Audun Rikardsen
Nature photographer and professor in biology, specialising in the Arctic regions (Norway)
Growing up in a small fishing community in northern Norway, Audun Rikardsen developed a lifelong fascination with the Arctic’s rough landscape, culture, and wildlife, both above and below the ocean’s surface. Photograph for him is about sharing his fascination, stories and knowledge of the Arctic coastline, often through the revelations of new and unusual perspectives.
In the last decade, he has been one of the most internationally awarded wildlife photographers, beeing the overall winner of totally 12 international competitions and with several firsts, including several awards in the Wildlife photographer of the year. His work and stories have been published in magazines like National Geographic, GEO and BBC Magazine. His fascination for nature have also been documented in several national and international TV productions over the last years.
While he remains a part-time photographer, he has the unique combination of also beeing a full-time professor in biology at the UiT Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø where he use this combination to integrate photography into his scientific fieldwork and to inspire and make his scientific results public.
www.audunrikardsen.com