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Caribou migration for the BBC Natural History Unit We are proud to be part of BBC's new six-part series FROZEN PLANET II – narrated by Sir David Attenborough. Frozen Planet II explores the wildlife found in the world’s coldest regions: the Arctic and Antarctic, high mountains, frozen deserts, snowbound forests, and ice-cold oceans. From polar bears to penguins, and from snow monkeys to Siberian tigers, each species must overcome a unique set of challenges to endure its extrem

We are honored to announce that Florian's film "THE ARCTIC – Our last great Wilderness" will be shown as part of the "Official Selection" at the Wildscreen Festival 2022. The 2022 Selection This year, Wildscreen is highlighting 32 productions which tell unique and original stories about our natural world created by authentic storytellers from over 16 countries across the globe. Programme Chair, Lucy Mukerjee said, “the programming team and I had a remarkable experience curati

PBS Premiere: 4/13/2022 Streaming until: 5/11/2022 @ 11:59 PM EDT About the Episode Vast, wild and remote, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is where some of the world’s greatest wildlife spectacles unfold. Situated in the northeast corner of Alaska, this refuge has long-protected survivors of the Ice Age that still roam a frozen wilderness. The Porcupine caribou herd traverses all of it on the longest land-animal migration on Earth, witnessing extraordinary wildlife

Discover a land that has evolved intact and untamed since the beginning of time, a world few have truly seen until now. For the first time on the giant screen, join National Geographic photographer Florian Schulz to experience this special place worth protecting. "About 20 years ago I saw Alaska's Arctic Refuge for the first time with my own eyes. It has cast a spell on me ever since. Many of you know that I have returned to the Refuge year after year to create a fil

We are happy to announce that Florian´s movie "The ARCTIC – Our Last Great Wilderness" won "Most Inspiring Adventure Film" at the Wild and Scenic Film Festival.

We are thrilled to announce that our first blue chip film "Americas Arctic " won two Gold TV & Film Awards at the New York Festival. One for BEST CAMERAWORK and another for NATURE & WILDLIFE . We are honoured to be recognised among a prestigious group of films.

We are honoured to announce that our first blue chip film "The Arctic: Our Last Great Wilderness" has been selected from over 750 submissions as a finalist for the 2021 JACKSON WILD MEDIA AWARDS! This international competition is considered to be one of most renowned natural history film competitions in the world. We are honoured to be recognised among a prestigious group of films.

We are happy to announce that Florian´s movie "ARCTIC – A REFUGE IMPERILED" is nominated for the kinokino DOK.fest Audience Award. DOK.fest is one of Germany´s most renowned documentary film festival.

Wildlife Photographer and Filmmaker Florian Schulz Talks Working with The SHOTOVER F1, Adding an M1 to His Equipment, and Life During Quarantine “Because of the COVID shutdowns, many film shoots got cancelled,” explained Schulz. “However, being at my base in Alaska has been ideal to complete post-production on my two arctic film projects with Terra Mater and also be available for more spontaneous film shoots. Just this past month I was able to put the M1 to work for a multi-w

Now playing in IMAX® theatres Official Opening Celebrations of The Arctic: Our Last Great Wilderness in Fort Lauderdale´s Museum of Discovery & Science AutoNation IMAX Theatre June 19 2021 • 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. "About 20 years ago I saw Alaska's Arctic Refuge for the first time with my own eyes. It has cast a spell on me ever since. Many of you know that I have returned to the Refuge year after year to create a film that would allow people to understand how precious this “Las

The coastal plain on the northern coast of Alaska is a unique place. For millennia it has been the summer home for huge herds of caribou and countless migratory birds. The area supports a greater variety of plant and animal life than any other protected area in the Arctic Circle. This is the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Americas Arctic - A Refuge Imperiled shows the splendor, enormous scope and indescribable beauty of this untouched land far to the north of Alaska, one of

Check out the new BBC one series Blue Planet Live. Florian is currently filming blue, gray and humpback whales for the BBC Blue Planet live series. The four episodes will be aired on Sun 24.03., Wed 27.03., Thurs. 28.03.2019 and on Sun, 31.03. at 8:00 pm (GMT) on BBC One. Enjoy watching. About Blue Planet live In the Blue Planet Live Series Chris Packham, Liz Bonnin and Steve Backshall explore our oceans and its wildlife, to find out how marine life is coping in the face of i

We are thrilled to announce that Florian is awarded the prestigious NANPA Outstanding Nature Photographer of the Year 2019. At the upcoming Nanpa Nature Photography Summit in Las Vegas, he receives the award. At the summit, he is also giving the keynote "Into the Last Great Wilderness" about his 25-year journey of nature photography. From the NANPA Executive Director - Susan Day - NANPA’s first Outstanding Photographer of the Year was in 1997 to John Shaw, who will be in

Florian will give his new keynote "Into the Last Great Wilderness" about his 25-year journey of nature photography on the upcoming NANPA Nature Photography Summit in Las Vegas. Stay tune :) What started out as a childhood dream in Germany, led photographer Florian Schulz to a life exploring some of the most remote regions of the globe. By sailboat, sled-dog, bush-plane and foot, the National Geographic photographer has traversed thousands of miles of endless wild country. He

Check out the CNN TV report "Inside the fight to save this Alaska refuge". Florian gives a short interview about the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. You can also see some of his new film footage of the Refuge. Have fun watching. I feel a responsibility as a human being to keep some of these wild places untouched. We are changing the world everywhere so fast but why not leave a few places unspoilt. - Florian

Check out the Juli - September issue of the GEO Collection magazine (France). One of Florians most famous images "Flight of the rays" is published on a double spread in the Faune Sauvage section of the magazine. During an aerial expedition I came across something I had never seen before. Not even my pilot, who has surveyed this area for 20 years, had seen anything like it. As we got closer we started to discover its nature: an unprecedented congregation of rays. The group was

Check out this June issue of National Geographic magazine. Florian is featured in a 16 pages article about the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - “A Refuge At Risk”. Florian: When this grizzly bear saw me from the distance, it quickly came closer to investigate. I was photographing caribou on the coastal plane of the Arctic Refuge. Very few people visit this wilderness. Maybe this bear had never seen a person before. It rose up on its hind legs to get a better look, waving it

For the past three years, Florian has worked tirelessly on a film about the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. As part of Florian´s guest post on National Geographics Instagram you can see some of the amazing footage he filmed. Stay tune for more. There is hardly a greater wildlife spectacle left in North American then the massive caribou migration of the Porcupine Caribou herd. Every year about 200 000 caribou migrate to the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refug

National Geographic published Florian's story on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, one of the most beautiful wilderness areas left in North America. Florian: I have fallen in love with the Refuge as I spent many months a year there over the past years. The publication is a kind of a belated birthday present as my hope is that as many people as possible get to see this magical land and help to fight for keeping it wild into the future!

Some of Florians Alaska images and videos were published on the New York Times Website as part of the "America´s wildest place is open for business" article about the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. Or as quoted in the article it is known (or unknown) as the wildest place in America that you’ve never heard of. Excerpt from the NYT-article: In the far north lies one of the largest complex of wetlands in all of the Arctic — an expanse of ponds, streams and marshes larger