National Geographic Contributor, Conservation Photographer

Sergio Pitamitz is a travel and wildlife photographer, National Geographic contributor, and Fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP). After an early career as a travel photojournalist, he expanded his focus to wildlife and conservation, dedicating nearly two decades to documenting global biodiversity, with a particular emphasis on African wildlife, big cats, and the polar regions.

His work has taken him to all seven continents, and his photography has been published in National Geographic Magazine, National Geographic Traveler, National Geographic Books, BBC Wildlife, Geo Magazine, The New York Times, CNN, The Washington Post, Travel + Leisure, and other international outlets.

He is the author of Wild Africa (2016) and Nature Photography: The Art of Portraying and Narrating Nature (2024), co-authored with photo editor Lello Piazza and published by Apogeo-Feltrinelli. His writing and photography reflect a long-term commitment to visual storytelling in service of conservation and a deeper understanding of the natural world.

Sergio’s work has received several major distinctions, including first place in the Environmental category of the NPPA Best of Photojournalism Awards (2016) and third place in the Science Story category (2025). He is also Chairman of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation’s Environmental Photography Award and Producer of SIPA Talks, a programme of lectures and interviews featuring leading international photographers held during the Siena International Photography Awards Festival in Italy.

With more than 30 years of experience travelling across the globe, Sergio continues to share stories from the field as part of his work with National Geographic and other outlets. He lives in the Northern Italian Lake District with his wife and two children, and also spends time in Menton on the French Riviera. Fluent in French, Italian, and English, and conversational in Spanish, he works comfortably across languages and cultures.