Overview Michel Roggo

Michel Roggo was born in Fribourg, Switzerland in 1951. He has worked as a professional photographer since 1987. He is Senior Fellow at the iLCP International League of Conservation Photographers. Michel started taking pictures at the age of thirty. Trips abroad quickly followed, including to Alaska, where he observed migrating salmon for the first time. Fascinated by these images, he decided to document them – under water, but without diving, so that he could work independently outside in the bush. He returned to the salmon rivers year after year to refine his technique.
Using the technique he developed for salmon, Michel began photographing other freshwater subjects, focussing more and more on freshwater landscapes, and revealing these unique habitats for perhaps the first time. He has since become an award-winning leader in his field. "We know what coral reefs look like", Michel says, "but what about the creeks, streams, lakes and ponds on our doorstep? I'm always looking for new and interesting scenes with the most dramatic light - a marsh pond, under the ice in a mountain stream, among algae… these habitats are hardly ever seen but they are incredibly beautiful." Michel Roggo still uses remote control systems under water, but at the age of sixty he began shooting pictures while snorkelling. Two years later, he took up diving – in the Siberian Ozero Baykal, the largest and deepest lake in the world.
In 2011, with the experience of more than a hundred expeditions behind him, Michel Roggo launched an ambitious project dedicated to freshwater: The Freshwater Project. In seven years he photographed forty different and spectacular freshwater environments from around the world. The project was supported by the IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Michel Roggo is internationally recognized as a specialist in freshwater photography. He has exhibited his work in over thirty solo exhibitions, and has been a prize winner in competitions such as the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year and European Wildlife Photographer of the Year. More than 24’000 of his pictures have been published by GEO, BBC Wildlife, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC online, mare, ArtMalaysia Magazine, WWF International, Sierra Magazine and more. He was a photographer for Wild Wonders of Europe.
150 Expeditions
2022 British Columbia 2019 Amazon, Greenland, Lapland, Spain, Siberia 2018 Pantanal, British Columbia, Lapland, Spain 2017 Brazil, British Columbia, Antarctica 2016 Pantanal, Siberia, British Columbia, Lapland, Slovenia, Mexico, Lapland 2015 Malawi, Slovenia, Sichuan, Lapland, Buryatia, Romania, Australia, Oman 2014 Greenland, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Romania, Mexico 2013 Siberia, Lapland, Slovenia, China, New Zealand 2012 Pantanal, Croatia, Kamtchatka, Lapland, England, England, Sarawak, Florida 2011 Brazil, Slovenia, Lapland, British Columbia, United Arab Emirates, Florida, Amazon 2010 United Arab Emirates, British Columbia, Lapland, Slovenia 2009 Slovenia, Sweden, Atlantic Canada, Iceland 2008 Slovenia, Sweden, Atlantic Canada 2007 Spain, Slovenia, Sweden, Croatia 2006 Slovenia, Norway, Sweden, British Columbia 2005 Croatia, Norway, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovenia 2004 Croatia, Sweden, Slovenia, Croatia 2003 Cuba, Slovenia 2002 British Columbia, British Columbia 2001 Slovenia, British Columbia, Bolivia 2000 Slovenia, Sweden, Bolivia 1999 Cuba, Slovenia, Cuba, British Columbia, Cuba 1998 Germany, Slovenia, Sweden, Sweden 1997 New Zealand, Slovenia, Haida Gwaii (B.C.) 1996 Austria, Sweden, England, Haida Gwaii (B.C.) 1995 Austria, British Columbia, Amazon 1994 Amazon, Sweden, British Columbia, Amazon 1993 Amazon, British Columbia, Amazon 1992 Norway, Sweden, Norway 1991 Kenia, Alaska, Alaska, Christmas Island 1990 Florida, Sweden, British Columbia, Alaska 1989 Kenia, British Columbia, Alaska 1988 Okavango, Florida, Atlantic Canada 1987 Spain, Yugoslavia, British Columbia 1986 Scotland, Sweden, Norway, British Columbia 1985 Alaska, Galapagos 1984 Alaska, Sweden 1983 Yugoslavia, Alaska 1982 Sweden 1981 Sweden, Kenia
25'000 Published Photographs
Used by clients such as GEO, GEO Special, Mare, BBC Wildlife Magazine, Figaro Magazine, Terre Sauvage, Paris Match, Nature Canada, Alaska Magazine, The National Magazine, Lamborghini Magazine, Airone, DU, Schweizer Illustrierte, Sierra Magazine, Vokrug Sveta, Nanyang Siang Pau, Art Malaysia Magazine, Pacific Discovery, Kosmos, Photographie, Illustré, Schweizer Familie, Natura, Naturfoto, Adventure, British Columbia Magazine, Revue Schweiz, Frankfurter Allgemeine Magazin, Bianco Magazine, Newlook, Camera Natura, Terra, Science, New Scientist, Tonhalle Zürich, Aquatis Hotel, Swisscom, Canon Europe, Transhelvetica, SF Schweizer Fernsehen, TSR Télévision Suisse Romande, ABC News, WWF International, WWF Switzerland, ARKive, IUCN, Presence Switzerland, National Geographic and many others.
50 Individual Exhibitions

