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9. You tend to work alone - without an 10. You’re trip to Kenya, Tanzania,
assistant, a remote control, without South Africa, Namibia and Botswana.
photographic traps, drones or robots; Firstly, how long did that trip take you
and yet you take perfect pictures. Why to prepare and did your expectations
is that? of the environment and the wildlife
exceeded you?
The recipe for a good image is often
to take your time, to expect nothing
in particular and to be surprised by
animals by operating on instinct,
by awakening all senses. As if to
reconnect better with this nature that
surrounds us and find the animal that
lies dormant in each of us.
I
have
been
traveling
and
photographing in Africa for 17 years.
My travels last from two weeks to two
months. I do not prepare very much in
advance my stays.
11. You quoted by saying; No cage, or pen, No circus, or zoo. In freedom, in the 12.Are you planing to publish any
wild. Captivity is a physical and mental torture for all living beings. Animals other book in the future?
like men. What is the meaning behind that message and what do humans need
Yes I would like to dedicate a book
to the African elephant. I have also
started working on other subjects
which will be visible on my website in
Humility and respect are the first words that come to mind. It is difficult to particular, in the next few months
measure the intensity of a meeting with the king of the savannah, at home, in
his natural habitat and among his family until one has lived it. I am obviously
not talking about individuals in circuses and zoos who are nothing more than 13.Lastly, what kind of legacy do
puppets of a species exhibited for money and entertainment. The lion is an
you want to leave and what advice
animal of unequaled strength, tenderness and wisdom. His superiority as a
predator does not lead him to kill other animals for his mere pleasure. It inspires would you give to up and coming
me with everything that the human species fails to do when it describes itself as photographer/animal activists?
the most “intelligent” and most “evolved” species. It is through this observation
that I wanted to add a series of sentences and quotes that accompany the
photos. Their objective is to appeal to and make the reader think with the mad To be always ready because nature has
hope of making a difference: more space is needed for wildlife and therefore this special that the same scene never
happens twice ...
inevitably less space and preponderance for men.
to do protect the worlds wildlife?
And please, if you can add the infos about the book Lions:
ISBN 978-3-96171-234-2
Éditions teNeues
Parution 2019
Trilingue Français/ Anglais/ Allemand192 pages
115 photographies en n&b
Avec des citations célèbres sur le rapport Homme / Nature
Livre relié avec couverture rigide et marquage Or
L x l x h (cm) 29,7 x 21 x 2,5
1,5 kilos
40,00 euros TTC