Canon EMEA Ambassador Programme

Meet Canon brand Ambassadors in the field of photography and videography from across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Meet our Ambassadors

Read Canon Ambassadors' stories and learn from the experts in the field.

Adam Trzcionka

Specialising in wedding photography and based in Krakow, Poland, Adam captures the client’s special day in a creative, documentary style with a combination of black and white and colour images.

Aïda Muluneh

Ethiopian photographer Aïda Muluneh is the founder and director of Addis Foto Fest, East Africa’s first international photography festival, and is a celebrated artist too with permanent collections held at the National museum of African Art/Smithsonian and The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA).

Alessandro Trovati

Milan-based Alessandro has developed a reputation for bold, imaginative, and evocative sports imagery, satisfying a demand from both news and advertising agencies.

Alexander Hassenstein

Ever-present at all the world’s major sporting events, and staff sports photographer at Getty Images, internationally-celebrated German photographer Alexander has an enviable reputation for always getting the killer shot.

Alexandros Grymanis

Alex, who lives in Athens, Greece, studied photography at one of Greece’s leading colleges and has been travelling the world since 2009, working with the action sports industry’s leading brands. He has recently moved into track and field sports, and now works with a variety of clients from different industries.

Alp Korfali

A director of photography based in Istanbul, Alp shoots feature films, TV series, documentaries, music videos and short films. His work includes Baskin (2015), a horror feature film; Kedi (2016), a documentary about an ancient city and its people; and comedy/crime television series Fer (2025).

Amit Eshel

Amit is an acclaimed Israeli wildlife photographer and artist who has been passionate about nature since childhood. He began working life by creating animal-inspired jewellery, but later developed a love of photography that continues today. He is best-known for his images of rare canids and wild cats in remote habitats, as well as for photographing the Nubian ibex in the Negev Desert.

Askar Bumaga

Born in Kazakhstan, Askar is the country's most renowned wedding photographer, celebrated for his ability to capture intimate moments with artistic flair. With his unique blend of creativity and technical skill, he has shot over 500 weddings around the world and has been featured in publications including Harper's Bazaar and Esquire.

Babis Chatzakis

A filmmaker and photographer based in Greece, Babis works in a variety of genres including travel, lifestyle, fashion and automotive work. Focused on emotion, movement and atmosphere, he creates short form and campaign content for hospitality, lifestyle, sports and tech brands.

Brent Stirton

This South African documentary photographer’s powerful images challenge us all to do something about the difficult scenes he captures.

Carmen & Ingo Leitner

Carmen & Ingo Photography are a husband and wife team based in Austria. Sharing a love of travel, they have been working internationally as destination wedding photographers since 2006.

Chris Fallows

Born in South Africa, Chris is a fine art wildlife photographer with more than 25 years’ experience. He is best known for his iconic great white shark images and intimate wildlife photographs shot in all three realms – ocean, air and earth. His approach and techniques bring drama and emotion to both his underwater and terrestrial imagery.

Claire Droppert

A Dutch photographer and visual artist based in Rotterdam, Claire captures the beauty of nature in remote and empty places through her distinctive approach to 'silence photography', creating minimalist, dreamy and ethereal images. Her work has been exhibited internationally, featured in major publications and media worldwide, and been commissioned by leading brands.

Dani Connor

Born in the UK and passionate about wildlife and photography since childhood, Dani’s career began in 2020 when she filmed a family of orphaned red squirrel kits in Sweden. The video went viral and since then she has developed a successful career in wildlife photography and video.

Donatella Nicolini

Donatella is an Italian portrait photographer based in Milan, and she specialises in classic studio maternity portraiture. Her signature style blends fashion photography with fine art portraiture. Her awards include the Societies of Photographers' Maternity Photographer of the Year award in 2020.

Eddie Keogh

British sports photographer Eddie has shot a huge range of action-packed events and offers eye-opening new perspectives on whatever he’s captured.

Ellie Rothnie

An internationally acclaimed wildlife photographer and a tour leader, speaker and competition judge, Ellie has an enduring love of bird and animal portraiture. She has photographed in her native UK, mainland Europe, East Africa, Japan, Central America and the USA, and her use of natural light, backgrounds and foregrounds creates elegant and timeless images.

Emre Oktay

Based in Istanbul, Emre has been a professional sports photographer for Turkey's leading newspaper, Hürriyet, since 2002. He has twice won the prestigious Sports Photo of the Year award given by the Photojournalists Association of Turkey, in 2013 and 2018.

