Category Archives: Biology » Conservation
Leaving for Chile
As I write this I’m waiting for the first in a series of flights and ferries that will take me to Isla Grande de Chiloé in Chile. The waters surrounding this island are part of one of the most productive marine ecosystems on the planet, and harbor the largest known aggregation of blue whales on [...]
National Geographic Emerging Nature Photographer
As you may know I was nominated for the National Geographic Emerging Nature Photographer Award 2012 together with Joris de Raedt (Belgium) and Marten van Dijl (the Netherlands). This is a new award in the Netherlands and Belgium for “seriously talented photographers with proven contributions to nature conservation and awareness raising (…) meant to stimulate [...]
Russell Lande Receives the Balzan Prize
The International Balzan Prize Foundation just announced that the Prize for Theoretical Biology goes to Russell Lande. Russ is one of the most influential biologists of our time. He has been at the forefront of population genetics and evolutionary theory research. He was also instrumental in the conservation effort to get the northern spotted owl [...]
A Night in the Forest
As you may know (if you follow me on Twitter or Facebook), I’m in Picardie, France, again after a couple of days in the Netherlands for the opening of my exhibit. I’m visiting my parents. Two local friends, Jacques and Stephane, who have incredible knowledge of the local wildlife, took us to a badger sett [...]
Underwater with Wild Newts
Search for an underwater photo of a newt, and you will find beautiful images of… newts in aquaria. So, last month I set out to fix this and went on a little expedition to the north of France to make a unique underwater photo series of newts in their natural environment.
Cold-blooded Cannibals
Think of a pollinator and the first thing that comes to mind is likely a honey bee. Maybe a hummingbird or a bat. Flowering plants rely on these animals for sexual reproduction, and in return the animals get nectar or fruits. For many years pollination was believed to be limited to insects, birds and mammals, [...]
Reconnecting the Rio Grande Valley
The natural environment of the Lower Rio Grande Valley has largely been lost due to fifty years of intensive agricultural and urban development. What’s left has been fragmented into small, unconnected patches of forest — so much so, that many people here have forgotten that they live in one of the most biologically rich environments [...]
Watch This Space
The past week has been nothing short of amazing. It’s been a week of being challenged, inspired and moved. It’s been a week of meeting people whom I greatly admire, working together with some of the most talented young photographers out there, and—better yet—making new friends. Together with twelve other students from around the world, [...]
Something Pure Is Fishy
As we walk into the restaurant I’m thinking: how nice is it for once to not have to worry. You know, about saving the planet and all.
Pinched by a Lobster
Someone pinched my arm during one of the dives this weekend in Zeeland, so I looked over my shoulder to find this large, clawed creature: a European lobster Homarus gammarus. Photographically it was quite a challenging weekend. As you can see in the photo below of a Compass jellyfish Chrysaora hysoscella, the visibility was exceptionally [...]
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