2024 Maison de la Rivière, Tolochenaz 2024 La Cabinerie, Fribourg 2023 Photo Münsingen 2022 Eawag aquatic research, Dübendorf 2020 Stadthaus Basel 2020 Animal Park Bern 2020 The House of Museums Olten 2019 Zoological Museum University of Zurich 2019 Museum of Natural History, Basel 2017 Artplay, Saint-Petersburg 2017 Expocenter, Moscow 2017 Castel of Arbon 2017 Museum of Natural History, Fribourg 2017 Seemuseum, Kreuzlingen 2016 Museum of Natural History, Frauenfeld 2015 Galerie Contraste, Fribourg 2014 MuseumsQuartier Tirschenreuth 2013 Soka Gakkai Gallery, Kuala Lumpur 2012 Museum of Natural History, St.Gallen 2012 Taylors’s University, Kuala Lumpur 2011 Ghaf Art Gallery, Abu Dhabi 2011 Higher Colleges of Technology, Fujairah 2010 The Arts House, Singapore 2010 Museum of Natural History, Fribourg 2009 Museum of Natural History, Geneva 2009 Castel of Gruyères, Gruyères 2008 Museum of Natural History, Frauenfeld 2007 Centre Champ-Pittet, Yverdon 2007 Museum of Natural History, Berne 2006 Galerie im E-Punkt, Baden 2006 Naturama, Aarau 2004 Seemuseum, Kreuzlingen 2004 Museum of Natural History, St.Gall 2003 Senslermuseum, Tafers 2003 Museum of Natural History, St.Gallen 2001 Seemuseum, Kreuzlingen 2001 Senslermuseum, Tafers 2000 Museum of Natural History, Lucerne 1999 Seemuseum, Kreuzlingen 1999 Musée du Léman, Nyon 1999 Centre Champ-Pittet, Yverdon 1998 Museum of Natural History, Fribourg 1997 Museum of Natural History, St.Gallen 1996 Senslermuseum, Tafers 1995 Museum of Natural History, Fribourg 1994 Galerie Point-de-vue, Fribourg 1993 Cibachrome Galerie, Fribourg 1991 Cibachrome Galerie, Fribourg
Collective Exhibitions (Selection)

