About.
Photo: Bart Breet
Jasper Doest is a Dutch photographer who creates visual stories that explore the relationship between humankind and nature.
Having majored in ecology, Doest knows human life depends on everything our planet has to offer, yet he recognizes the unsustainable nature of the current human patterns of consumption. As a true believer in the power of photography to initiate positive change, Doest is an International League of Conservation Photographers senior fellow and a World Wildlife Fund ambassador. He is a regular contributor to National Geographic magazine and his accolades include four World Press Photo Awards. In 2023 he was named Environmental Photographer of the Year by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation.
Jasper lectures for the National Geographic LIVE series and has presented at venues such as the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bonn and The Royal Geographical Society in London.
Some selected accolades.
World Press Photo - 2018, 2019 (2x), 2021
Environmental Photographer of the Year, WINNER 2023
Wildlife Photographer of the Year, First prize: 2013, 2019
European Wildlife Photographer of the Year, WINNER 2020; First prize: 2009, 2014, 2015
Pictures Of The Year international, First prize: 2021
Sony World Photography Awards, First prize: 2019
Fritz Pölking Prize: 2021
Travel Photographer of the Year, First Prize: 2013, 2015
Zilveren Camera, Natuur & Wetenschap, First Prize: 2016, 2024, 2025