Draft:Johan Siggesson

Johan Siggesson (born June 11, 1977) is a Swedish nature and wildlife photographer. He has been a category winner in Travel Photographer of the Year, European Wildlife Photographer of the Year and Malta International Photo Awards. He has also been the overall winner of the Scottish Nature Photography Award.

Biography
Siggesson was born in 1977 grew up with his older sister and parents in a middle class family in a residential town of Älvängen 30km north of Gothenburg, Sweden. After finishing the natural science program in high school he signed up for a 3 year college-course of Digital information production at University West where he was introduced to photography and graphic design. For a number of years he followed a career in graphic and web design until 2012, when he went on a photographic Safari to Kenya and fell in love with photography. He decided to change his life goals completely to pursue a career in nature and wildlife photography.

In March 2019 Johan was elected into Naturfotograferna /N. Naturfotograferna /N is an association for Sweden's highest regarded nature photographers established in 1966.

Works
Siggesson had published one book, It is the first book in a planned series of books highlighting Malta's natural history with the aim of raising awareness of the dwindling natural world of the Maltese islands. Marvellous Malta - Where Wild Orchids Grow is a 176-page coffee-table book with a selection of photographs of Malta's wild orchids. .

Notable Photography Awards
2014: Overall Winner – Scottish Nature Photographer of the Year

2014: Winner Bird Category – Scottish Nature Photographer of the Year

2017: Category winner in Travel Photographer of the Year

2018: Category Winner in European Wildlife Photographer of the Year

2018: Silver medal in Moscow International Foto Awards

2019: Bronze medal in Prix de la Photographie, Paris

2020: Category winner in Malta International Photo Award