Daisy Gilardini
N-Photo: the Nikon magazine|August 2021
Through her images of polar bears, seals and penguins, Daisy Gilardini has become one of the best-known photographers of wildlife in Antarctica and the Arctic. Keith Wilson hears why she believes photography is vital to saving the creatures that she loves…
Keith Wilson
Daisy Gilardini
Daisy Gilardini Profile
  • Swiss-born Daisy Gilardini is a conservation photographer who specializes in the polar regions.
  • In the past 20 years, she has made over 80 expeditions to Antarctica and the Arctic, including skiing the final degree to the North Pole.
  • Her shots have been published widely in leading magazines such as National Geographic, BBC Wildlife and Nature’s Best.
  • Daisy is a photographer-in-residence with Canadian Geographic, and her images are used in campaigns by NGOs such as Greenpeace and WWF.
  • Her work has been recognized by Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Nature’s Best Windland Smith Rice International Awards and Travel Photographer of the Year.
  • Daisy is a fellow of the New York-based Explorers Club and the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, as well as a Nikon Ambassador.

www.daisygilardini.com

Say ‘Switzerland’ and most people think of banks, cuckoo clocks, chocolate and Roger Federer. These might be cliché images of the small alpine country, but when it comes to the hard realities of banks and banking, Switzerland is a global giant. So, perhaps it is unsurprising that the young, animal-loving Daisy Gilardini, from Lugano, should decide to pursue a career in finance, rather than follow her childhood dream of becoming a vet.

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