Tag: Adrian Steirn

Photographer Adrian Steirn’s “Pangolin Men” Series

Striking and tender portraits aimed at spreading awareness

Posted by
Posted on
Read — Culture

For Australia-born, South Africa-based Adrian Steirn, capturing the beauty of Africa is intrinsically linked to efforts at protecting the world’s only scaly mammal, the pangolin—of which two species live on the continent. The animal also happens to be among the world’s most trafficked. According to recent statistics, more than one million pangolins have been hunted and killed in the last decade. The illegal trade of animals …

The Rhino That Should Have Never Been Born

Photographer and filmmaker Adrian Steirn captures the miracle of life in the face of illegal poaching and extinction

Posted by
Posted on
Read — Culture

Cape Town-based filmmaker and photographer Adrian Steirn is no stranger to working with icons. The Australian-born Steirn is known equally for his timeless wildlife images as he is his award-winning portraits of world leaders and cultural figures (including the late Nelson Mandela) most recently compiled in his “21 Icons” series. At the start of the new year however, Steirn faced the tragedy of one of …