2025 Tulip Festival, Morges 2025 Münsingen Castle Museum 2024 Pro Natura Center, Berne 2021 Musée gruérien, Bulle 2019 Museum of Natural History, Neuchâtel 2019 Museum of Natural History, London 2019 Museum Murten 2018 Senslermuseum, Tafers 2018 UNESCO, New York 2018 Pervozdannaya Rossiya, Central House of Artists, Moscow 2017 Museum of Natural History, London 2016 Art Dialog Festival, Biel 2015 Galerie Leuebrüggli, Langenthal 2014 Museum of Natural History, London 2013 Wild Wonders of Europe, Stockholm 2013 Maison départementale, Belfort 2013 Central House of Artists, Moscow 2012 Swiss Pavilion Expo 2012, Yeosu 2012 Wild Wonders of Europe, Berlin, Madrid 2011 Wild Wonders of Europe, Copenhagen 2011 Kraevedtcheski Museum, Novosibirsk 2011 Museum of Natural History, Olten 2011 Centre Champ-Pittet, Yverdon 2010 Museum of Natural History, London 2010 Wild Wonders of Europe, The Hague, Prague 2009 Musée d'art et d'histoire, Fribourg 2008 Museum of Natural History, London 2008 Museum of Natural History, Fribourg 2007 The Selection, Zurich 2005 Moschti '05, Düdingen 2004 Museum of Natural History, London
Talks (Selection)
2025 SeyonVivant, Chézard-St-Martin 2025 Economic meeting, municipality of Düdingen 2025 Wasser-Agenda 21, Yverdon 2025 Dive Festival Berne 2024 BlueArk, Le Châble 2024 La Maison de la Rivière, Tolochenaz 2024 Farelhaus, Biel/Bienne 2024 Pro Natura Center, Berne 2024 Cercle des Sciences Naturelles du Chablais, Aigle 2024 VSA Swiss Water Association, Basel 2023 Aqua Viva, Lyss 2023 Federal Office for the Environment FOEN, Berne 2023 Photo Münsingen 2022 Banque Raiffeisen Sensetal 2022 Eawag aquatic research, Dübendorf 2022 Netzwerk Bielersee, Bienne 2022 Alliance Française, Basel 2021 International Symposium on Bedload Management, Interlaken 2021 Museum of Natural History, Neuchâtel 2021 Department of Architecture, ETH Zurich 2021 Aqua Viva, Berne 2020 Climate Lunch, State of Fribourg 2020 The House of Museums Olten 2020 Dive Festival Berne 2019 Imperial College, London 2019 Zoological Museum University of Zurich 2019 Museum Murten 2019 Museum of Natural History, St.Gallen 2019 Museum of Natural History, Basel 2019 CMAS swiss diving, Nottwil 2018 University of Berne 2018 Le Jardin de la Photographie, Bremblens 2018 University of Geneva 2018 Aquatis, Lausanne 2018 Museum of Natural History, Basel 2018 Festisub, Neuchâtel 2018 Deltapark Gwatt 2018 Westphalian Horse Museum, Germany 2018 Museum of Natural History, Fribourg 2017 University of Geneva 2017 Golden Turtle Festival, Moscow, Russia 2017 Discovery Days, Laax 2017 Landshut Castle 2017 Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC, Fribourg 2017 Castle Arbon 2017 Museum of Natural History, Fribourg 2017 Federal Office for the Environment FOEN, Berne 2017 MV Ortelius, Antarctica 2016 Gesamtschule Lindental 2016 Naturmuseum Frauenfeld 2015 Cultural night, Langenthal 2013 Museum of Natural History, Fribourg 2013 WiLDspeak at WILD10, Salamanca, Spain 2013 Takaka Community Centre, New Zealand 2012 Museum of Natural History, St.Gallen 2012 Taylors’s University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2012 National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, U.K. 2012 Photoplay, Moscow, Russia 2011 Wildphotos, London, UK 2011 Higher Colleges of Technology, Fujairah, UAE 2008 Wildphotos, London, UK
Awards (Selection)

Wildlife Photographer of the Year : finalist in the years 2019, 2017, 2010, 2008, 2004
European Wildlife Photographer of the Year : finalist in the years 2022, 2010, 2009, 2007, 2006
Golden Turtle: 2013
Nikon Photo Contest International : 1987 (third prize) , 1985 (honorable mention), 1983 (third prize)

Books (Selection)

