Daniel Pinheiro

Daniel Pinheiro

Portuguese photographer and director, specialized in natural history, founder of Wildstep Productions. With a master?’s degree in wildlife Documentary Production from the University of Salford, England, Daniel learned from various professionals from the BBC's Natural History Unit, including Sir David Attenborough, Paul Reddish, Niel Lucas and others.

He also has a degree in Multimedia Communication and Design from the Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra.

His productions were broadcast by two major national channels, obtaining audience records in the natural history format on Portuguese television. The productions were also awarded prizes at several Portuguese film festivals. He has participated in several productions in Portugal, Spain, Peru, Brazil and Argentina, highlighting the series "Wild Untamed Brazil" for National Geographic Channel.

As a nature photographer he has published in National Geographic Magazine, NG Website, Terre Sauvage, Asferico, The Telegraph, Vanity Fair Italy among others. He was distinguished in several international contests: National Geographic Photo Contest, Nature Image Awards, Asferico Photo Contest and Oasis Photo Contest. Guest speaker at conferences, schools and universities. In 2012, he was awarded the "Seeds of Science" Award for the scientific relevance of his work and the dissemination of natural values.

http://daniel-pinheiro.com