20 Quotes by Frans Lanting

Water is the key to life, but in frozen form, it is a latent force. And when it vanishes, Earth becomes Mars.

A lion is not a lion is not a lion. As individuals, as mates, as members of a society, they're all very different.

The Galapagos Islands provide a window on time. In a geologic sense, the islands are young, yet they appear ancient.

Biodiversity starts in the distant past and it points toward the future.

Life needs a membrane to contain itself so it can replicate and mutate.

I became interested in photography during my first visit to the United States. I was a student at a university in Holland. I was overwhelmed by the beauty of the American West. That was when I learned about the tradition of nature in American photography.

I think a photograph, of whatever it might be - a landscape, a person - requires personal involvement. That means knowing your subject, not just snapping at whats in front of you.

Tourism is important because it can create sustainable local economies. I'd much rather have 1,000 tourists going up the Tambopata than 1,000 gold miners.

Nature's my muse and it's been my passion.