|date=April 2025}}
Publications
- {{cite book | last1=Nicklen | first1=Paul | last2=Brody | first2=Hugh |title=Seasons of the Arctic | publisher=Sierra Club Books | publication-place=San Francisco | date=2000 | isbn=157805057X}}
- {{cite book | last=Nicklen | first=Paul | title=Polar Obsession | publisher=National Geographic Society | publication-place=Washington, D.C. | date=2009 | isbn=978-1426205118}}
- {{cite book | last=Nicklen | first=Paul | title=Bear-Spirit of the Wild | publisher=National Geographic Society | publication-place=Washington, D.C. | date=2013 | isbn=978-1426211768}}
- Photographing Wild - Techniques of a National Geographic photographer (eBook) - 2016
- {{cite book | last1=Nicklen | first1=Paul | last2=Di Caprio | first2=Leonardo | title=Born to Ice | publisher=Teneues | publication-place=Washington, D.C. | date=2018 | isbn=978-3961711239}}
References
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Category:University of Victoria alumni
Category:Canadian photographers
Category:National Geographic photographers