Daisy Gilardini Photography, Vancouver, BC (2026)

09/07/2026

📸 Photo by / Andean bears spend a large part of their time in trees 🌿🐻—feeding on fruits like figs and bromeliads, or simply resting among the branches.
Trees are not just a food source, but also a place of safety, offering protection from disturbance and a broad vantage point over the forest below.
Up in the canopy, the forest becomes both pantry and refuge—quiet, elevated, and essential to their survival. 🌳✨

09/05/2026

🎥 Video by / In cosmic animal lore, tortoises symbolize wisdom, longevity, endurance, and stability.
The Galápagos giant tortoise arrived in the archipelago from South America roughly 2–3 million years ago. Today, twelve living species remain, each distinguished by their morphology and the specific islands they inhabit.
These species can be grouped into two main shell types: domed and saddle-backed.
🐢 Domed tortoises lack the upward curve at the front of their shell, limiting how high they can raise their heads. They live on the more humid islands, where ground-level vegetation is abundant.
🐢 Saddle-backed tortoises, by contrast, have a distinct upward curve at the front of their carapace, enabling them to stretch their necks to feed on higher-growing plants. They are adapted to the drier, more arid islands of the archipelago.
A living symbol of adaptation and resilience.

09/05/2026

📸 Photo by / In March and early April, Atlantic puffins return to their nesting islands in Northern Norway. �Love is in the air, and it’s time to reclaim the burrow where they’ll raise their chick.�Snow still covers the ground, and sometimes they must dig to reach their homes — fierce battles follow for the best “real estate.” 🐧❄️

09/01/2026

Photo by | Wapusk National Park in northern Manitoba offers a unique Arctic spectacle, as polar bears emerge from their maternity dens with their newborn cubs by their side in March. This natural wonder highlights the remarkable mother-offspring bond, the only social structure identified among typically solitary polar bears. Daily life for a young bear includes playful activities such as chasing, wrestling, fighting, cuddling, and napping together. This bond is notably stronger when a cub has no siblings, as the mother dedicates extended periods of time to her lone offspring.

08/30/2026

📸 Photos by / Last November, I had the incredible opportunity to travel to Nepal to photograph the elusive and endangered Red Panda, living high in the Himalayan bamboo and oak forests at 9,000–14,000 feet.
These gentle, shy creatures are facing many challenges—habitat loss and fragmentation, poaching, illegal pet trade, climate change, and competition with livestock. Conservation in rural and less wealthy countries is never simple. Many communities rely on forests, rivers, and wildlife for their daily survival, and restrictions can create conflict. On a government level, funding for conservation is often limited, and enforcement can be weak due to lack of resources, infrastructure, or corruption. For conservation to succeed, it must balance human needs with ecological protection. Solutions are most effective when communities are directly involved and benefit, for example through sustainable eco-tourism.
I always try to work with ethical local partners, employing local guides and supporting communities while protecting these precious animals. Moments like these—witnessing a Red Panda in its natural home—remind me why this work is so important and so rewarding.

08/30/2026

🎥 Video by Daisy Gilardini / In cosmic animal lore, tortoises symbolize wisdom, longevity, endurance, and stability.The Galápagos giant tortoise arrived in the archipelago from South America roughly 2–3 million years ago. Today, twelve living species remain, each distinguished by their morphology and the specific islands they inhabit.These species can be grouped into two main shell types: domed and saddle-backed.🐢 Domed tortoises lack the upward curve at the front of their shell, limiting how high they can raise their heads. They live on the more humid islands, where ground-level vegetation is abundant.🐢 Saddle-backed tortoises, by contrast, have a distinct upward curve at the front of their carapace, enabling them to stretch their necks to feed on higher-growing plants. They are adapted to the drier, more arid islands of the archipelago.A living symbol of adaptation and resilience. EndemicSpecies SlowAndSteady NatureIsArt WildlifeConservation IslandEcology BiodiversityMatters DaisyGilardini

08/30/2026

🎥 Video by Daisy Gilardini / In cosmic animal lore, tortoises symbolize wisdom, longevity, endurance, and stability.The Galápagos giant tortoise arrived in the archipelago from South America roughly 2–3 million years ago. Today, twelve living species remain, each distinguished by their morphology and the specific islands they inhabit.These species can be grouped into two main shell types: domed and saddle-backed.🐢 Domed tortoises lack the upward curve at the front of their shell, limiting how high they can raise their heads. They live on the more humid islands, where ground-level vegetation is abundant.🐢 Saddle-backed tortoises, by contrast, have a distinct upward curve at the front of their carapace, enabling them to stretch their necks to feed on higher-growing plants. They are adapted to the drier, more arid islands of the archipelago.

08/28/2026

📸 Photo by / Many people think of zebras as a common species , but all three species of zebras are listed on the IUCN’s Red list of endangered animals, and that raises concerns.
The Grevy’s zebra is present only in Kenya and Ethiopia. Its population is stable, but is still considered endangered species.
The IUCN lists the mountain zebra as vulnerable, though populations are increasing slowly.
The most abundant of the three species is the familiar plains zebra, which is classified as near-threatened. Populations are trending downwards, however.
Threats to zebras include drought, human conflict such as wars and civil unrest, the bushmeat trade and hunting for their skins and body parts.
Interior designers all over the world with an eye for symmetry and design have been drawn to Nature’s design for inspiration for centuries. There’s a fine line between inspiration and exploitation, however. Be it elephant ivory, precious stones, marble, rare tropical wood or animal’s skins, exploitation must come to an end at some point.
I’d rather photograph the wonderful patterns of a zebra’s stripes, print the image and hang it on a gallery wall than walk on a zebra’s hide as a rug.

08/26/2026

🎥 Video by / David and I always refer to P Day as our “packing day.” It’s that exciting moment when we get all our gear ready, make sure every battery is charged, firmware is updated, software is current, and everything is ready to go.But the excitement is always mixed with the stress of making sure all our ongoing projects and administration are up to date before we leave.Today is P Day! We’re heading to Eastern Greenland to lead a workshop in collaboration with .Scoresby Sound is one of the largest fjord systems in the world and, to me, one of the most extraordinary places on Earth to photograph icebergs. The enormous glaciers flowing into these fjords produce a staggering amount of ice.What makes the icebergs here particularly fascinating is the system’s circular gyre currents. They keep the ice constantly on the move, slowly circulating through the fjords before eventually being flushed out into the open ocean.Time to pack, board the plane, and see what the ice has in store for us! 🧊

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