Diego L. Sánchez

As a former biologist and a nature photographer, I always tried to blend science and art to learn and show the Earth’s natural secrets.

Having lived in the Canary Islands for many years, I worked closely with the University of La Laguna and the Tenerife Museum of Nature and Archeology, providing images to support the visual aspects of several scientific projects. I was also fortunate enough to produce a photo library of the most emblematic national park in the archipelago, a task that culminated with the book El Teide National Park (Lunwerg S.L.). Both a photography and a technical book, this work gathers scientific information and a great collection of images that represent all the natural aspects of such an incredible volcanic land.

My photographs have been published in leading editorial and corporate magazines including National Geographic Spain, GEO, and Ronda Iberia, and many of my images also appear in large format books celebrating the natural heritage of the Canary Islands. See the full list in Publications.

I have never stopped travelling around this incredible world, but life, surprisingly, brought me to British Columbia, Canada—another paradise to explore and photograph, and a new door to awe and joy.

Photography has been a passion for my entire life, and I simply love every aspect of it. Searching for light and capturing moments became an obsession a long time ago, and I just can’t stop expanding my horizons beyond any particular discipline or technology. From the Kalahari Desert to the Himalayas, or from the streets of Vancouver to the Rocky Mountains, there’s always so much to discover through the viewfinder of my camera or the screen of my cell phone.