GOFF IS SUCCESSFULLY SELECTED TO JOIN THE PRESTIGIOUS EXPLORERS CLUB 50 PROGRAM

GOFF IS SELECTED TO JOIN THE PRESTIGIOUS EXPLORERS CLUB EXPLORERS 50 PROGRAM

JANUARY 2021

MFP is proud to announce that Goff has been successfully selected to join The Explorers Club inaugural Explorers 50 program. This initiative aims to recognise and amplify 50 remarkable explorers changing the world and extending the meaning and impact of exploration and conservation.

The Explorers Club is an international multidisciplinary professional society dedicated to the advancement of field research and the ideal that it is vital to preserve the instinct to explore. Since its inception in 1904, the Club has served as a meeting point and unifying force for explorers and scientists worldwide. If successful Goff could join some very illustrious members who have been responsible for an illustrious series of famous firsts: First to the North Pole, first to the South Pole, first to the summit of Mount Everest, first to the deepest point in the ocean, first to the surface of the moon.

Congratulations Goff, great to see your hard work, skills and dedication being recognised.

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BBC AFRICA CHRONICLES GOFF'S JOURNEY FROM VEZO SHARK FISHERMAN TO CONSERVATION PHOTOGRAPHER

by Chris Scarffe • 24 October 2024

"After seeing fish numbers plummet, he swapped his fishing net for a camera" - BBC Africa. MFP'S Co-founder Michel "Goff" Strogoff featured in BBC Africa's online service. The social media post chronicles Goff's incredible life journey from Vezo fisherman to become "one of Madagascar’s leading conservation wildlife filmmakers and photographers." You can read the full post here

Rita El Zaghloul, Director, High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People

ON ASSIGNMENT FOR THE EARTHSHOT PRIZE

by Chris Scarffe • 1 October 2024

MFP photographed members of the High Ambition Coalition (HAC) who are finalists in the 2024 Earthshot prize. The team attended a series of events in Madagascar. Michel Strogoff MFP's co-founder was on hand to capture a series of imagery of the team whilst they attended events in Madagascar. You can view Goff's imagery and learn more about the vital work of HAC and the Earthshot prize project by following this link.

MFP CO-FOUNDER MICHEL STROGOFF FEATURES IN AN ARTICLE IN THE GUARDIAN

by Chris Scarffe • 23 September 2024

"I killed a great white when I was 18 to feed my family in Madagascar. But now I’m documenting the threat to these beautiful creatures from overfishing"

MFP'S PHOTOS FEATURE IN THE GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER

by Chris Scarffe • 22 July 2024

MFP documents disability activist, Jessica Pita's diving experience in Madagascar for The Guardian newspaper

Herizo Randrianandrasana prepares to photograph indri lemurs!

BLOG: READ ABOUT HERIZO'S EXPERIENCE AS A SCHOLARASHIP STUDENT

by Chris Scarffe • 9 February 2024

Herizo Randrianandrasana, shares his experience as a camera and storytelling trainee at Madagascar Film & Photography, highlighting the importance of Madagascar’s national parks and learning the craft of camera and filmmaking. After being supported through the Wildscreen Storytelling Internship Scheme in partnership with the Aina Madagascar Film Fellowship as MFP’s first Scholarship Student, he kept a diary throughout his 2-month internship, chronicling his journey with the company. You can read all about his adventures HERE!

A woman pours water in Madagascar at sunset

GOFF'S FOOTAGE FEATURES IN A NEW BBC FILM

by Chris Scarffe • 11 January 2024

Fantastic to see so much of Goff's footage feature in this fascinating production for #OurPlanetEarth 🌍, a @bbcearth BBC Studios Natural History Unit and Wellcome co-production for the BBC. This short film looks into how a small insect can help in the fight against famine.

MFP WELCOMES OUR FIRST SCHOLARSHIP STUDENT HERIZO

by Chris Scarffe • 20 November 2023

🦎📚 Meet Herizo Randrianandrasana, MFP’s first Scholarship Student! We are very excited to welcome him to the team and for him to train with us over the next two months. 📢 🎥The scholarship’s focus is on training Malagasy nationals in wildlife and environmental filmmaking and photography. Its ultimate goal is to create awareness around conservation and help to empower a new generation of impactful Malagasy storytellers. 🌿🦎 🙏🙏🙏 Thanks to Wildscreen’s support, Herizo will receive a salary and the Aina Madagascar Film Fellowship will cover his travel and living expenses.

WeAct, Cookstove, Michel Strogoff, Goff, Madagascar Film & Photography, Deforestation, Fire

REDUCING DEFORESTATION

by Chris Scarffe • 14 June 2023

MFP recently worked with WeAct to document the cookstove project they support in Madagascar. WeAct provides fuel efficient cookstoves to households that reduce the amount of firewood needed to cook. This in turn decreases deforestation and local emissions - and improves health, income and employment opportunities for local communities. Goff traveled with the WeAct crew to Fianarantsoa to photograph in the factories that make the cookstoves and the homes of local community members that are using the stoves.

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by Chris Scarffe • 4 May 2023

We are very proud that our good friend Mamy Razafitsalama of Planet Madagascar has won a Whitley Fund for Nature award! The award recognises Mamy’s work to protect forests and help biodiversity and people in communities in NW Madagascar. We have worked with Mamy on multiple film projects over the years and have seen first hand the vital work that he and the team are doing.

Paragliding, Vatosoa Rakotondrazafy, Rise Our World Heritage, BTS, Madagascar Film & Photography

ITS A WRAP! RISE OUR WORLD HERITAGE FILM SHOOT

by MFP • 18 April 2023

We had a fantastic time working with the RISE Our World Heritage crew and Vatosoa Rakotondrazafy. Vatosoa and Nicolas the presenter and founder of Rise took to the air for a unique perspective on the incredible biodiversity of Madagascar as well as some of the community based solutions that are helping to protect the environment.