Frans Lanting: Photos that give voice to the animal kingdom
Frans Lanting: Fotos que dão voz ao reino aminal
Frans Lanting is one of the greatest nature photographers of our time. His work has been featured in National Geographic, Audubon andTime, as well as numerous award-winning books. Lanting's recent exhibition, The LIFE Project, offers a lyrical interpretation of the history of life on Earth. Full bio
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todas as atenções no TED,
a voice for the animals,
dar voz aos animais,
and spirits shaped us.
e espíritos nos moldaram.
de uma tribo numa ilha
o urso sua pelagem
por debaixo de suas identidades distintas,
o que há debaixo da pele.
se eu fotografo pessoas
sempre presentes em minhas fotos,
além de seus disfarces.
to look past their disguise.
quem eles realmente são.
de forma racional,
diante da complexidade da vida.
de diversidade de vida.
pela unidade da vida
naquela caverna sagrada.
de nos juntarmos à dança.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Frans Lanting - Nature photographerFrans Lanting is one of the greatest nature photographers of our time. His work has been featured in National Geographic, Audubon andTime, as well as numerous award-winning books. Lanting's recent exhibition, The LIFE Project, offers a lyrical interpretation of the history of life on Earth.
Why you should listen
In the pursuit of his work, Frans Lanting has lived in the trees with wild macaws, camped with giant tortoises inside a volcanic crater, and documented never-before-photographed wildlife and tribal traditions in Madagascar. The Dutch-born, California-based photographer has traveled to Botswana's Okavango Delta, the rain forests of Borneo and the home of emperor penguins in Antarctica.
The resulting photographs -- staggering in their beauty, startling in their originality -- have brought much-needed attention to endangered species and ecological crises throughout the world. In 2001, HRH Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands inducted Lanting as a Knight in the Royal Order of the Golden Ark, the country's highest conservation honor -- just one of many honors he has received throughout his illustrious career.
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