2023 Aare – alles im Fluss, Weber Verlag 2019 3 Seen, Werd Verlag 2017 AQUA, Werd Verlag 2014 water.switzerland, Werd Verlag 2008 Eau douce, Editions Slatkine 2008 Philosophies, Editions Jouvence 2008 Süsswasser, Paulusverlag 2004 Fischwelt Schweiz (DVD) 2003 Das Senseland, Paulusverlag 2003 Vivre sous l'O (CD-Rom) 2001 Urlandschaften, Paulusverlag 1998 Leben am Fluss, Paulusverlag 1995 Das Leben in einem Fluss, Paulusverlag 1992 Lachs - Salm -Lax, Hädecke Verlag
Media coverage of Michel's work
Television
2025-03-14 : Canal Alpha Interview – Michel Roggo, Photographe (08:19)
2024-12-03 : RTS Téléjournal – Exposition «Michel Roggo dans les eaux du Léman» (02:08)
2022-08-02 : SRF Schweiz aktuell – Fotograf Michel Roggo an der Saane (07:00)
2022-07-22 : RTS – Michel Roggo au Parc du Doubs (04:30)
2022-07-22 : SRF DOK – Michel Roggo im Parc du Doubs (04:30)
2021-05-15 : SR bi de Lüt – Murtens Unterwasserwelt (05:40)
2021-04-21 : RTS Couleurs locales – Le photographe qui révèle la beauté sous la surface de l'eau (03:09)
2020-09-12 : RTS Nos amis sauvages – Michel Roggo invité (05:00)
2019-12-28 : RTS le 12h45 – Exposition des meilleures photos de nature à Neuchâtel (02:07)
2019-06-17 : La Télé Actu Fribourg – Immersion en eau douce (03:52)
2019-04-17 : Radio X Basel – AQUA im Naturhistorischen Museum Basel (10:06)
2018-07-04 : RTS Couleurs d'été – Michel Roggo, photographe spécialiste de l'eau (20:00)
2017-12-07 : SRF Netz Natur – Unsere Verwandten im Wasser (49:59)
2017-08-17 : La Télé L'actu – L'eau douce dans l'oeil de Michel Roggo (02:23)
2017-06-11 : SRF Tagesschau – Ausstellung «AQUA» Naturhistorisches Museum Freiburg (02:06)
2016-05-16 : art-tv – Ausstellung «Süsswasser: Quelle des Lebens» Naturmuseum Thurgau (03:34)
2009-01-25 : SRF Tagesschau – Ausstellung «wasser@greyerz» Schloss Greyerz (02:18)
2007-01-17 : SRF Kulturplatz– Ausstellung «Wasserwelten» Naturhistorisches Museum Bern (00:52)
2004-02-11 : SRF Schweiz aktuell – Foto-Shooting für Schweizer Fische (05:31)
2003-10-21 : RTS Zig Zag Café – L'invité Michel Roggo (49:39)
2002-02-05 : SRF Voilà – Fischfotograf Michel Roggo (05:14)
1996-12-02 : SRF Schweiz aktuell – Porträt Michel Roggo – Ausstellung «Lachs» Senslermuseum Tafers (07:02)
Radio, Podcast
2025-01-16 : RTS L'invité du 12h30 – Michel Roggo présente son exposition «Dans les eaux du Léman» (Audio, 08:50)
2024-08-18 : SRF Regionaljournal – Die überraschenden Unterwasserbilder von Michel Roggo (Audio, 17:14)

2021-08-31 : Aqua Viva Gewässertalk– Unterwasserfotografie in Schweizer Gewässern – Michel Roggo (Podcast, 26:07)
2019-11-11 : SRF 2 Kultur kompakt – «Wildlife Photographer of the Year» Michel Roggo erzählt von seiner Arbeit (Podcast, 21:36)
2019-04-21 : Radio X Basel – Ausstellung «AQUA» im Naturhistorischen Museum Basel (Podcast, 03:10)
2015-12-28 : RTS CQFD – L'invité Michel Roggo (Podcast, 25’53’’)
Internet
2024-11-23 : 24 heures – Immersion esthétique dans les eaux du Léman
2024-07-18 : Tagesanzeiger – In die Aare eintauchen und staunen
2024-04-03 : Die Umwelt – «Meine Natur» mit Michel Roggo
2024-04-03 : L'environnement – «Question de nature» avec Michel Roggo
2023-10-11 : Fr-app– Die Kröte possierte vor meiner Kamera wie Schwarzenegger
2022-08-28 : Radio SRF – Die Aare so spektakulär wie der Amazonas (17:14)
2019-10-17 : SRF 2 Kultur – Wildlife Photographer 2019

