Transylvania is famous as the home of Dracula, but there’s plenty more to the region and Romania in general than a blood-sucking vampire. The country contains an incredible variety of landscapes and ecosystems, including the Carpathian Mountains (the ‘lungs of Europe’), the Danube Delta (one of Europe’s largest and most biodiverse wetlands), the Făgăraș Mountains (or Transylvanian Alps), and some of Europe’s most impressive forests, all home to an array of wildlife, including brown bears, lynx, wolves, red deer, golden eagles, pelicans and wild horses.
There’s plenty for a nature photographer like Dorin Bofan to get stuck into. Born in Piatra Neamț in north-eastern Romania, Bofan is now based in Târgu Mureș, a city at the heart of Transylvania. Having studied economics and worked for seven years in the energy sector, he quit his job to dedicate himself to photography, his work ranging from sea and snowscapes to creative studies of flowers.
Bofan has been awarded in categories in photography competitions such as Wildlife Photographer of the Year and European Wildlife Photographer of the Year. He also guides photography tours with Go North (gonorth.ro).
His new book, Terra Silva, is a ‘visual journey through forests and trees’, with images taken at home in Romania and around the world, from Argentina to Iceland.