{"id":24827,"date":"2026-02-03T12:44:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T12:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.binauralmedia.org\/news\/arquivo\/24827"},"modified":"2026-02-18T15:32:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T15:32:54","slug":"exposicao-big-cats-camera-traps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.binauralmedia.org\/news\/en\/arquivo\/24827","title":{"rendered":"Exhibition \u201cBig Cats & Camera Traps\u201d at Laf\u00f5es Cult Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"

EXHIBITION \u201cBIG CATS & CAMERA TRAPS\u201d
\n\u201cBig Cats & Camera Traps\u201d<\/p>\n

February 7 to 28, 2026
\nEspa\u00e7o Laf\u00f5es Cult Lab, Vouzela<\/p>\n

Opening: February 7, at 11:15 a.m.<\/p>\n

Binaural Nodar is pleased to once again partner with Insitu – Vouzela Nature Image Festival, promoted by the Municipality of Vouzela, by hosting the exhibition \u201cBig Cats & Camera Traps\u201d by renowned German photographer Sascha Fonseca at the Laf\u00f5es Cult Lab space.<\/p>\n

Born in Germany, with Portuguese ancestry, Sascha Fonseca is a wildlife photographer known for his pioneering use of camera trap systems that reveal the intimate lives of some of the world’s most elusive animals. Attracted to big cats because of their expressive eyes and distinct personalities, his work reflects a deep respect for wildlife and their natural habitats. The Big Cats & Camera Traps exhibition features images from Sascha’s multi-year projects, including acclaimed series such as Land of the Snow Leopard and Fairytale Forest.<\/p>\n

His fascination with wildlife began in childhood and reached a turning point in 2018 when he photographed Bengal tigers (Panthera tigris tigris) at night using camera traps near the Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve in India.<\/p>\n

Since then, he has worked in some of the world’s most remote regions, documenting iconic species such as the snow leopard (Panthera uncia)\u2014found in major mountain ranges of Central and South Asia, such as the Himalayas, Karakoram, Hindu Kush, Pamir, Tien Shan, Kunlun, and Altai, distributed countries such as Afghanistan, China, India, Nepal, and Mongolia\u2014and two species that coexist in the temperate forests of the Russian Far East: the Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica), whose wild population is concentrated mainly in the Sikhote-Alin mountain range, in the Primorye region and northeastern China, and the Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis), native to the mountains of Primorye and the adjacent provinces of northeastern China, where both species share the same habitat.<\/p>\n

Featured in numerous international publications and exhibitions, his photographs seek to inspire greater awareness, empathy, and lasting protection of wildlife and their fragile habitats.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhere the eyes go, the heart will follow.\u201d
\n\u201cWhere the eyes go, the heart will follow.\u201d<\/p>\n

Binaural Nodar is a cultural organization supported by the Portuguese Republic – Culture, Youth, and Sports | Directorate-General for the Arts.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":24828,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1184],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t