About

Photographer-director, Lionel Prado makes contemplative and immersive films as well as photographic reports that bear witness to his adventures in the field, in the remote and still preserved wilderness. The essence of his work aims to question the place of the wild in our modern societies as well as more generally our relationship to the living.

His creations are inspired by his wild immersions marked by the surpassing of oneself in the great outdoors, where solitude mixes with animal encounters. In these isolated, harsh and extreme environments, a sense of resourcefulness in the middle of nature and good knowledge of autonomy are essential to fully surrender to the heart of the elements.
This passion leads him to set off for explorations ranging from the Himalayas, to the northern European and Canadian territories, passing through his native mountains of Mercantour which, due to his origins, have such a particular resonance of (re)connection.

Whether during committed hikes, on an isolated river in a canoe or in the heart of the extreme landscapes of the polar winter with his sled, his immersions are marked by the duration and the slowness. Through his eyes, he takes you to discover the wild wonders of our living world; those that are difficult to access and that only few of us have the privilege of contemplating.

Passionate about the resilience of the first nation, he also documents the way of life of resilient people he meets during his travels. Convinced that these lifestyles at the antipode of our modern world will be the oases of the world of tomorrow.

At a time when biodiversity is collapsing, these meetings are a way of testifying in favor of other possible paths as well as reconsidering our relationship to living things.

“Placing humans at the heart of natural elements means reconnecting them to the essentials.”

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 Publications

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  • « Dans un monde toujours plus rapide et contrôlé, s’isoler dans la nature est le plus grand des privilèges », publié par La relève et la peste. ( )
  • Illustration de la Méditerranée pour « La nature en bord de mer » published in Delachaux & Niestlé editions.   ( )
  • « Rencontrer un loup, c’est un secret confié par la nature », published on 30millionsdamis. ( )
  • « Alternatives », 18 pages published in La Relève et La Peste. ( )
  • « S'abandonner au sauvage », 20 pages published in Grands Reportages, to talk about Yukon wilderness (CANADA). ( )
  • « Quête introspective », 6 pages published in CAMP - for sleeping under the stars. ( )
  • « Introspective Quest », 10 pages published in the paper Bouts du monde. ( )
  • « Sauvage », 18 pages published in LesOthers vol 8. ( )
  • « Himalaya, en quête d’une cohabitation avec les prédateurs sauvages », 20 pages published in La Relève et La Peste vol. 3. ( )
  • « Rencontre avec les populations nomades de l’Himalaya », published on MrMondialisation. ( )
  • « LADAKH, au pays de la panthère des neiges », published in Terre Sauvage. ( )
  • « Récit d'un voyage contemplatif et solitaire dans le parc du Mercantour », published on Konbini. ( )
  • INTROSPECTION published on Montier-en-Der festival. ( )
  • INTROSPECTION published in « VieVillages ». ( )
  • « Mercantour : une vidéo inédite pour vous reconnecter avec la nature ! », published on Grands Reportages. ( )
  • « Introspection » : un film à la conquête des espaces, published in Nice-Matin. ( )
  • « Dazzling Introspection Movie by Lionel Prado, une véritable bouffée d'air frais », published on Fubiz. ( )
  • « Ce court métrage capture les plus beaux paysages du Mercantour », published on Nice-Matin. ( )
  • « Avec le court-métrage Introspection, Lionel Prado se rapproche de sa vérité intérieure », published on Lesothers. ( )
  • « Fresh Air Club : le nouveau collectif de créatifs passionnés d’aventure », published on Lesothers. ( )
  • « INTROSPECTION », published on Montagnes Magazine. ( )
  • « Un nouveau souffle », published on CanonFrance.   ( )
  • « Lionel Prado photographie l’Himalaya », published on Untitled Mag. ( )
  • « Amazing Pictures of a Two-Weeks Trek in the Himalayas », published on Fubiz. ( )
  • « Adventure #43 : 15 jours de trek dans l’Himalaya », published on Lesothers. ( )
  • « Sur les traces du léopard des neiges dans l’Himalaya », published on Konbini. ( )
  • « 5 comptes Instagram à suivre #6 : les photographes animaliers », published on Lesothers. ( )

    •  Prizes 

  • 2016 : Laureate of the « Bourse Iris » awarded at the Montier-en-Der Photo Festival (2016). ( )

    • Conferences

  • 2019 - Nantes - Festival Nature Nomade : The return to the wild ( )
  • 2017 - Paris : Festival Talents Nomades -  « Tell a story with photography » @Fujifilm @LesOthers ( )
  • 2018 - Salon de la Photo - Paris : Grandes Rencontres. ( )

    •  Selections

  • S’ABANDONNER AU SAUVAGE (2021) :

    • Festival Objectif Aventure par Terdav, 2023, Paris, France.
    • Cimalpes – 13es Rencontres de la Cinémathèque de Montagne 2021, GAP, France.
    • Terre Sauvage Festival 2021, La clarée, France.
    • (Trailer) Kendal Mountain Festival 2019, UK.
    • (Trailer) Peebles outdoor 2019, UK.
    • (Trailer) FICMUS – Festival Internacional de Cine de Montaña Ushuaia Shh 2018, Argentine.
    • (Trailer) MFHF – POPRAD 2018, Slovaquie.
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  • INTROSPECTION (2016) :

    • Mountainfilm Graz (Austria – 2016)
    • FICMUS – Festival Internacional de Cine de Montaña Ushuaia Shh (Argentina – 2016)
    • Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival (Nepal – KIMFF – 2016)
    • MFHF – POPRAD (Slovakia – 2016)
    • Mezinárodní horolezecký filmový festival (Czech Republic – 2016)
    • Bansko Film Fest (Bulgaria – 2016)
    • “Un court tournable”, Paris (France – 2016)
    • Festival Talents Nomades @Fujifilm, Paris (France – 2017)
    • Festival Nature Nomade, Nantes (France – 2019)
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    • Exhibitions

  • 2018 : Exhibition at the 22nd international festival of wildlife photography and nature. ( )

    • Clients & Partners