Frans Lanting: Photos that give voice to the animal kingdom
Frans Lanting: Foto's die het dierenrijk een stem hebben gegeven
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,
horen voor de dieren,
and spirits shaped us.
en zielen ons hebben gevormd.
had ik het geluk
beren hun vacht,
om wat hij zag
identiteiten, alle dieren één zijn,
voor gigantische olifanten
als we oog in oog staan.
ik wel eens mensen fotografeer.
aanwezig in mijn foto's,
to look past their disguise.
hun vermomming heen te kijken.
hebben met elk ander levend wezen.
ingewikkelde natuur van het leven.
planeet in moeilijkheden
aan diversiteit van leven.
de eenheid van het leven,
om met deze dans mee te doen.
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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