Paul Nicklen (born July 21, 1968) is a Canadian photographer, film-maker, author and marine biologist.

By the mid-seventies, Paul's family - made up of his parents, a teacher and mechanic, and his brother, moved to the tiny Inuit town of Baffin Island in Canada’s Arctic Circle.

Major exhibits of his work include Extreme Exposure at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles, California in 2009[2] and most recently, he opened the Paul Nicklen Gallery in Soho, New York City, New York in April 2017[3] as a space for conservationist photographers and other artists to participate in the fine art scene.

[5] Nicklen has been awarded the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year and the World Press Photo for Photojournalism.

A short list of awards includes: 4 other stories by Paul Nicklen can be found on the National Geographic website.