Photographer

Thomas Dressler

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Naturalist and travel photographer Thomas Dressler explores the raw beauty of Africa.

German-born and based in Andalusia, Thomas Dressler travels the vast wilderness of the African continent, from Namibia to Kenya, in search of rare light, unique atmospheres and visually powerful natural scenes.

Self-taught, he started out as a tourist guide before devoting himself fully to photography. His eye, both sensitive and rigorous, captures the majesty of wild animals - lions, giraffes, elephants - as well as the graphic power of desert landscapes, often photographed in low light or from the air. His unique approach combines patient observation, compositional research and immersion in nature.

A prize-winner in international competitions, notably the ND Awards, Thomas Dressler is also the author of several photographic books and regularly collaborates with magazines such as Geo, BBC Wildlife and National Geographic.

His work highlights the richness of biodiversity and the fragile beauty of wild spaces, with a deep commitment to the preservation of living things. Through Thomas Dressler's lens, nature becomes story, silence and emotion.

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Biosphoto | 2498198 | African Elephant (Loxodonta africana). So-called desert elephant. Bull, trying to reach the leaves of an acacia tree. Damaraland, Kunene Region, Namibia. | © Thomas Dressler / Biosphoto
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African Elephant (Loxodonta africana). So-called desert elephant. Bull, trying to reach the leaves [...]
Biosphoto | 1823540 | Male Impala in savanna at sunset Masai Mara Kenya | © Thomas Dressler / Biosphoto
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Male Impala in savanna at sunset Masai Mara Kenya
Biosphoto | 2134093 | Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus taurinus). Female and her newly born calf. During the rainy season in green surroundings. Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa. | © Thomas Dressler / Biosphoto
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Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus taurinus). Female and her newly born calf. During the rainy [...]
Biosphoto | 2436995 | Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus). Female. Has been feeding on a springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis). Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa. | © Thomas Dressler / Biosphoto
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Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus). Female. Has been feeding on a springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis). [...]
Biosphoto | 2046699 | Leopard resting in a tree - Chobe Botswana | © Thomas Dressler / Biosphoto
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Leopard resting in a tree - Chobe Botswana
Biosphoto | 2577458 | Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus). Taking off at a shallow lagoon. Aerial view. Drone shot. Cádiz province, Andalusia, Spain. | © Thomas Dressler / Biosphoto
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Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus). Taking off at a shallow lagoon. Aerial view. Drone shot. [...]
Biosphoto | 1823551 | Sidewinder snake on sand Namib Desert Namibie | © Thomas Dressler / Biosphoto
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Sidewinder snake on sand Namib Desert Namibie
Biosphoto | 2059183 | Burchell's Zebra (Equus quagga burchelli) - Roaming. Etosha National Park, Namibia. This image has been taken with a very high ASA setting, hence the overexposure. | © Thomas Dressler / Biosphoto
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Burchell's Zebra (Equus quagga burchelli) - Roaming. Etosha National Park, Namibia. This image has [...]
Biosphoto | 2150185 | Lion (Panthera leo). Female with four cubs in the first light of the morning. Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa. | © Thomas Dressler / Biosphoto
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Lion (Panthera leo). Female with four cubs in the first light of the morning. Kalahari Desert, [...]
Biosphoto | 2566064 | Suricate (Suricata suricatta). Also called Meerkat. Female with two young at their burrow. On the lookout. Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa. | © Thomas Dressler / Biosphoto
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Suricate (Suricata suricatta). Also called Meerkat. Female with two young at their burrow. On the [...]
Biosphoto | 2437004 | Southern Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa). Fighting males in the dry and barren Auob riverbed, raising a lot of dust. Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa. | © Thomas Dressler / Biosphoto
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Southern Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa). Fighting males in the dry and barren Auob riverbed, raising a [...]
Biosphoto | 2498212 | Ostrich (Struthio camelus). Roaming a sandy desert plain in the last light of the evening. Aerial view. Drone shot. Damaraland, Kunene Region, Namibia. | © Thomas Dressler / Biosphoto
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Ostrich (Struthio camelus). Roaming a sandy desert plain in the last light of the evening. Aerial [...]
Biosphoto | 2566059 | Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis). In the dry bed of the Nossob river. During the rainy season with thunderstorm and lightning. Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa. | © Thomas Dressler / Biosphoto
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Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis). In the dry bed of the Nossob river. During the rainy season [...]
Biosphoto | 2566072 | Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus). Herd at sunrise. Behind them a group of springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis). Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa. | © Thomas Dressler / Biosphoto
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Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus). Herd at sunrise. Behind them a group of springbok [...]