Evely Duis

Dutch photographer Evely finished her second photography education in 2017. Since then, she has developed her career as a conceptual fashion and portrait photographer and now has a long list of commercial and editorial clients around the world.

Fabio Mirulla

Spontaneity and creativity combine in the work of this wedding photographer based in Tuscany, Italy. His awards include the International Society of Professional Wedding Photographers' (ISPWP) Photographer of the Year 2019 and This is Reportage Photographer of the Year 2019.

Hamoudi Laggoune

Hamoudi is a Franco-Algerian cinematographer and visual storyteller with more than two decades' experience in film and image-making. Based between Europe and North Africa, he is passionate about exploring new approaches to cinematography, from Cinema EOS and virtual production to underwater and large-format imaging.

Hans Ngoteya

A passionate wildlife and conservation storyteller from Tanzania, Hans is dedicated to making a difference through his work. As a co-founder of Ngoteya Wild, he has directed award-winning documentaries that highlight the beauty and importance of nature. He received Jackson Wild's Rising Star Award in 2023.

Heidi Rondak

Working for commercial clients as well as high-profile magazines, Heidi is a freelance fashion photographer and video director based in Berlin, Paris and Stockholm. In recent years, her work has won several prizes in the fashion category of the Fine Art Photography Awards.

Helen Bartlett

London-based portrait photographer Helen uses black-and-white photography in natural settings to perfectly capture the unique spirit in every family she works with.

Horia Stan

Horia is a Romanian photographer, filmmaker and creative director working at the intersection of fashion, commercial storytelling and cinematic image-making. His work combines strong visual aesthetics with narrative-driven content and real-world production, developed in close collaboration with fashion brands and commercial clients.

Jack Lodge

Landscape and nature photography are Jack's two main passions, encompassing the entire creative journey, from planning and time in the field to processing and final print. Based in the south-west of England, he is a professional photographer, educator and speaker, capturing landscapes and wildlife through a love of light, atmosphere and the ever-changing seasons.

Jaime de Diego

Jaime is among Spain’s best action photographers, with over 15 years’ experience of working for an impressive variety of international brands and publishers.

Jan Stria

Jan is a photographer, adventurer, traveller and nature lover from the picturesque region of Eastern Bohemia, Czech Republic, and he has photographed beautiful landscapes, impressive wildlife, macros and portraits. For the unique atmosphere his photographs exude, Jan does not hesitate to sacrifice comfort, giving his images personality and "soul".

Jb Liautard

French photographer Jb (Liautard) has over 10 years' experience in the action sports industry, shooting sports, commercial, editorial or adventure for brands and magazines. He's best known for his work about mountain biking, which has earned him numerous international awards.

Joel Santos

Portuguese photographer and filmmaker Joel Santos tells compelling stories of remote cultures and vanishing traditions. Travel Photographer of the Year 2016, he has created acclaimed TV documentaries for SIC.

Jonas Classon

An award-winning Swedish photographer who specialises in photographing birds around the world, Jonas aims to use his work to strengthen the bond between people and nature.

Jorge Ferrari

Based in the United Arab Emirates, Jorge has been a professional photographer for more than 30 years. Specialising in action and commercial work, he shoots everything from big sporting events to corporate work and portraits.

Jovana Rikalo

Cinematic, dream-like imagery and a storytelling approach are central to the work of this Serbian fine art and portrait photographer. Her images often feature handmade sets and custom-designed dresses. Working with international brands, designers and creative teams, she produces commissions, commercial projects and personal fine art series.

Julia Blumenthal and Gil Gropengießer

Known for their lively, atmospheric and honest style, German duo Julia and Gil are destination wedding photographers who love nothing more than exploring breath-taking landscapes and capturing the connection between two people on the best day of their lives.

Julien Laurent-Georges

This visually-inventive French wedding and fashion photographer's work combines a documentary approach with an artistic, fashion-influenced aesthetic. He's the founder of wedding photo and video studio Photocamex and has received several prestigious wedding photography industry awards for his work.

Julia Roger-Veyer

An adventure and sports photographer based in Chamonix, France, Julia has a passion for mountainous environments and, in her words, “the play of light, the atmosphere and the texture of the rock, snow and ice”. She shoots sports such as mountaineering, climbing, ice climbing, skiing and snowboarding.

Kakha Mshvidobadze

Kakha is a Tbilisi-based cinematographer, photographer and lighting specialist with many years' industry experience. He has worked as a director of photography on several popular Georgian television series, as a cinematographer on documentary films and in sports media. He is also an active documentary and portrait photographer.

