Daisy Gilardini
About Daisy
Daisy Gilardini is based in Lugano – Ticino, the sunshine state of Switzerland. She started taking photography seriously during her first trip to India in 1989 and since then has visited more than 60 countries with camera in hand. She fell in love with Antarctica during her first trip there in 1997 and since then she has regularly visited the polar regions; a passion that has become her specialty.
By 1999 she was selling her photography. Her work has been published in some of the best magazines in Europe such as The Sunday Times, Animan, The Telegraph, Outdoor Photography and Airone, and in the United States she has worked for National Geographic, Smithsonian Magazine, Nature’s Best Magazine, and National Wildlife federation. Daisy’s work is regularly used for calendars, postcards and puzzles.
Some of her images have been awarded at the most prestigious international photo contests as the “IPA International Photography Award”, the “BBC Wildlife photographer of the year”, the American “Nature’s Best” and the “Travel Photographer of the Year”.
For Daisy, photography means extreme adventure:
“Being a nature and animal lover, I always choose remote destinations. The mystery of these wild places, the force of nature and isolation from civilization combined with extreme adventure, are simply irresistible for me. As a woman I’ve never been fussy and I have the ability to adapt to any surroundings. In my mind, logistical or physical difficulties pale in comparison to the beauty of the places I visit.”
“Travel for me is synonymous with adventure. I don’t take pictures in order to have the best photo to sell; my photographs come from the heart. I take photographs to stay connected with mother nature, to share exceptional moments with special people and to bring awareness on environment issues - these are the things I love most in my life.”
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Publications:
- National Geographic - USA
- Smithsonian Magazine - USA
- Nature’s Best – USA
- The Telegraph Magazine - UK
- Quark Expeditions - USA
- Ranger Rick – USA
- National Wildlife Federation – USA
- Holland American Line – USA
- BP – Japan
- Sunday times – UK
- The Guardian - UK
- Shoot the light – USA
- Outdoor Photography – UK
- Wanderlust – UK
- f/8 – USA
- Korsh Verlag - Germany
- Magazine Marco polo – Italy
- Magazine Trajectoire – CH
- Magazine Airone – Italy
- Magazine Tuttoturismo - Italy
- Newspaper Dimanche.ch – CH
- Sport shop GOS – CH
- Magazine Gioia – Italy
- Magazine Anna – Italy
- Magazine Odlo News – CH
- MT Mediaticino - Seven - CH
- Vaude – Germany
- Magazine Newland – CH
- Magazine Hors Ligne – CH
- Magazine Animan – CH
- Newspaper Azione – CH
- Magazine Ticino Management – CH
- Newspaper Corriere del Ticino – CH
- Magazine Journal – CH
- Magazine Qui Touring – Italy
- Magazine GVA – CH
- WWF - USA
- Magazine Altri Sguardi - CH
- Settimanale Confidenze - Italy
- Panorama Travel - Italy
- Donna - CH
Photo Contests:
IPA INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2007
2nd place in Nature in professional category for “The blue beauty” image
3rd place in Nature in professional category for “The melting globe” image
NATURE’S BEST INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD 2007
One images “HIGHLY HONORED”
IPA INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2006
One image “Honorable mention” in the Landscapes category
BBC WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2006
One image “Highly commended” in the “Wild Places” category
TRAVELER PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2005
9th in the “TRAVELER’S TALE” category
17th in the “GO BEYOND” category
23rd in the “GO BEYOND” category
NATURE’S BEST INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD 2005
One image “HIGHLY HONORED”
TRAVELER PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2004
Winner of the “LIVING PLANET” category
Second overall
Fifth in the “SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE” category
NATURE’S BEST INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD 2003
Two images “HIGHLY HONORED”
Exhibition at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum in Washington DC - USA
BANCO DI LUGANO “water 2003”
Third prize
LA REGIONE TICINO “the millennium picture 2000”
First prize winner of a VOLVO car
