BIOGRAPHY
Martin N. Johansen is a Danish photographer.
He remains committed to issues relating to conservation, climate change, diminishing cultures, wildlife and the environment. His photo stories often have themes relating to the environment and how cultures around the globe relate to nature.
Martin took up photography at an early age and as a 15-year-old found himself photographing the Scandinavian landscape and its wildlife mostly in monochrome. His first camera was a Nikon FG-20 analog camera, a gift from his father. He soon after established a darkroom at home and began to develop his own films and made black & white prints.
Martin has undertaken many expeditions and has travelled for his photo projects to Bangladesh, Ukraine, Alaska, Yemen, Iceland, Chile, Greenland, India, Norway, Seychelles, Antarctica, Argentina, Myanmar, France, New Zealand, Zambia, Svalbard, Canada, Faroe islands, Ethiopia, French Polynesia and the Arctic regions among other locations.
Martin’s work has been published by Outside Magazine, Terre Sauvage, Politiken, GEO, Le Figaro and other respected international magazines and newspapers. He has published six books and created five eBooks to view on desktop computers.
Martin has received several awards for his photo stories on the environment and some of his pictures have been recognised and highly commended in some international photo competitions.
He was the founder and organiser of the annual festival and exhibitions of nature photography, titled Grandeur Nature, which was held in Château Royal de Collioure in France from 2005 until 2020.
Martin has developed a long-term photographic project titled Apis Dorsata, documenting indigenous communities from India, Nepal, Myanmar, Laos, China and Bangladesh, who collects wild honey in a traditional way. A photo documentary about some of Asia’s last honey gatherers, who still practise an ancestral art.
Martin doesn’t use Ai technologies and he never manipulate his pictures when post-processing.
He is a member of Ritzau Scanpix photo agency and NPS Nikon Nordic.
Martin will be available for photo assignments, workshops and speaking engagements. Email him for inquiries.
AWARDS & HONORS
2026
• The Environmental Photography Award, Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation
An Image in the category Polar regions made it to the final round of judging in photo competition.
2025
• Chamonix Photo Competition, Chamonix International Photo Festival.
Category: Man & Nature (Déchets de plage), Highly Commended
2024
• Chamonix Photo Competition, Chamonix International Photo Festival.
Category: Man & Nature (Honey hunter), Highly Commended
• Chamonix Photo Competition, Chamonix International Photo Festival.
Category: Man & Nature (Grindadráp), Highly Commended
2023
• Montier Photo Competition, Montier-en-Der International Wildlife Photography Festival.
Category: Graphics, form & matter of nature (Eroding iceberg), Highly Commended
• Montier Photo Competition, Montier-en-Der International Wildlife Photography Festival.
Category: Man & Nature (Tour operator vs. wilderness), Highly Commended
2021
• Politiken Newspaper, (Kom du bare), voted among best photo stories 2021 by Politiken’s readers.
2020
• Montier Photo Competition, Montier-en-Der International Wildlife Photography Festival,
Category: Man & Nature (Grindadráp), Highly Commended
2016
• BBC Wildlife Photographer of the year Competition
Category: Landscape (Dragon blood trees) Picture to second round and highly noticed for its composition.
2014
• Recognitions of achievement for the promotion of cultural life in the Occitanie region, France.
2011
• Photo Competition, Département des Pyrénées-Orientales, Category: Water (Nyer), Winner.
2009
• Book Review: Atlantique Nord book, Editions Cacimbo. Recommendation & highly commended.
Les librairies Sauramps ( bookstore chain)
2008
• Grand Prix, Annual Photo Competition, Édition 2008 du concours photo de la ville de Collioure.
2007
• Photo Competition, Festival International de Photo de Montagne et de Nature, Pralognan-la-Vanoise, France.
Category: Landscape (Lac Blanc), Winner
2006
• Prix, Annual Photo Competition, Édition 2006 du concours photo de la ville de Collioure.
BOOKS
• Mowal - Honey gatherers of Sundarbans (2026)
• Luangwa Valley, Zambia (2025)
• Nagaland - The last honey gatherers (2024)
• Antarctica - face to face with a vast wilderness (2023)
• Greenland (2021)
• Îles Féroé - l’Archipel aux oiseaux (2020)
• Nature secrète en Pays Catalan (2015)
• Atlantique Nord / North Atlantic (2009)
• Les parcs nationaux de France (2007)
• Histoire des Gorges du Verdon (2001)
• L’arbre Familier en Provence (2001)
Photo credits (top left/clockwise) : Colorado, USA ©C. Albin. Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland ©J. Chemnitz. Mykines island
©MNJ. Luangwa, Zambia ©Hélène Jacques. Sundarbans, Bangladesh ©F. Hossain. Streymoy, Faroe Islands©MNJ.
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