Lana Tannir is a nature photographer, science storyteller, and biologist from Croatia, currently based in Munich, Germany. As a National Geographic Explorer, iLCP Emerging League member, and Girls Who Click Ambassador, she has spent the past decade documenting the relationship between humans and nature in remote Arctic regions and marine environments. Through her stories, she aims to advocate for change by raising awareness and advancing education.

Since graduating with a BFA in Film & TV from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and an M.Sc. in Wildlife Biology and Conservation, Tannir has pursued projects on an international scale, collaborating with NGOs, scientific institutes, museums, and wildlife rescues. Her work has been featured in podcasts, interviews, and publications, including National Geographic Germany and Serbia, Terra Mater, Oceanographic Magazine, Wildlife Photographic, Sony Alpha Universe, Sidetracked Magazine, and Female Explorer. Her photographs are also regularly exhibited in Germany and the UK, most recently at photoMUENCHEN 2019.

In 2021, Tannir received an Honorable Mention at the International Photography Awards in the photojournalism category and was named an Emerging Photographer in Landscape Photography by National Geographic Germany. Since 2023, she is serving on the judging panel for Nature TTL’s Photographer of the Year competition. Most recently, she completed her National Geographic Storytelling grant, presenting her work at society’s annual Storyteller’s Summit. In late 2024, she will also be making her first appearance on the TEDx stage as a speaker.