2019-10-15 : Natural History Museum – Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2019 Competition
2019-07-18 : The Freshwater Blog – A beautiful underwater world awash with light
2019-04-23 : Radio SRF – Faszinierende Lichtspiele und beeindruckende Tierporträts
2018-10-17 : New Scientist – Still waters: The world's most extraordinary freshwater einvironments
2018-05-04 : SRF Kultur – Die Verlockung zu betrügen ist gross
2017-10-20 : Natural History Museum – Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017 Competition
2014-01-27 : The Freshwater Blog – Michel Roggo's top tips for freshwater photography
2014-01-16 : The Freshwater Blog – Freshwater conservation in pictures with Michel Roggo
2014-01-13 : The Freshwater Blog – Michel Roggo, freshwater photographer and explorer extraordinaire
2013-09-18 : New Scientist – Grizzly cameraman snaps rare shots of swimming bears
2013-03-24 : National Geographic – Dipping Under Unspoiled Rivers
2011-02-01 : Mare – Lachs - vom König zum Knecht
2010-10-18 : Natural History Museum – Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010 Competition
Print Media
2024-12-05 : L'illustré – Lac Léman
2024-12-04 : Freiburger Nachrichten – Michel Roggo und der Blick in die Tiefe
2024-07-11 : La Liberté – En eaux troublantes
2024-07-10 : Schweizer Familie – Auf Tauchstation entlang der Aare
2024-04-11 : Die Umwelt – «Ich liebe schwierige Bedingungen»
2024-03-21 : Tierwelt – Die verborgene Unterwasserwelt der Aare
2024-03-06 : Freiburger Nachrichten – Vom Amazonas an die Sense
2022-12-05 : Tagesanzeiger – Für ihn haben Gewässer eine Seele
2019-07-11 : Schweizer Familie – Unter uns ein Paradies
2019-06-15 : Freiburger Nachrichten – 2 Fotografen setzen 3 Seen in Szene
2018-03-16 : Natura Helvetica – Galerie Michel Roggo
2018-02-22 : Westfalen-Blatt – Allein unter Bären
2018-02-01 : Signals – Underwater photographers in the field
2017-11-22 : Schweizer Familie – Magische Momente
2017-08-10 : Doppelpunkt – Unterwassersommer
2017-08-09 : L'Evénement syndical – Enchantement aquatique
2017-08-07 : La Liberté – «Mon moteur, c'est la curiosité»
2017-07-27 : WOZ – Forellen haben keine Flügel
2016-10-21 : Neue Zürcher Zeitung – Die Welt in ein Rechteck pressen – das ist doch furchtbar!
2016-06-10 : Freiburger Nachrichten – «Wie ein Musiker, der improvisiert»
2016-08-09 : Transhelvetica – Land unter
2016-05-14 : Freiburger Nachrichten – «Ich sage nie, dass etwas nicht geht»
2016-02-23 : Schweizer Familie – «Das Licht, die Stimmung – unbeschreiblich»
2015-04-01 : Border Watch – Natural treasure shared with world
2015-03-05 : Plongée Magazine – Suisse au fil de l'eau
2015-02-19 : La Salamandre – Planètes H2O
2015-01-05 : Schweizer Illustrierte – Fotos fischen
2014-10-31 : Freiburger Nachrichten – «Ich suche das Bild, nicht den Kick»
2014-10-23 : La Liberté – Michel Roggo, sous le signe de l'eau
2014-10-02 : Scuba Diver Ocean Planet – Far away, so close
2014-07-17 : Hörzu Wissen – Reise ins Herz des Eises
2014-07-16 : Saevus Magazine – What lies beneath
2014-07-10 : National Geographic Kids – Bear versus fish
2014-04-04 : Foto – Fiskelycka
2014-02-26 : La Liberté – Un Dzodzet au pays des ours bruns
2014-01-24 : BBC Wildlife Magazine – Portfolio Kamchatka Bears
2013-12-27 : Hörzu Reporter – Zwischen den Welten
2013-12-16 : Globetrotter-Magazin – «Die Süsswasserwelten sind voll versteckter Schönheit»
2013-12-03 : La Liberté – Pêcheur d'images en eau douce
2013-11-07 : Schweizer Familie – Reise ins Herz des Eises
2013-09-01 : Universum Magazin – Die Verwandlungskünstlerin
2013-06-01 : National Geographic Junior – De Kamtsjatka Beer
2012-11-10 : Freiburger Nachrichten – «So viele Bären und Lachse – herrlich»
2012-12-10 : L'illustré – Ours contre saumons - la pêche miraculeuse
2011-10-24 : Vi Menn – Der rødlaksen gyter
2011-04-29 : Tierwelt – Der Bilderfischer
2011-04-14 : Exhibition United Arab Emirates – «Desert Waters» by Michel Roggo
2010-05-16 : Le Matin – Michel Roggo plonge dans l'intimité de nos rivières
2010-04-24 : Singapore Art Gallery Guide – Underwater World by Michel Roggo
2010-04-23 : L'Objectif – Le photographe aventurier d'eau douce
2010-04-07 : L'illustré – Islande - choc tectonique
2008-11-13 : Schweizer Familie – Garten Eden unter Wasser
2008-07-08 : Petri-Heil – Michel Roggo, der Bilderfischer
2006-05-18 : Pro Natura Magazin – «Es ist eine verblüffende Welt»
2004-03-04 : Le Matin – «Jai développé mon propore boîtier étanche»
1995-10-06 : Frankfurter Allgemeine Magazin – Wenn Lachse rot sehen, ist es Zeit für die Liebe
 
