All | Malte Clavin

Keynote plus interactive Q&A session

Lecture at the Dr. Oetker headquarters in Bielefeld

11 Oct 2019 | All, Speaking

3 Min.On 10 October 2019, I had the great pleasure of giving my keynote speech ‘Setting off into the unknown’ at the Dr. Oetker headquarters in Bielefeld. This special event offered a unique opportunity to dive deep into the topics of vision, purpose and team spirit – essential skills for anyone who wants to be successful in today’s dynamic and often unpredictable business world.

On foot through Muddus National Park in Lapland

Sweden photo gallery

01 Oct 2019 | All, Photo galleries, Sweden

< 1 Min.The tour starts in Luleå in the north of Sweden. During the tour we hike in the Muddus National Park, which is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Laponia. Three nights in huts or tents, no WiFi, no electricity, no running water. Instead, pure nature and outhouse toilets. Re-poaching – just the way I like it.

With scientists on board

Arctic photo gallery

03 Sep 2019 | All, Arctic, Photo galleries

< 1 Min.On board the ‘Resolute’, a comfortably equipped ship under the flag of the Royal Canadian Geographic Society, zoologists, ornithologists, oceanographers and glaciologists will conduct scientific surveys and counts over the next 10 days. And in the middle of it all, me, as a ‘temporary researcher’.

Publication in the Globetrotter-Magazine

Borneo – family adventure in the jungle

01 Aug 2019 | All, Borneo, Globetrotter Magazine, Publications

21 Min.Together with my wife Annette and our daughters Amelie and Smilla, we are looking for big adventures and discoveries off the beaten track on Borneo. And indeed, for weeks we can hardly stop being amazed.

Rugged beauty in the Atlantic

Faroe Islands photo gallery

14 Jul 2019 | All, Faroe Island, Photo galleries

< 1 Min.Who would have thought that my beard, of all things, would get me in front of the camera? I am invited to the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic to shoot an public relations film for an eco-energy provider. On board, of course, my camera.

Insect desensitisation

Spiders, snakes, cockroaches – my fear management

11 Jul 2019 | All, Challenges, Logbook

8 Min.I have a spider problem. No, not a phobia. But voluntarily touching such a creature? Never. Since I have to expect insects, creepy-crawlies and other animals – biting, poisonous or not – on my jungle trips, it’s time to take a closer look at my fear: I am undergoing desensitisation.

On the road with nomads

Jordan photo gallery

04 Apr 2019 | All, Jordan, Photo galleries

< 1 Min.The first day’s leg is already a tough one: we traipse through the sand for six hours. Our caravan is moving along the historic trade route that connected Jerusalem to Mecca for over a thousand years.

Double-page publication

National Geographic Traveller Netherlands

30 Mar 2019 | All, National Geographic Traveller Netherlands, Publications, Vietnam

< 1 Min.To the centre of the earth! German photographer Malte Clavin is one of the few who was able to take part in what is probably one of the most adventurous photo tours in the world, the Son Doong expedition.

A voyage of discovery in the Amazon

Brasil photo gallery

03 Dec 2018 | All, Brazil, Photo galleries

< 1 Min.Expedition into the depths of the Amazon region with all its inhabitants. I was in the middle of it with a small group and couldn’t get out of my amazement.

Son Doong in Vietnam

Expedition to the largest cave in the world

30 Apr 2018 | All, Expeditions, Publications, TERRA, Vietnam

13 Min.To the center of the earth! The most spectacular trip I’ve ever done: the Son Doong cave expedition in Vietnam. First, it’s through leech-infested jungle. Then, abseiling down into the cave, over sharp rocks, through underground lakes, gigantic shafts. Absolutely breathtaking!

Double-page publication

Gourmet-Magazine SAVEUR

09 Feb 2018 | All, Burma/Myanmar, Publications, Saveur

5 Min.My photo of fishermen on Inle Lake was published in the American gourmet magazine SAVEUR.

Article in the Badische Zeitung

Topless on the Feldberg in winter

13 Jan 2018 | All, Challenges, Logbook

9 Min.January 2018, Black Forest, Southern Germany: Together with my Ice Buddies I wad through knee-deep snow, jump into ice-cold lakes and finally boot up the snow-covered Feldberg. All topless, mind you. So what’s it about?