Frans Lanting: Photos that give voice to the animal kingdom
Frans Lanting: Fotografie che danno voce al regno animale
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,
una voce per gli animali,
and spirits shaped us.
hanno influenzato noi, esseri umani.
su un'isola
dei Kwikwasut'inuxw.
della Terra erano uguali.
alla vista,
sono tutti uguali,
nel cuore della foresta
l'orso della pelliccia,
un umano arrivò alla grotta
che dice che dietro
tutti gli animali sono uguali,
fonte di grande ispirazione.
la pelliccia, le piume
davanti a un enorme elefante
reciproco, faccia a faccia.
se io fotografi mai le persone.
nelle mie fotografie,
to look past their disguise.
oltre i loro travestimenti.
ciò che abbiamo in comune
la macchina fotografica
chi loro siano veramente.
davanti alla complessità della vita.
di un pianeta in pericolo,
di biodiversità.
dell'unità della vita
in quella grotta sacra.
di unirci alla danza.
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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