Frans Lanting: Photos that give voice to the animal kingdom
Frans Lanting: Fotografier, der giver stemme til dyreriget
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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a voice for the animals,
en stemme til dyrene,
and spirits shaped us.
forskellige ud på ydersiden,
forbi pelsen, fjerene
en gigantisk elefant
i øjenhøjde med dem.
fotograferer mennesker?
til stede i mine billeder,
to look past their disguise.
hvordan man ser gennem deres forklædning.
disse forskelligheder
vi har til fælles
hvem de virkelig er.
i mangfoldigheden af liv.
sammenholdet ved liv,
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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