Wild Mediterranean Island
Wild Mediterranean Island
A journey through the lens of photographer Daniele Lorrai, featuring a selection of images captured in the heart of Sardinia at its most wild and unknown, far from the world-famous tourist resorts.
Nature, different cultures, animals and biodiversity have always been a source of inspiration for Visionnaire.
Following on from “Animalia” in 2013 and “Affinity” in 2016, from 15 November to 9 December 2019 Wunderkammer Visionnaire is hosting “Wild Mediterranean Island” a journey through the lens of photographer Daniele Lorrai, featuring a selection of images captured in the heart of Sardinia at its most wild and unknown, far from the world-famous tourist resorts.
Lorrai’s photographs offer a special insight into the island’s extraordinary natural wealth. Passion, long hours of hiding and waiting, and an eye for the perfect shot: every encounter with a wild animal arouses primordial instincts that gratify your sight and senses.
Daniele Lorrai’s images offer a convincing feeling of intimacy and connection with increasingly rare, unspoiled nature, which is unlikely to be attainable elsewhere. They represent a tribute to an ancient, unique island that holds a special position in the world’s natural history.
Artist
Daniele Lorrai
Born in 1984 in Sardinia, where he stills lives, Daniele Lorrai has developed his passion for photography and wild animals, in particular for birds of prey, since childhood. He first started to acquire a passion for wild animals and in particular for birds of prey at the start of elementary school, when he began to devour books on wildlife and animal ethology.
Thanks to his father, who was a trout fishing enthusiast, from an early age he began to visit the streams of Gennargentu, Barbagia, Ogliastra and upper Baronia. At the age of 16, after receiving a video camera from his godfather, he started filming his first shots of wild animals. Aged 20, he began to lie in wait in remote areas of Sardinia, havens for many animals that found refuge and isolation there. Subsequently, two friends, Francesco Canu and Massimiliano Piredda, became his companions on many adventures.
In 2014, his amateur passion turned into a career path that led to his classification in fourth place and first in the flying animal category in the 2015 international OASIS WEB CONTEST. In 2017, he was placed fourth with an honourable mention at the 2017 Golden Orchid International Photo Awards.