PEDRO ALCÁNTARA

My great passion...  nature; as long as I can recall I have been performing outdoor disciplines and activities that have helped me much in my life and so it continues to be, embracing nature in its purest form.

It is a fact that our place of birth marks us forever. Being born in Andújar, in a village located in the heart of the Nature Park, has been without a doubt a key factor in my choice of my way of life. Thus, from my initial training as an expert mountain guide, I have been professionally working in the field of environmental education for more than twenty years, working permanently on the Iberian Imperial Eagle and Iberian lynx recovery projects, which nowadays enjoy special attention in this nature park recognized worldwide for its conservation efforts.

My first approach to the world of photography was its aerial mode. I've flown this park so many times that I know it like the back of my hand, on countless occasions equipped with camera as a  paragliding and paramotor pilot, however, in recent years, the wildlife and landscape photography has been my great discovery. Through the lens one can capture the unique and magical moment that gives us the purity of nature, for me a shocking experience and a way of feeling the beauty with your fingers.