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Biodiversity starts in the distant past and it points toward the future.
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... →
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... →
Water is the key to life, but in frozen form, it is a latent force. And when it vanishes, Earth becomes Mars.
I think a photograph, of whatever it might be - a landscape, a person - requires personal involvement. That means knowing your subject, not just... →
A lion is not a lion is not a lion. As individuals, as mates, as members of a society, they're all very different.
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.
Nature's my muse and it's been my passion.
My wife says that I become different once I start to work with animals. My movements become different, my mood is different. It involves letting... →
The Galapagos Islands provide a window on time. In a geologic sense, the islands are young, yet they appear ancient.
Life needs a membrane to contain itself so it can replicate and mutate.
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... →