== Awards ==
== Awards ==
In 2023, Deschandol won the “Other Animals” category at the China Wildlife Image and Video Competition with an image of two wasps, already awarded in London in 2020. He also received the “Excellence Award” in the Plants and Fungi Group category for a photograph of a “zombie weevil”, previously recognised in England in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |last=Derouet |first=Laurent |title=Le photographe animalier havrais Frank Deschandol collectionne les récompenses à l’international |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/seine-maritime-76/le-photographe-animalier-havrais-frank-deschandol-collectionne-les-recompenses-a-linternational-16-01-2024-TSR3VQ6I65AGHHUMXYFJQFER2Q.php |website=Le Parisien |date=16 January 2024 |language=fr |access-date=26 November 2025}}</ref>
In 2023, Deschandol won the “Other Animals” category at the China Wildlife Image
In 2020, he won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award in the Invertebrates category for a photograph taken in 2019 in the Seine estuary. The jury highlighted his ability “to obtain a perfectly sharp photo of two tiny insects”: a chrysidid wasp (commonly known as a “cuckoo wasp”, less than 6 mm long) and a sand wasp, captured as the latter returned to its nest.<ref>{{cite web |title=Un Havrais remporte « l’Oscar » de la photographie animalière avec ses guêpes-coucou |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/environnement/un-havrais-remporte-l-oscar-de-la-photographie-animaliere-avec-ses-guepes-coucou-26-10-2020-8405008.php |website=Le Parisien |date=26 October 2020 |language=fr |access-date=26 November 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Un Havrais sacré “Wildlife Photographer of the Year” dans la catégorie invertébrés |url=https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/insolite/un-havrais-sacre-wildlife-photographer-year-dans-la-categorie-invertebres-1602618810 |website=France Bleu |date=13 October 2020 |language=fr |access-date=26 November 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=A Tale of Two Wasps |url=https://www.nhm.ac.uk//wpy/gallery/2020-a-tale-of-two-wasps |website=Wildlife Photographer of the Year |publisher=Natural History Museum |language=en |access-date=26 November 2025}}</ref>
and Video Competition with an image of two wasps, already awarded in London in 2020.
He also received the “Excellence Award” in the Plants and Fungi Group category for a
photograph of a “zombie weevil”, previously recognised in England in 2019.<ref>{{cite web
|last = Derouet
|first = Laurent
|title = Le photographe animalier havrais Frank Deschandol collectionne les récompenses à l’international
|url = https://www.leparisien.fr/seine-maritime-76/le-photographe-animalier-havrais-frank-deschandol-collectionne-les-recompenses-a-linternational-16-01-2024-TSR3VQ6I65AGHHUMXYFJQFER2Q.php
|website = Le Parisien
|date = 16 January 2024
|language = fr
|access-date = 26 November 2025
}}</ref>
In 2020, he won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award in the Invertebrates
In 2019, he received a Highly Commended distinction at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year in two categories. One image, showing several solitary bees resting on a single blade of wheat in Morocco, was recognised in the Behaviour: Invertebrates category.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bee Line |url=https://www.nhm.ac.uk//wpy/gallery/2019-bee-line |website=Wildlife Photographer of the Year |publisher=Natural History Museum |language=en |access-date=26 November 2025}}</ref> Another image, awarded in the Plants and Fungi category, depicted a “zombie weevil” photographed in Peru in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Climbing Dead |url=https://www.nhm.ac.uk//wpy/gallery/2019-the-climbing-dead |website=Wildlife Photographer of the Year |publisher=Natural History Museum |language=en |access-date=26 November 2025}}</ref>
category for a photograph taken in 2019 in the Seine estuary. The jury highlighted his
ability “to obtain a perfectly sharp photo of two tiny insects”: a chrysidid wasp
(commonly known as a “cuckoo wasp”, less than 6 mm long) and a sand wasp, captured as
the latter returned to its nest.<ref>{{cite web
|title = Un Havrais remporte « l’Oscar » de la photographie animalière avec ses guêpes-coucou
|url = https://www.leparisien.fr/environnement/un-havrais-remporte-l-oscar-de-la-photographie-animaliere-avec-ses-guepes-coucou-26-10-2020-8405008.php
|website = Le Parisien
|date = 26 October 2020
|language = fr
|access-date = 26 November 2025
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|title = Un Havrais sacré “Wildlife Photographer of the Year” dans la catégorie invertébrés
|url = https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/insolite/un-havrais-sacre-wildlife-photographer-year-dans-la-categorie-invertebres-1602618810
|website = France Bleu
|date = 13 October 2020
|language = fr
|access-date = 26 November 2025
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|title = A Tale of Two Wasps
|url = https://www.nhm.ac.uk//wpy/gallery/2020-a-tale-of-two-wasps
|website = Wildlife Photographer of the Year
|publisher = Natural History Museum
|language = en
|access-date = 26 November 2025
}}</ref>
In 2019, he received a Highly Commended distinction at the Wildlife Photographer of
the Year in two categories. One image, showing several solitary bees resting on a
single blade of wheat in Morocco, was recognised in the Behaviour: Invertebrates
category.<ref>{{cite web
|title = Bee Line
|url = https://www.nhm.ac.uk//wpy/gallery/2019-bee-line
