Daisy Gilardini
President of the Jury
Environmental photographer specialized in polar regions
Daisy Gilardini is a conservation photographer who specializes in the Polar Regions, with a particular emphasis on Antarctic wildlife and North American bears. She fell in love with Antarctica during her first trip there in 1997. She has since devoted most of her time to photographing the polar regions. In 23 years of polar exploration, she has joined more than 90 expeditions to Antarctica and the Arctic. She is a member of the International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP) and the SeaLegacy Collective, a fellow of the New York based Explorers Club, and a member of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Her work has been recognized by some of the world’s most prestigious photography awards, including BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Travel Photography of the Year and the Nature’s Best Windland Smith Rice International Awards.