My work begins with wildlife, but it has never truly been about animals alone. Every journey into the wild has become a journey inward, where horses, polar bears, sled dogs, elephants, lions, and countless other species have quietly shaped the person I am becoming. They have taught me that belonging is not something we find, but something we remember; that connection begins with respect; that resilience is forged through adversity; and that life is inseparable from loss. In the wild, death is neither feared nor resisted—it is accepted as part of the same cycle that gives life its meaning. Watching animals has taught me that nature does not cling to what cannot be held. It simply continues. Through years spent in some of the planet's most remote places, I have come to see wildlife not as subjects to photograph, but as teachers. My photographs are an invitation to look beyond the animal itself and recognize something of ourselves reflected back—a reminder that we are not separate from the natural world, but deeply and inseparably part of it.
HORSES OF ICELAND
In the Land of Fire & Ice
BELONGING
The Icelandic horse first revealed to me what belonging truly means. They never questioned their place within the landscape—they simply lived as though they and the earth had always belonged to one another. In their quiet presence, I began to question my own place in the world. What started as a search for photographs became a search for something far more enduring: the feeling of coming home to myself.
CONNECTION
The wild has taught me that every meaningful connection begins with understanding. Not by imposing ourselves upon another life, but by quietly learning its language, its rhythms, and its place in the world. Only then does the illusion of separation begin to fade. And when we no longer see wildlife as "other," protecting it becomes an act of caring for something that has always belonged to us.
RESILIENCE
The polar bear taught me that resilience has no interest in yesterday. No matter how uncertain the ice, how long the hunger, or how distant the horizon, it keeps moving toward possibility. It does not carry resentment for what has been lost, nor does it pause to question what cannot be changed. It simply places one paw in front of the other. Somewhere in that quiet certainty, I found a different way of understanding resilience.
ACCEPTANCE
Watching wildlife has changed the way I understand loss. In nature, death is never separate from life; it is woven quietly into its rhythm. Animals do not ask why, nor do they linger in what cannot be changed. They continue with remarkable grace, fully present to what remains. They have taught me that acceptance is perhaps the deepest form of peace—a quiet trust in life's endless cycle of endings and beginnings.
IN THE LAND OF FIRE & ICE: SPECIAL EDITION
A true celebration of over a decade photographing the indigenous horses of Iceland in their natural habitat. Guadalupe’s first edition of Horses of Iceland is now sold out world wide, she has been working quietly on a second edition these past five years while focusing on her Africa book to not only do what she does best, get close-up portraits of the nature and beauty of the Icelandic Horses in their natural habitat; she decided to go under a bigger project and production showcasing the horrses in some of the most iconic location that this beautful Iceland has to offer, from the famous Skogafoss in the south, to the black beaches in Vik with backfrops of fierce oceans and basalt rocks and a real team effort showcasing the Horses of the Land of Fire & Ice on the galciers and the backdrops of an active volcano.
Horses of Iceland (part II) is Guadalupe’s greates proud a true 10 year Aniversary revisiting the land of Fire & Ice falling in love with the horses over and over again.
This book will be released in Europe in December 2024 and in the USA & Canada in October 2025
Includes a Special note signed by the Artist
Limited Edition Print 11X9” included in the book are available in editions of 50 each, signed and numbered on a label for the back of the print. Printed on 315gsm Hahnemühle photo rag Baryta paper.
