Fernando Lessa

Fernando is an outdoor storyteller, drawing from his passion for outdoors sports, rivers and oceans. With a biology degree and master’s degree in photography, he specializes in documenting the relationship between humans and mother nature. With a background in commercial photography, Fernando has strong experience in the field, having worked on projects in a wide variety of areas, including the untouched Amazon Rainforest of Brazil, the unique Brazilian Savannah, and the Pacific Northwest. The Urban Salmon Project is Fernando’s first project in North America followed by “ The Heart of the Fraser.”

Stories by Fernando Lessa

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