Greetings once again from Borneo, where I’m still in the field in Gunung Palung National Park, photographing everything from orangutans to pit vipers as I document the incredible biodiversity of this park for National Geographic.
My forthcoming book, Bird Planet, is in production and advanced copies have already reached my studio! Since I have had back-to-back assignments here in Indonesia, I haven’t been home to see it yet myself, but my wife and assistant, both very unbiased judges to be sure, say it looks awesome! It will be available Oct 4, but in the meantime, here is a little more background on the book.
Bird Planet
Special Recognition from the National Geographic Museum
Dear Friends,
Imagine my surprise and pleasure when I opened an email from National Geographic recently, and saw the banner below? An advertisement for the re-opening of their museum with an exhibit of “The Greatest Wildlife Photographs”, and my image “Birds-of-Paradise Sunrise” was the featured image! This image is one of my all time favorites from my long efforts pursuing the ultimate bird-of-paradise images, so it’s very satisfying to see it get some special recognition like this.
Featured image
[Read more…] about Special Recognition from the National Geographic MuseumCelebrating Hornbills this Earth Day 2022
As I have done every year, I’m offering all my open edition prints on sale for Earth Day this year, and donating 50% of profits to conservation.
In celebration of the upcoming publication of my new book, BIRD PLANET, I have selected the conservation group Rangkong Indonesia (Indonesia Hornbill Conservation Society) to support this year. Hornbills have been a special interest of mine since my first trip to Borneo in 1987, and they feature prominently in BIRD PLANET. In fact the first chapter starts with my experience of seeing a Rhinoceros Hornbill on my first day in the forest. And as the charismatic fruit eating birds of the forest, they are super important seed dispersers and also ambassadors for rainforest conservation.
Rangkong Indonesia is the type of group I like to support because they work directly with indigenous communities in Borneo to protect forest habitat of the most critically endangered Helmeted Hornbill, as well as several other species. You can learn more about their work at rangkong.org.
Here are a few Hornbill shots that made the cut from my 25 years of hornbill photography for my BIRD PLANET book. They are all available in my print store and are on sale (but so are all my other prints, if Hornbills aren’t your thing!).
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