Frans Lanting
Frans Lanting
Frans Lantingis a Dutch photographer specializing in wildlife photography...
NationalityDutch
ProfessionPhotographer
Date of Birth13 July 1951
lions different individual
A lion is not a lion is not a lion. As individuals, as mates, as members of a society, they're all very different.
photography voice giving
It's up to us as photographers to give voice to the natural world.
needs membranes replicate
Life needs a membrane to contain itself so it can replicate and mutate.
keys water mars
Water is the key to life, but in frozen form, it is a latent force. And when it vanishes, Earth becomes Mars.
important gold tourists
Tourism is important because it can create sustainable local economies. Id much rather have 1,000 tourists going up the Tambopata than 1,000 gold miners.
skins elements earth
Life is a force in its own right. It is a new element. And it has altered the Earth. It covers Earth like a skin.
passion muse my-passion
Nature's my muse and it's been my passion.
appear islands provide time
The Galapagos Islands provide a window on time. In a geologic sense, the islands are young, yet they appear ancient.
beauty became interested learned nature student tradition united university visit
I became interested in photography during my first visit to the United States. I was a student at a university in Holland. I was overwhelmed by the beauty of the American West. That was when I learned about the tradition of nature in American photography.
local tourism tourists
Tourism is important because it can create sustainable local economies. I'd much rather have 1,000 tourists going up the Tambopata than 1,000 gold miners.
belief driven extinction interpret links midst natural scientists time
I want to interpret the natural world and our links to it. It's driven by the belief of many world-class scientists that we're in the midst of an extinction crisis... This time it's us that's doing it.