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JEB Cover

Posted October 7, 2011. Filed under: Biology, News, Research. Leave a comment.

Cover of the October issue of the Journal of Evolutionary Biology

This is the cover of the October issue of the Journal for Evolutionary Biology, featuring my photo of a smooth newt. It accompanies an article about crest evolution in newts. This goes to show how valuable a tool photography can be to you if you’re a scientist. Not merely as a means of collecting data, but as a way to get your research on the cover.

Coincidentally, this is one of my photos on display in the Museum of Figurative Art. I wrote a post about how the photo came together previously. It’s one of my favorite images because it allows you a peak into the world of a newt from its own perspective. I’m continually amazed by the beauty that lies hidden in these small ponds, which seem nothing but dark and muddy from the surface. There’s a whole world in itself down there…

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Joris van Alphen

Joris van Alphen is an award-winning conservation photographer, filmmaker and marine biologist based in Groningen, the Netherlands.

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