Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of sea turtles with my new photo book „Magie der Meeresschildkröten“ published by Delius Klasing! You can get to know the different species, follow them on their underwater journeys and learn more about their nesting habits as well as sea turtle conservation and research. The texts were written by marine biologist Sandra Striegel.
My photos of deep-sea plankton, fish and jellyfish, molluscs and crustaceans are presented at Museum Eckernförde until early January 2025. Come and get to know these amazing creatures who have adapted to a life in the darkness, at high pressure and low temperatures! Some of these animals are only a few milimetres in size and were photographed in special aquariums onboard research vessels. Others were documented during black-water dives.
Further information on guided tours can be found at the museum website.
Have you ever heard about neuston, animals that live at the ocean surface? I have been looking out for these fascinating sea slugs, jellies, crustaceans, cephalopods and even an insect on several of my expeditions to the Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. The current issue of GEO magazine presents some of my images.
Spend your year 2024 with octopuses, plankton, fish and many other fascinating creatures of the deep sea! My “Tiefseewesen” calendar 2024 shows the variety of life far below the ocean’s surface. The collection of high-quality images was awarded with the “Kalenderpreis 2023 des Deutschen Buchhandels”.
I have the honour of receiving awards for two of my images in the “European Wildlife Photographer of the Year” 2023 competition. It feels incredible to be the runner up for the “Other Animals” category and to have another image “highly commended” in the “Underwater World” category. Congratulations to all the winners!
Further information and an image gallery can be found on the Gesellschaft für Naturfotografie (GDT) website.
I am excited to share that my image of a busy mason bee is “Highly Commended” in the “Wildlife Photographer of the Year” 2023 competition. This is the fifth time that my work is recognised in the competition. Congratulations to all other awarded photographers!
Please visit the Natural History Museum website for more details and an image gallery.
So great to see that my photo story of the poppy bee is featured in the latest issue of the GEO magazine. Poppy bees have become very rare because they depend on poppy and corn flowers to build their nests. I was lucky enough to observe and photograph them in Frankonia, Germany.
The current issue of ‘stern‘ is featuring my pictures of deep-sea animals I took during a 74-day research cruise in the Atlantic. I joined the team on board the RV Sonne to photograph the diversity of creatures found in the deep sea in the Benguela upwelling region off the coast of South Africa and Namibia. It’s a great privilege to be able to share the beauty of these rarely-seen animals with the world. The feature includes 11 pages of pictures and a short article about my work on board.
Thanks to Tim Rixen from Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT), the chief scientist of cruise SO285, for bringing me along and to the scientists on board for graciously letting me borrow their precious specimens.
issue No. 10/2023
To the deep sea images: Deep-sea
Treat yourself to portraits of iconic creatures from the deep sea with my large-format “Tiefseewesen” calendar 2023. It includes twelve of my best images of plankton, jellyfish, octopuses and other animals photographed during marine research expeditions and black-water dives.
Living Lightbulbs: BBC Wildlife presents some of my images of bioluminescent animals in their March issue. Have a look and get fascinated by squid, jellyfish, sea anemones and tiny crustaceans, fireflies and glow worms that produce light in their bodies to attract partners and prey, scare off predators or to communicate with their peers! #bioluminescence #deepsea #oceanlife #fireflysquid #firefly #glowworm #bbcwildlife @wildlifemagazine
„Welt aus Sand“: DIE ZEIT (53/2019) zeigt meine Bilder von biogenem Kalksand.
I am excited to announce that my new photo book „Tiefseewesen“ is available now! My portraits of deep-sea animals and Maike Nicolai’s texts take you to the most fascinating ecosystem of our planet. The foreword is written by deep-sea biologist Dr. Diva Amon from Natural History Museum in London. Because I am currently out at sea, it will still take a while until I will see the book with my own eyes. So if you get hold of it, please send me a picture! And don’t forget: Our ocean is an amazing, take good care of it!
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