Col de fourrure (Tibet)

Vincent Munier

Col de Fourrure (Tibet), 2016

Inkjet print on Arches cotton paper

100 x 150 cm

Only a few editions left from the total edition of 30.

The Snow Leopard belongs to the big cats. They live and hunt alone in large territories. With the exception of breeding they will avoid contact with others. Alone, they fit the role of an Alpha as a mother that exerts her authority over the cubs.

As winner of many international photography awards and nominees, Wildlife photographer Vincent Munier (1976, Vosges, France) won multiple times the acclaimed BBC Wildlife photographer of the year award – something particular is setting his works apart from other wildlife photography. In resonance with his modest personal character, his works are examples of silence and decidedly rustic.

To be able to approach physically as well as mentally the animals in their own habitat, one needs to know a myriad of behavioural, physiological and psychological traits and how the species adapts to seasonal changes and lights. Munier’s images are also proof of this phenomenon. Since these creatures are the true legitimate inhabitants of nature, it is adamant we as humans have to pay them more respect.

In 2021 Vincent Munier co-directed the film ‘The Velvet Queen’ with Marie Amiguet, about his search with writer Sylvian Tesson for the snow leopard (Panthera uncia). The documentary received the César Award for Best Documentary Film in 2021.