Stefano Gabryel
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Press Kit

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Quick facts

  • Name: Stefano Gabryel
  • Role: Environmental hiking guide (GAE) and nature photographer
  • Based in: Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy
  • Works in: English, Italian
  • Terrain: Tuscan Apennines, Apuan Alps, coastal and inland wetlands
  • Specialisms: Foraging, birdlife, landscape photography, slow travel
  • Website: stefanogabryel.net

Short bio (40 words)

Stefano Gabryel is a GAE-certified environmental hiking guide and nature photographer based in Pistoia, Tuscany. He leads private walks in the high Apennines, the Apuan Alps and the region’s wetlands, on terrain that sits well outside the usual vineyard itineraries.

Long bio (150 words)

Stefano Gabryel is an environmental hiking guide (GAE) recognised by the Tuscany Region and a member of AGAE, the Italian association of environmental hiking guides. He is also an authorised guide of the Parco Migliarino San Rossore Massaciuccoli, including the areas of the park reserved for authorised guides.

He guides small private groups in the high Apennines, along the marble ridges of the Apuan Alps and through the wetlands of inland Tuscany, terrain that sits well outside the usual vineyard itineraries. He is also a professional photographer, and the way he guides is shaped by the way he shoots: slowly, and with attention to what most people walk past.

He writes and photographs his own journal at stefanogabryel.net, where he covers the trails, the seasons and the species of northern Tuscany. Visit Tuscany and Visit Pistoia list his experiences. He is based in Pistoia and works in English and Italian.

Credentials, with sources

Every claim above can be checked against a public register.

What I can speak to on the record

I take interview and quote requests in English and Italian, by email, phone or video call.

  • The return of the wolf to the Tuscan Apennines, and what it means for people who walk there
  • Foraging culture in Tuscany: porcini season, the rules, the risks, and what the local hunters actually know
  • The Apuan Alps and the marble quarries, seen on foot rather than from a viewing platform
  • Hiking Tuscany without a car, and how the seasons really work for visitors
  • Slow travel and paying attention outdoors, from someone who guides for a living

Photography

Almost every photograph on this site is mine. The few taken by guests I’ve guided carry their photographer’s name, and they aren’t mine to license. A selection of my high-resolution images is available for editorial use: landscapes, trail and foraging scenes, wildlife, and portraits of me at work.

  • Editorial use is free, with the credit Photo: Stefano Gabryel
  • Advertising, packaging and other commercial reuse is licensed separately, so ask and we’ll agree terms
  • Email me with your outlet, the story and your deadline, and I’ll send a download link with captions

Selected coverage and listings

A fuller list, with the certificates themselves, is on the about page.

Contact

Write to me directly. No form, no assistant.

I reply within a day, usually faster. If you are on deadline, say so in the subject line and I’ll move you to the front.

Working on a commissioned piece or a brand shoot instead of a news story? That side is covered on the media and brands page.