Profoto Series
Illuminating earth’s wonders with
Mattias Klum
We are very proud to announce Profoto's collaboration with Mattias Klum, a distinguished artist, photographer, filmmaker, and conservationist.
He uses his evocative storytelling and visual artistry to connect humanity with nature. A National Geographic Photographer and Explorer since 1991, Klum has crafted 13 cover stories for the reputed magazine, directed 12 documentaries, and published 17 books co-authored with esteemed scientists and luminaries like Johan Rockström and Jane Goodall. Honored with numerous awards, including Sweden's royal medal, an honorary doctorate and a Young Global Leader nomination,
Mattias Klum’s global lectures and exhibits inspire conservation and appreciation for the natural world and ethnic minorities in peril. His photographs have been shown in one-man exhibitions at renowned museums, galleries, and international events across the United States, Norway, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Japan, Botswana, Spain, China, Italy, and Great Britain.
In this first part of the Profoto series, we get invited to take part of Mattias Klum new art and book project in the rainforest of Brazil’s Mata Atlântica—an ecosystem far less known than the Amazon, yet every bit as ancient, as intricate, and even more endangered.
Sculpting light where silence speaks
” In the quiet, breathing green rainforest of Brazil’s Mata Atlântica—an ecosystem far less known than the Amazon, yet every bit as ancient, as intricate, and even more endangered—I’m shaping a new art and book project unlike anything I’ve done before. This place hums with life found nowhere else on Earth, a mosaic of species clinging to the last fragments of a once-vast kingdom. To echo its complexity, I need total creative freedom—a symphony of tools that allow me to sculpt with light, shadow, and silence. With Profoto as part of my process, I can respond to the forest’s shifting moods with precision and intuition. In a realm where the extraordinary is everyday, I want every frame, every word, to carry the weight and wonder of what’s at stake.”
Mattias Klum
Artist, photographer and filmmaker
Photo: Mattias Klum
Mattias Klum
Photo: Mattias Klum