|website = Wildlife Photographer of the Year
|publisher = Natural History Museum
|language = en
|access-date = 26 November 2025
}}</ref> Another image, awarded in the Plants and Fungi category, depicted a “zombie
weevil” photographed in Peru in 2013.<ref>{{cite web
|title = The Climbing Dead
|url = https://www.nhm.ac.uk//wpy/gallery/2019-the-climbing-dead
|website = Wildlife Photographer of the Year
|publisher = Natural History Museum
|language = en
|access-date = 26 November 2025
}}</ref>
In addition to these distinctions, Deschandol received several awards at the China
Wildlife Image and Video Competition. In 2023, he was awarded both the “Other Animals”
category prize and an “Excellence Award” in the Plants and Fungi Group.<ref>{{cite web
|title = 2023 China Wildlife Image and Video Competition – Photo Awards
|url = https://www.wonderoflife.cn/awards/photo/photo/2023
|website = Wonder of Life
|publisher = China Wildlife Image & Video Competition
|language = zh
|access-date = 27 November 2025
}}</ref> He also received an Excellence Award in the “Other Animals” category during
the 2024 edition of the competition.<ref>{{cite web
|title = 2024 China Wildlife Image and Video Competition – Photo Awards
|url = https://www.wonderoflife.cn/awards/photo/photo/2024
|website = Wonder of Life
|publisher = China Wildlife Image & Video Competition
|language = zh
|access-date = 27 November 2025
}}</ref>
== Publications and exhibitions ==
== Publications and exhibitions ==
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Frank Deschandol |
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 Frank Deschandol in 2023 |
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| Born | (1971-12-20) 20 December 1971
Sainte-Adresse, France |
| Occupation | Wildlife photographer |
| Website | frank-deschandol |
Frank Deschandol (born 20 December 1971) is a French wildlife photographer specialising in the photography of animals in their natural environments.[1] His work focuses notably on birds, reptiles, spiders and insects, and he has developed a long-term specialisation in macro photography. He has been recognised multiple times in major international competitions, including the Wildlife Photographer of the Year hosted by the Natural History Museum in London.
Deschandol was born in Sainte-Adresse, France, and is based in Normandy. His photographic work centres on the search for “particularly remarkable specimens to demystify” by photographing them in their natural habitat.[2] After initially focusing on birds, he gradually extended his interest to reptiles, spiders and insects, eventually specialising in macro photography.[3]
He has photographed unusual and rare subjects, including a blue form of the Mediterranean tree frog (Hyla meridionalis) in the Périgord region, whose colour is caused by a rare mutation.[4]
In 2023, Deschandol won the “Other Animals” category at the China Wildlife Image
and Video Competition with an image of two wasps, already awarded in London in 2020.
He also received the “Excellence Award” in the Plants and Fungi Group category for a
photograph of a “zombie weevil”, previously recognised in England in 2019.[5]
In 2020, he won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award in the Invertebrates
category for a photograph taken in 2019 in the Seine estuary. The jury highlighted his
ability “to obtain a perfectly sharp photo of two tiny insects”: a chrysidid wasp
(commonly known as a “cuckoo wasp”, less than 6 mm long) and a sand wasp, captured as
the latter returned to its nest.[6][7][8]
In 2019, he received a Highly Commended distinction at the Wildlife Photographer of
the Year in two categories. One image, showing several solitary bees resting on a
single blade of wheat in Morocco, was recognised in the Behaviour: Invertebrates
category.[9] Another image, awarded in the Plants and Fungi category, depicted a “zombie
weevil” photographed in Peru in 2013.[10]
In addition to these distinctions, Deschandol received several awards at the China
Wildlife Image and Video Competition. In 2023, he was awarded both the “Other Animals”
category prize and an “Excellence Award” in the Plants and Fungi Group.[11] He also received an Excellence Award in the “Other Animals” category during
the 2024 edition of the competition.[12]
Publications and exhibitions
[edit]
In 2025, Deschandol published LIVES, a book compiling ten years of his
photographic work.[13][14]
His award-winning photographs from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition are included each year in the official book published by the Natural History Museum, and are displayed in an international exhibition tour. In France, this exhibition has been hosted notably in Bourges.[15]
From June to September 2021, Deschandol took part in the operation “Le Havre, escale australienne”, exhibiting 26 photographs of his work in Australia in a show titled Rencontres dans l’Ouest australien.[16][17]
In September 2021, he was the guest of honour at the Spot Nature wildlife photography festival held at the Jardins Suspendus in Le Havre.[18]
An earlier exhibition, Safari urbain, presented his work alongside that of Philippe Sabine in Le Havre in 2013.[19]
Deschandol is co-author of the tourist guide Apprenez à observer la faune de Normandie, published by Éditions Tétras in 2007.[20]
He also contributed to L’Estuaire de la Seine, milieux naturels, faune et flore, written with his father Alain and published by Éditions des Falaises in 2003.[21]
He has been represented by the photographic agency Biosphoto since the mid-1990s.[22]
