Stefan Christmann

Christy Frank

Stefan Christmann is a nature photographer and filmmaker from Germany. He was a member of the BBC Natural History Unit crew that documented emperor penguins in Antarctica, where he has spent two winters—one of the few people in the world to do so. He has created a comprehensive body of work about the magical habitat and tough, beautiful birds, providing one of the most gripping nature survival stories on the planet.

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