Otto Pfister (naturalist)
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Otto Pfister is a nature photographer with particular expertise on
the wildlife of Ladakh
, India
. While working in India for over 12 years with the
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
, he was an avid bird
photographer in his free time, eventually transitioning to a naturalist with
strong interests in biodiversity monitoring and conservation.
Pfister is the author of Birds and Mammals of Ladakh (2004) and co-author of A Photographic Guide to the Birds of the Himalayas
(1998). He has also authored, with Bikram Grewal
and Bill Harvey, A Photographic Guide to the Birds of India (2002).
His favourite lens is Nikkor
500 mm/f4.
Born in Switzerland
, Pfister has lived in different parts of the world,
currently making his home in Colombia
.
the wildlife of Ladakh
Ladakh
Ladakh is a region of Jammu and Kashmir, the northernmost state of the Republic of India. It lies between the Kunlun mountain range in the north and the main Great Himalayas to the south, inhabited by people of Indo-Aryan and Tibetan descent...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. While working in India for over 12 years with the
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation is an office-level agency in the federal administration of Switzerland, and a part of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs...
, he was an avid bird
photographer in his free time, eventually transitioning to a naturalist with
strong interests in biodiversity monitoring and conservation.
Pfister is the author of Birds and Mammals of Ladakh (2004) and co-author of A Photographic Guide to the Birds of the Himalayas
Himalayas
The Himalaya Range or Himalaya Mountains Sanskrit: Devanagari: हिमालय, literally "abode of snow"), usually called the Himalayas or Himalaya for short, is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau...
(1998). He has also authored, with Bikram Grewal
Bikram Grewal
Bikram Grewal is an Indian birdwatcher from Delhi. he has participated in the writing of several photographic guides to Indian birds.-References:...
and Bill Harvey, A Photographic Guide to the Birds of India (2002).
His favourite lens is Nikkor
Nikkor
Nikkor is the brand of lenses produced by Nikon Corporation, including camera lenses for the Nikon F-mount.thumb|right|Nikko parent company brand, from which the Nikkor brand evolved....
500 mm/f4.
Born in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, Pfister has lived in different parts of the world,
currently making his home in Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
.