Mattias klum biography

Mattias Klum (born 10 February 1968 in Uppsala) is a.
Mattias Klum is a Swedish freelance photographer and film producer in natural history and cultural subjects.
Klum was born in Uppsala, Sweden, in 1968.

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Became the youngest contributor to the National Geographic cover in 1997.
Directed the award-winning documentary "The Coral Eden".
Co-authored several books including The Human Quest: Prospering Within Planetary Boundaries published in 2012.

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Mattias Klum's Biography

Mattias Klum, a renowned environmental photographer and filmmaker who has spent decades capturing the beauty and fragility of the natural world. He has been a pioneering figure in conservation and wildlife photography since his early twenties. His stunning visual narratives, featured in prestigious publications like National Geographic have inspired global awareness and action towards environmental preservation.

Klum’s journey into photography began in his teenage years as he had already embarked on expeditions to document the natural world. His work is characterized by its vivid imagery and compelling storytelling, which not only highlights the beauty of ecosystems but also the urgent need for their protection. He has been working as a full-tim

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Mattias Klum

Mattias Klum is a photographer, cinematographer and director. In an artistic way that is entirely his own, he describes and portrays animals, plants and natural and cultural settings in the form of articles, books, films, lectures and exhibitions. Since 1997, Mattias has produced multiple articles and thirteen cover stories for National Geographic magazine. He has produced 9 film projects and published 14 books to date, including two with Johan Rockström: The Human Quest: Prospering Within Planetary Boundaries, with a foreword by President Bill Clinton, and Big World Small Planet: Abundance Within Planetary Boundaries.

Mattias has been named a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, awarded an honorary Doctorate in Natural Sciences by Stockholm University, appointed Senior Fellow at the Stockholm Resilience Centre, Fellow at the National Geographic Society and the Linnean Society of London, goodwill ambassador for IUCN and WWF and serves as a member of the Board of Trustees at WWF Sweden.

Mattias Klum and Iris Alexandrov are since fall 2016 working to

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