Britta Jaschinski

Photo London 2017: Leica Camera presents wildlife photojournalist Britta Jaschinski in conversation for #PhotoLondonTalks17. Britta was the grand title winner of the European Wildlife Photographer of Year award and has been a BBC Wildlife​ Photographer of the Year finalist several times. She received the Natural History Museum, London​’s Wildlife Photojournalist Award: Single Image in 2015 and was a finalist in 2016.

‘Britta Jaschinski’s photographs remind us what we stand to lose.’ — Guardian Weekend

‘Jaschinski’s book is a meditation on life on earth.’ — Conde Nast Traveller

‘Britta Jaschinski’s pictures are occasionally surrounded by an almost mystic, religious aura.’ — The Photographers’ Gallery

‘Jaschinski is a fighter who uses her camera as a weapon in a battle to reclaim our essential respect for her beloved animals.’ — Sublime Magazine

German photographer Britta Jaschinski moved to the United Kingdom in the 90s to study media and photography and rose to prominence with her first book publication shortly after. In the 20 years since, she has won numerous international awards for her unique style of photojournalism.

Jaschinski is devoted to documenting the fractured existence of wildlife, which suffers in the name of entertainment, status, greed and superstition. She is a professional photographer based in London, covering a wide range of subjects - but her passion to protect animals takes her across the globe.

Her stories investigate the relationship we have with animals and emphasises what we risk to loose. Her photos are troubling, unsettling, sometimes hard-hitting and yet beautiful.

Jaschinski’s work has been published and exhibited worldwide, with more than 25 solo shows, and her limited edition prints are highly collectable.

Selected Awards

Finalist 2016
The Wildlife Photojournalist Award: Single Image
Britta Jaschinski, Germany/UK

Winner 2015
The Wildlife Photojournalist Award: single image
Britta Jaschinski, Germany/UK

European Wildlife Photographer Of The Year
Category Winner 2013

European Wildlife Photographer Of The Year
Overall Winner 2010

Finalist 2010
Wildlife Photographer Of The Year: Nature in Black & White
Britta Jaschinski, UK/Germany