Projects (Selection)
2024 - 2025: Lake Geneva in Switzerland and its tributaries - a commissioned work.
2022 - 2023 : Revitalized waters – commissioned work in the canton of Bern, Switzerland.
2021 : The Aare River – a self-assigned project during the coronavirus confinement, Bern, Switzerland.
2021 : Peat Bog – a self-assigned project during the coronavirus confinement, Düdinger Möser, Fribourg, Switzerland.
2020 : Gruyère Mountains – a self-assigned project during the coronavirus confinement, Gruyère Pre-Alps.
2020 : Gruyère Alps Waters – a self-assigned project during the coronavirus confinement, Gruyère Pre-Alps.
2019 : Rio Negro – the flooded Amazon rainforest, Rio Negro Igapó, Brazil.

2019 : Kalaallit Nunaat – the Sermeq Kujalleq and the Kangia Icejord, with aerial and underwater images, Greenland.
2019 : Lapland waters – aerial view of the rivers, creeks, lakes and marhses of Swedish Lapland.
2019 : Ozero Baykal – on and under the ice of the largest, deepest, and oldest lake on earth, Siberia, Russia.
2018 - 2020 : Gorner Glacier – documenting the fast melting glacier with aerial photography, Valais Alps. Switzerland.

2018 - 2019 : Rio Tinto – an extremely acidic river with high levels of iron and extremophile anaerobic bacteria, Andalusia, Spain.
2017 - 2019 : 3 Lakes – commissioned work, the underwater world of the Lakes of Morat, Neuchâtel and Bienne, Switzerland.

2017 : Antarctica – the Antarctic Peninsula, the Ross Sea and Cape Adare with icebergs, glaciers and ice shelfs.

2015 : Lake Malawi – a lake with 1’000 and mostly endemic species of cichlid fish.

2015 : Temnik – spring on a very wild Siberian river, Republic of Buryatia, Russia.

2015 : South Australia – the spring-fed limestone ponds, sinkholes and crater lakes of the Limestone Coast, Australia.

2015 : Oman – the Wadis of the Hajar Mountains, Sultanate of Oman.
2014 - 2016 : Cenotes and Lagunas – in the undergorund of the Mayan territory, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
2014 - 2015 : Danube Delta – exploring the second largest european river delta, Romania.

