My name is Nicolas Stettler, I'm 17 years old and I live in Switzerland. I got my first camera as a present about 7 years ago. At first, I mainly photographed planes. For about 4 years now, however, I have been concentrating mainly on animals. The region I live in is ideal for photographing birds. Especially in winter you can find a high diversity of birds here. In the course of time I have concentrated more and more on certain species. For example, I spend a large part of my free time in winter with the wintering waterfowl. The hours of observation and experience help me to find and photograph these species. Besides the various waterbirds, I also photograph a local beaver family which I have accompanied for several years now.