Joan de la Malla is a freelance photographer focused in nature, local communities and the environment as well as a biologist, specialised in organisms and systems. He devotes his efforts to conservation topics by working with national and international entities helping to raise awareness of the vital work being undertaken to safeguard the future of endangered species and their habitats.
Joan has been selected by UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere programme to document many UNESCOS’s Biosphere Reserves around the world with his images.
His photographs have been awarded several times in prestigious international contests including winner images in the NHM Wildlife Photographer of the Year (2023, 2018), in the GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year (2018), and in Montphoto (2015, 2021).
Joan also combines his professional activity with other disseminative works and nowadays he gives talks and conferences related to photography and its application to science and conservation in several centres, festivals and universities around the world.
Joan has been selected by UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere programme to document many UNESCOS’s Biosphere Reserves around the world with his images.
His photographs have been awarded several times in prestigious international contests including winner images in the NHM Wildlife Photographer of the Year (2023, 2018), in the GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year (2018), and in Montphoto (2015, 2021).
Joan also combines his professional activity with other disseminative works and nowadays he gives talks and conferences related to photography and its application to science and conservation in several centres, festivals and universities around the world.