2014 : Kalaallit Nunaat – the Greenland Ice Sheet and the Sermeq Kujalleq glacier with its icebergs.
2014 : Mosi-oa-Tunya – the world’s largest sheet of falling water, Zimbabwe and Zambia.
2014 : Okavango – the delta of the Okavango river in the Kalahari desert, Botswana.
2013 - 2016 : Ozero Baykal – twenty percent of the world’s freshwater in just one lake, Siberia, Russia.
2013 - 2015 : Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong – two World Heritage Sites of outstanding beauty, Sichuan, China.
2013 : Waters sacred to the Maori – Te Waikoropupu and Rotomairewhenua, New Zealand.
2013 : Gorner Glacier – a spectacular alpine glacier with meltwater channels and lakes, Valais Alps, Switzerland.
2012 - 2018 : Pantanal – the world’s largest tropical wetland, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
2012 : Plitvicka Jezera – the lakes and travertine barriers of Plitvice, Croatia.
2012 : Kuril’skoye Ozero – the Brown bears of the Kurile lake, Kamtchatka, Russia.
2012 : Rijeka Gacka – the springs and headwaters of the karst river Gacka, Croatia.
2012 : Gunung Mulu – in the waters of the rainforest and the caves of Gunung Mulu, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia.
2012 : River Itchen – commissioned work in this chalk stream of outstanding beauty, Hampshire, England, U.K.
2011 - 2018 : Serra da Bodoquena – in the rivers and caves of the Bodoquena mountain range, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
2011 - 2018 : Lapland waters – in the rivers, creeks, lakes and marhses of Swedish Lapland.
2011 - 2022 : Northern Rockies – in the countless rivers, lakes and ponds of the Northern Rockies, British Columbia, Canada.
2011 - 2012 : Florida Springs – in the crystal clear springs of the Floridan Aquifer.
20011 : Rio Negro – the flooded forest of the Rio Negro and its tributaries, Brazil.
2010 - 2011 : Desert Waters – in the Wadis and Mangroves of the United Arab Emirates.
2009 : Iceland – archaic landscapes along the tectonic fissures of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
2008 - 2011 : Swiss Rivers – commissioned work for the WWF Switzerland.
2008 - 2009 : Wild Wonders of Europe – a team of 68 photographers is revealing Europe's amazing natural treasures.
2008 : Mountain waters – commissioned work in the Fribourg Pre-Alps, Switzerland.
2007 - 2008 : Mountain Forest – commissioned work in the Fribourg Pre-Alps, Switzerland.
2004 - 2009 : Waterworlds – a self-assigned project, documenting underwater landscapes from across the globe.
2001 - 2003 : Fish Portraits – eyes, scales, fins and such, studio shots on live fish, Switzerland.
2001 - 2003 : Fish of Switzerland – studio photographs of all the 78 species of fish in Switzerland, with support of the FOEN.
2000 - 2001 : Amazonia – exploring the bolivian part of the Amazonian Rainforest.
1999 - 2002 : Northern Rockies – commissioned work in the northern part of the Rocky Mountains, B.C., Canada.
1999 - 2001 : Unspoiled Landscapes – commissioned work in the pre-alpine region, Fribourg, Switzerland.
1999 : Cuba – 4 expeditions to document the endemic animal and plant species, with support from the WWF International.
1996 - 1998 : Aquatic Life – a self-assigned project about aquatic animals in the Alps, Scandinavia and the Balkans.
1996 - 1997 : Haida Gwaii – the heritage of the Haida people on Haida Gwaii or Queen Charlotte Island, B.C., Canada.
1993 - 1995 : The Flooded Forest – 5 expeditions to Amazonia, with support from the WWF International and the Fondation Ushuaia.
1992 - 2008 : Freshwater Fish – a self-assigned project, particularly in the Alps, in Scandinavia and the Balkans.
1991 : Red Crabs – the mass migration of more than 100 million red crabs across Christmas Island.
1986 - 2009 : Atlantic salmon – a self-assigned project with trips to Scotland, Norway, Spain, Sweden and finally Atlantic Canada.
1983 - 2010 : Pacific salmon – a self-assigned project with 15 trips to Alaska and British Columbia.
Michel Roggo at work – 136 Photographs
Red dots indicate personal favorites

  R-275 Lake of Morat 2019
R-274 Lake of Morat 2019
  R-273 Lake of Morat 2019
R-272 Lake of Morat 2019

R-271 Amazon 2019
  R-270 Greenland 2019
R-263 Greenland 2019
R-262 Greenland 2019

  R-260 Greenland 2019
R-259 Greenland 2019
  R-257 Greenland 2019
  R-256 Baykal 2019

  R-255 Baykal 2019
R-254 Northern Rockies 2017
R-253 Antarctica 2017
R-252 Antarctica 2017

