Frans Lanting

Frans Lanting

Frans Lanting has been described by the editor of "National Geographic" as "the finest nature photographer working today."

In the past decade, he has been a professional nomad, documenting wildlife and man's relationship with nature around the world. His talents have often been commissioned by "National Geographic" for assignments such as a search for the last white rhinos in Zaire and the first coverage of pygmy chimpanzees in thc rain forest of the Congo Basin.

His work in Madagascar is chronicled in "Madagascar: A World Out of Time" and his acclaimed coverage of the Okavango Delta was publishcd in 1993 as "Okavango: Africa's Last Eden". He has received numerous international awards, including top honors in 1988 and 1989 from World Press Photo, and in 1991, the prestigious title of BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year.