Michael Nichols

© Michael Nichols

Exhibition of the Festival La Gacilly-Baden Photo 2020,
in cooperation with the Natural History Museum Vienna –
7 July 2020 to 4 October 2020.

Some see him as the Indiana Jones of photography. Some nickname him “Nick Danger”. To others, he is the man who made wildlife photography what it is today. To many, he is simply the best photographer in his field. Having announced his retirement at the age of 66, Michael “Nick” Nichols is without exaggeration a photojournalism icon. Before joining National Geographic and producing his 25 reports for the magazine, he took his first steps in photography with the Magnum agency. A single objective has stuck with him from the very start of his career: to capture the wildest landscapes on our planet, and the creatures that call them home. Working in full immersion, he would spend months getting up-close and personal with the animals, their families, their behaviour and habitats.

From his collaborative project with famous anthropologist Jane Goodall to his east-to-west African crossing with ecologist Mike Fay, Nick Nichols’ work has always been carried out in the name of protecting our planet’s wildlife. An incredibly rich body of work, somewhere between photography, journalism, science and technology.

Nichols’ work has attracted many awards, including World Press Photo Award, Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award, Sony World Photography Award … TIME magazine called his picture Surfing Hippo “one of the most influential images of all time”.

WILD
Photographs by Michael Nichols

8 July – 4 October 2020
Naturhistorisches Museum Wien
https://www.nhm-wien.ac.at/