R-251 Antarctica 2017


  R-250 Antarctica 2017


R-249 Antarctica 2017
  R-247 Pantanal 2016

R-246 Lake Baikal 2016
R-244 Lake Baikal 2016
R-243 Lapland 2016
R-242 Lapland 2016

R-241 Lake Malawi 2015
R-240 Lake Malawi 2015
R-239 Lake Malawi 2015
  R-238 Lake Malawi 2015

R-236 Lake Malawi 2015
R-235 Sense River 2015

R-234 Lake Baikal 2015
R-233 Buryatia 2015

R-230 Buryatia 2015
R-228 Buryatia 2015
R-227 Buryatia 2015
R-226 Buryatia 2015

R-225 Buryatia 2015
R-214 Australia 2015
R-222 Danube Delta 2015
R-219 Danube Delta 2015

  R-213 Oman 2015
R-211 Oman 2015
R-210 Danube Delta 2014
R-209 Danube Delta 2014

  R-208 Danube Delta 2014
R-207 Danube Delta 2014
R-199 Okavango 2014
  R-198 Okavango 2014

R-197 Okavango 2014
R-194 Greenland 2014
  R-190 Greenland 2014
R-189 Greenland 2014

  R-188 Greenland 2014
R-183 Greenland 2014
R-182 Greenland 2014
R-181 Greenland 2014

R-179 Zimbabwe 2014
R-178 Zimbabwe 2014
R-176 Mexico 2014
R-174 Mexico 2014

  R-173 Mexico 2014
R-172 Mexico 2014
  R-171 Mexico 2014
R-169 Lake Baikal 2013

  R-168 Lake Baikal 2013
R-167 Lake Baikal 2013
R-166 Lake Baikal 2013
R-165 Lake Baikal 2013

  R-164 Lake Baikal 2013
  R-163 Gorner Glacier 2013
R-161 Gorner Glacier 2013
  R-160 Swedish Lapland 2013

  R-159 Gorner Glacier 2013
R-158 Gorner Glacier 2013
R-157 Gorner Glacier 2013
R-156 Gorner Glacier 2013

R-155 New Zealand 2013
R-153 Pantanal 2012
R-151 Pantanal 2012
R-149 Pantanal 2012

  R-148 Pantanal 2012
R-147 Pantanal 2012
R-146 Pantanal 2012
R-145 Pantanal 2012

  R-144 Kamchatka 2012

R-143 Lake of Morat 2012
R-142 River Itchen 2012
R-130 River Itchen 2012

R-141 Alpine lake, Valais 2012
R-139 Alpine lake, Valais 2012
  R-136 Alpine lake, Valais 2012
R-128 Gunung Mulu 2012

R-129 Gunung Mulu 2012
R-134 Gunung Mulu 2012
R-124 Gunung Mulu 2012
  R-122 Gunung Mulu 2012

R-120 Bodoquena 2011
R-117 Bodoquena 2011
  R-116 Bodoquena 2011
R-115 Bodoquena 2011

R-112 Bodoquena 2011
R-111 Bodoquena 2011
R-109 Verzasca 2011
R-107 Gruyères 2011

R-106 Lapland 2011
R-105 Gruyères 2011
R-100 Amazon 2011
  R-101 Amazon 2011

R-85 UAE 2010
R-83 Lapland 2010
R-82 Lapland 2010
R-94 Switzerland 2008

R-80 London WPY 2008
R-77 Switzerland 2007
R-76 Canada 2002
R-54 Switzerland 2000

R-68 Cuba 1999
R-52 Cuba 1999
  R-95 Amazon 1995
R-27 Amazon 1995

R-34 Amazon 1995
R-32 Amazon 1995
R-28 Amazon 1994
R-96 Amazon 1994

  R-81 Amazon 1994
  R-46 Amazon 1994
R-35 Amazon 1994
R-25 Amazon 1994

R-17 Christmas Island 1991

R-99 Christmas Island 1991
R-18 Christmas Island 1991
R-22 British Columbia 1990

R-58 Kenya 1989

R-60 Okanvango 1988
R-02 Switzerland 1986

R-98 Alaska 1985
       

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