Visions of the 
FLORIAN SCHULZ
Conservationist - Photographer - Speaker - Author
After 18 intense months of documenting the arctic, photographer Florian Schulz returns with a stunning collection of extraordinary photographs and fascinating stories revealing an arctic environment few have ever seen. Enduring subfreezing temperatures, camping in polar bear habitat and diving beneath icebergs, Florian shares his personal accounts and breath-taking images in the recently released book "To The Arctic" (Braided River Books).
For this major undertaking Florian journeyed more than twenty five hundred miles on snow machines, traveled in traditional ways with Inuit guides and their sled dogs for hundreds of miles, visited Inuit communities from Point Hope, in Alaska to Qaanaaq in Greenland; dove and snorkeled in the Arctic Ocean; spent over one hundred hours photographing from airplanes; rafted down arctic rivers; camped among tens of thousands of migrating caribou and accompanied the MacGillivray Freeman Films team on an ice-going vessel in search of the polar bear.
"...As the photographs of this book guide you through the arc of a year, I sincerely hope that you will marvel at the incredible diversity, richness and value of this part of our planet. Perhaps if a certain image makes you pause, you will close your eyes and let your imagination wander to this mysterious, faraway place. You may fall in love with it, as I did. You may also sense, however, that underlying every image is a certain urgency- to look, to pay attention, to care.- Florian Schulz"
Companion to the upcoming movie "To The Arctc 3D", the book includes some of the most extraordinary photographs of a mother polar bear and her two cubs, surviving in the pack ice over the Arctic Ocean.
Visions of the Wild is the website of nature photographer Florian Schulz. For more than a decade Florian Schulz has immersed himself in the natural world following his passion for photography and conservation. Emil Herrera-Schulz, who shares in the same passion, joined him in 2001. The results of their efforts are not only breathtaking images and stories from the wild, but also entire conservation campaigns such as their Freedom to Roam project focusing on the creation of wildlife corridors.
It is Florian and Emil’s belief that visuals can dramatically further such conservation efforts. They will continue to pursue their dream to its fruition: the creation of the first “National Corridor.” 
Florian’s strong desire to document entire ecosystems and convey a true sense of place demands his complete immergence in the field, often spending months at a time in the course of adventurous expeditions. Emil is frequently part of such expeditions, where she captures video and natural sound for their stunning multimedia productions.
Visions of the Wild provides a window into the natural world where one will witness nature as very few people have ever seen it before. In the images you will see Florian’s artistic eye. Through the text you will feel Florian and Emil’s passion for the wild places where wildlife still has the freedom to roam.
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