Canon Europe’s new Ambassadors Programme selects top photographers from around the world who are masters of their craft and have the desire to share their passion for powerful pictures. The Ambassadors are chosen from a wide range of photographic disciplines – news, sport, nature, fashion, portrait and more - from all corners of the world. They are committed, expert Canon users who are universally recognised for their high standards and are highly respected by fellow professionals. Meet the Ambassadors here to discover their photographic inspirations and motivations and view their award-winning photography.
Portrait, fashion and advertising photographer Lorenzi Agius shot to fame with his publicity shots for the movie Trainspotting. He often shoots for style magazines and film companies.
Lorenzo Agius
Voted by the BBC and American Photo magazine as one of the best wedding photographers in the world Jeff Ascough has won over 170 regional, national and international awards.
Jeff Ascough
Frits van Eldik specialises in shooting motorsport, from national events up to Formula 1. He shoots around 45,000 images a year and runs his own motorsport picture agency.
Frits van Eldik
Co-founder of VII Photo agency, Gary Knight's images often chronicle conflict and poverty. He is a two-time winner of Amnesty International’s Photojournalism Award.
Gary Knight
Ziv Koren began as an Israeli army military photographer and in 2003 he became a staff photographer for Polaris Images. He has won Picture of the Year and World Press Photo.
Ziv Koren
Nature photographer Thorsten Milse trained as a graphics designer but decided to pursue a photographic career. He specialises in landscape and wildlife photography.
Thorsten Milse
An editor-at-large of National Geographic, Michael ‘Nick’ Nichols is one of the world’s best wildlife photographers. He has won the World Press Photo Nature competition four times.
Michael Nichols
Brutus Östling became a wildlife photographer in 2005, aged 47. He has produced best-selling wildlife books and was Sweden’s ‘Nature Photographer of the Year’ 2006.
Brutus Östling
Paolo Pellegrin became a full member of Magnum Photos in 2005 and works as a contract photographer for Newsweek magazine. He has won numerous awards for his photojournalism.
Paolo Pellegrin
Jonathan and Angela Scott are award-winning wildlife photographers, broadcasters, writers, and illustrators. Best known for the BBC TV series 'Big Cat Diary'.
Jonathan & Angela Scott
Brent Stirton is senior staff photographer for the Assignment Division of Getty Images. He travels the world shooting for titles such as National Geographic and Newsweek.
Brent Stirton
Advertising, portrait and reportage photographer Vanessa von Zitzewitz has gained a worldwide reputation for her images of high-class jewellery and celebrity portraits.