Linda Stulic

Since graduating from the Photo Academy in Amsterdam in 2011, Linda has established herself as a successful fashion, portrait and commercial photographer and creative director. Based in her studio at the Hotel de L'Europe in Amsterdam, she is regularly commissioned by international brands, artists and magazines.

Lorenz Holder

Multi Red Bull Illume award-winning photographer, Lorenz, based in Freising, Germany, specialises in images of action sports combined with landscape and architectural photography.

Magnus Wennman

Magnus is one of Sweden’s most successful photographers, having worked in over 60 countries and is best known for his photojournalism.

Maja Moan

Maja is a commercial, music and portrait photographer based in Oslo, Norway. Her work, shooting for leading brands, editorial clients and internationally renowned artists, takes her around the world. She has toured as a photographer with artists including Burna Boy and Nicky Romero, and was the official photographer commissioned to document the Norwegian Royal Wedding in 2024.

Marcel Mettelsiefen

BAFTA and Emmy award winner and Academy Award-nominated Marcel is a director, cameraman, photographer and producer with a background in photojournalism. He has photographed in Syria more than 25 times, and is the co-founder of zenith, a German magazine about the Middle East and Arab world.

Marco Longari

Italian-born Marco has travelled widely in his photojournalistic career, particularly covering stories in Africa and the Middle East. He currently lives in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he is head of photography in Africa for Agence France-Presse (AFP).

Mateusz Wajda

An accomplished director of photography and producer based in Poland, Mateusz has over 20 years' international experience in his field. Known for delivering high-quality cinematic visuals, he specialises in documentary filmmaking but also works on narrative feature films.

Martin Bissig

Combining his three greatest passions; travelling, biking and photography, Swiss born Martin is an internationally renowned bike photographer with an enviable client base and large network within the sports industry.

Marisa Raquel Casqueira Vitorino Martins

Passionate about families, Marisa, based in Lisbon, Portugal, specialises in shooting natural, spontaneous documentary-style family sessions and weddings. She was named one of the Top 10 Photographers in the World 2022 by international photography community This is Reportage: Family.

Martina Wärenfeldt

Swedish photographer Martina specialises in beautiful, atmospheric fine art portraits that take inspiration from paintings by the Old Masters. She has won over 100 awards for her work, including Portrait Photographer of the Year in Sweden for three consecutive years.

Massimo Sestini

One of Italy's most renowned news photographers, Massimo began his career in the 1980s and has since covered a number of major international news stories. His awards include second prize in the General News category of the 2015 World Press Photo contest.

Meeri Matilda Koutaniemi

Meeri is a Finnish photographer, journalist and filmmaker who was born in Lapland and now lives between Finland and Mallorca. In her work, she focuses on human rights, especially from the perspectives of identity, activism and integrity. She has documented stories of resilience and survival in more than 70 countries.

Michel d'Oultremont

Born and raised in Belgium, Michel was fascinated by the natural world from an early age and became a professional photographer in 2016. He won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Rising Star Portfolio Award in both 2014 and 2018.

Mohammad Murad

Mohammad is a wildlife photographer with a special interest in bird photography. His striking and creative work, mainly shot in his home country of Kuwait as well as several countries from Europe and Africa, has won him prizes in numerous high-profile wildlife photography competitions.

Naim Chidiac

A Lebanese sports and action photographer currently living in the United Arab Emirates, Naim is also a professional skier and kitesurfer. He has covered hundreds of extreme sports and motorsports events around the world and his portfolio is filled with spectacular action images.

Nanna Heitmann

A German/Russian documentary photographer, currently based in Moscow, Nanna's work deals with isolation and how people react to, and interact with, their environments. She received The Ian Parry Scholarship Sunday Times Award for Achievement in 2019.

Nicolai Deutsch

German filmmaker Nicolai specialises in underwater filmmaking, highlighting nature across the globe. The experienced diver finds joy in exploring the mysteries of the ocean, and creates captivating videos that provide the rest of the world with a new perception of life in the waters.

Nina Zimolong

An internationally acclaimed photographer based in Cape Town, Nina is recognised for her exceptional work in the realms of fashion, commercial, and fine art photography. She has earned a reputation for capturing extraordinary moments and crafting captivating visual narratives.

