Frans Lanting: Photos that give voice to the animal kingdom
Frans Lanting: Fotos que dão voz ao Reino Animal
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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o centro das atenções na TED,
a voice for the animals,
uma voz pelos animais,
and spirits shaped us.
nos modelaram.
numa ilha
Kwikwasut'inuxw.
no seu exterior,
nas profundezas da floresta,
o urso, a sua pele,
conseguiu chegar à caverna
todos os animais são um só,
por baixo da pele.
de um elefante gigante
olhos no olhos.
alguma vez fotografo pessoas?
nas minhas fotos,
a retratar tartarugas
to look past their disguise.
para lá do seu disfarce.
como eles realmente são.
com a complexidade da vida.
na diversidade da vida.
com a 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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