Lanting’s mission is to use photography to help create leverage for conservation efforts
ranging from local initiatives to global campaigns, through his publications, alliances,
public appearances, and active support of environmental organizations. He serves on
the National Council of the World Wildlife Fund and on the Chairman’s Council of
Conservation International. Lanting is a Trustee of the Foundation Board of the University
of California Santa Cruz, and is an honorary Director of the Friends of Long Marine
Lab. He is a columnist for Outdoor Photographer, a co-founder of the North American
Nature Photographers Association (NANPA), and a Fellow of the International League of
Conservation Photographers (ILCP).
Frans Lanting makes his home in Santa Cruz, California, with Chris Eckstrom, an editor,
videographer, and former staff writer at National Geographic with whom he collaborates on
fieldwork and publishing projects.
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