Nora Awolowo

Nora is an award-winning Nigerian cinematographer, filmmaker, photographer and visual storyteller. She became passionate about photography while at university before transitioning into filmmaking. Her work spans documentary, film and visual storytelling, including directing the FIFA original documentary Nigeria: The Debut and serving as cinematographer and producer on the feature film Red Circle (2025). Her work has earned recognition both locally and internationally.

Pablo Laguia and Ana Gómez

Inspired by documentary and fashion photography, Pablo and his wife Ana's destination wedding and elopement photography has simplicity, spontaneity and sincerity at its heart. They currently live in Alicante, Spain.

Paolo Verzone

Italian photojournalist Paolo is known for his long-term documentary photo projects, which have been featured in publications such as Time, Newsweek, The Sunday Times Magazine and the Wall Street Journal.

Pascal Maitre

French-born photojournalist Pascal records traditions, conflicts and politics in Africa. His 2012 book Amazing Africa collected his favourite images from over 30 years.

Raïs De Weirdt

Belgian destination wedding photographer Raïs has photographed over 200 weddings, been published internationally and won over 100 photography awards, including the Federation of European Professional Photographers' Young Photographer of the Year 2021. She is also a jury member, keynote speaker, guest writer and a board member of the Belgian Association of Photographers.

Rebecca Carpenter

Rebecca is an award-winning UK-based destination wedding photographer with nine years' experience worldwide. She's known for capturing emotive and joyful imagery with an editorial eye. She is also a passionate educator, creating content on YouTube and mentoring photographers individually and in groups.

Richard Heathcote

In a long and successful career, UK-based Richard has covered numerous major sporting events including several Olympic Games, FIFA World Cup and Rugby World Cup tournaments. His awards include being the overall winner in the 2020 World Sports Photography Awards.

Rowan Johnson

Rowan is the managing director of Southpoint Films, a video production company based in Southampton, UK. His work covers the spectrum of videography, multicam and live production. From high-impact marketing films to complex live events, Rowan bridges the gap between creative vision and technical execution.

Santi Palacios

Santi is a renowned Spanish photojournalist and editor-in-chief of Sonda Internacional, whose hard-hitting work focuses on migration, conflicts and human ecology and has been published in major magazines and newspapers worldwide. He has been recognised with prizes including a World Press Photo award and Spain’s National Photojournalism Award two years running.

Sascha Hüttenhain

Creative and technically accomplished lifestyle, fashion, advertising, dance and portraits all feature in the diverse portfolio of this German photographer based in Frankfurt and Siegen.

Sébastien Devaud

Sébastien shoots video for major broadcasters in his native France, as well as producing commercials and music videos for clients across the globe.

Sébastien Salamand dit Le Turk

Sébastien, known professionally as Le Turk, is a photographer, director, set designer and set builder who creates highly imaginative fantasy images and films inspired by classical art, burlesque and cinema. He has published two collections of photographs: Opera Mundi (2015) and La Garenne du Prince (2022).

Seibou Traoré

Based in Ivory Coast, West Africa, Seibou is a versatile photographer whose extensive work includes fashion, reportage and advertising, but he mainly specialises in celebrity portraits. A Canon certified trainer since 2019, he was the official photographer of the President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire for 11 years (2011-2022).

Thomas Nicolon

A French photographer, filmmaker and National Geographic Explorer, Thomas's work focuses on wildlife conservation in tropical rainforests. Working with newspapers, magazines and conservation organisations, his assignments document endangered species, the communities living alongside them, and the rangers, scientists and conservationists working to protect threatened ecosystems.

Tomáš Třeštík

Tomáš is a Czech photographer and photography teacher based in Prague, specialising in portraits and advertising. He works for leading Czech advertising agencies and magazines but also likes to photograph everyday life in the city, on his travels and is well known for shooting portraits of both famous and non-famous people on his studio balcony.

Tristan Schäfer

Tristan is a creative director and entrepreneur running companies specialising in content creation and documentary filmmaking, based in South Africa. A hybrid shooter, his photography and videography range from commercial and documentary work to wildlife and fashion, and everything in between.

Ulla Lohmann

German documentary, expedition and adventure photographer Ulla is always looking for incredible opportunities to pit her wits – and her cameras – against the elements.

Vladimir Rys

Born and raised in Prague, Czech Republic, Vladimir has been a professional sports photographer since 1996. Since then he has covered sports, reportage, portraiture and commercial photography but has specialised in shooting Formula 1 motor racing since 2005.

Wanda Martin

London-based but with roots in Hungary, Wanda’s saturated and romantic images grace the pages of major fashion magazines, style bibles and music magazines alike.

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