Frans Lanting 2010 Fall Photo Workshops Program  The Santa Cruz Sentinel covers the Frans Lanting Workshops Click to read the article Please read the profile of Frans Lanting's workshops in Outdoor Photographer Magazine: Outdoor Photographer story This is a special announcement to those of you who have expressed interest in Frans Lanting’s 2010 workshops in Santa Cruz, California. This year, we are expanding our workshop program, with both Spring and Fall workshops, and new sessions for entry-level and very advanced photographers. Details about the workshops may be found at: http://www.lanting.com/workshops.html. For a quick snapshot of the program, here are the dates: "The Art of Seeing: Finding your Point of View in Nature Photography, with Frans Lanting" 3-Day Workshop in Santa Cruz, California Fall Dates: Thursday September 23 through Sunday September 26, 2010 3. "Every Picture Tells a Story: A Conceptual Approach to Photographing Nature, with Frans Lanting" 4-Day Workshop in Santa Cruz, California Spring Dates: Wednesday April 21 through Sunday April 25, 2010 Fall Dates: Wednesday September 29 through Sunday October 3, 2010 We are pleased to let you know that the November 2009 issue of "Outdoor Photographer" will feature a story about our workshops, illustrated with images by workshop participants. So please watch the newsstands for that special issue! If you are interested in participating in any of our workshops, we ask that you please contact us as soon as possible, so that we are able to guarantee you a spot. As you may know, the workshops fill up quickly and space is limited. Please contact Jessica Staley directly at 831-429-1331 or workshops@lanting.com to reserve your place.     Frans Lanting Images Chosen for Christie’s Auction of the 40 Greatest Nature Photographs of All Time  Frans Lanting Images Chosen for Christie’s Auction of the 40 Greatest Nature Photographs of All Time Santa Cruz, CA, April 21, 2010. The Frans Lanting Studio is honored to announce that three of Frans Lanting's classic images have been chosen for inclusion in a unique collection that represents the 40 most important nature photographs of all time. The photographs were selected for the gala international “Green Auction” by Christie's in New York, which will be conducted on April 22, 2010, the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Proceeds from the auction will benefit leading conservation organizations, including Conservation International, Oceana, and the Natural Resources Defense Council. The collection of 40 images represents a wide range of styles and genres and spans more than 100 years of the history of photography. The images were chosen by members of the International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP), a fellowship of the world’s top professional conservation photographers. More than 100 photographers and editors associated with the iLCP nominated images they considered to be “the best,” based on factors such as aesthetics, uniqueness, historical and scientific significance, and contribution to conservation efforts. The 25 photographers represented in this prestigious collection of images range from Ansel Adams and Edward Weston to William Anders, the Apollo 8 astronaut who made the iconic image of the Earth rising over the Moon. The three Frans Lanting images selected for the collection are “Water Lilies, Botswana 1989,” “Tortoises at Dawn, Galápagos Islands 1984,” and “Twilight of the Giants, Botswana 1989.” The complete collection of images, along with stories about them by the photographers, may be viewed at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ilcptop40/sets/72157623774840478/ The three Frans Lanting images may also be viewed at: http://www.lanting.com/fineprints/ Christie’s “Green Auction” evening sale will be held on April 22 at Christie’s in Rockefeller Center, New York, and will be carried live globally beginning at 7:30 pm EST on www.christies.com. A companion silent auction will be hosted at www.ABidtoSavetheEarth.org, and will run from April 8th through May 6th. For more information, please contact: Jessica Staley, Frans Lanting Studio, 207 McPherson Street, Suite D, Santa Cruz, California 95060 USA +1-831-429-1331, info@lanting.com, http://www.lanting.com/     Follow Frans Lanting on Facebook  Become a Fan of Frans Lanting on Facebook to get all updates on upcoming events and exciting news. Find Frans at http://www.facebook.com/FransLantingStudio/    Frans Lanting Studio Internship  Frans Lanting Studio Internship The Frans Lanting Studio, home base of one of the world's leading nature photographers, offers internships for qualified individuals. Interns have a great opportunity to work with Studio staff on projects in the Frans Lanting Image Collection and Gallery. Internships are designed to match each individual's skill set with specific Studio projects. An internship may include assignments in our state-of-the-art image database, projects in our slide library and publications archives, imaging work using Photoshop, captioning and keywording, and support for various other Studio and Gallery activities. Interns learn valuable skills used in the photographic and digital media professions today. We are looking for candidates with experience in specific skills and software such as: • Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom • Microsoft Expression Media • Apple Keynote • Final Cut Pro • Digital image workflow including RAW and DNG • Captioning and keywording • Natural history knowledge, especially biology We prefer applicants who can commit to 15-20 hours per week. Individuals currently enrolled at an accredited college or university have been able to earn college credit during internships in our Studio. Internships are non-paid and do not include field work. If you are interested, please send a cover letter and resume to: jobs@lanting.com. Please, no phone calls.    TODAY! HEAR LANTING & CHIMPS ON NPR:   Right now you can hear Frans Lanting and the remarkable chimpanzees of Fongoli, Senegal, on Alex Chadwick's NPR show "Day to Day" : http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89306493 Alex interviewed Frans by satellite phone from the wilds of West Africa while Frans was on assignment to cover this unusual group of chimpanzees who are making people rethink the nature of chimps and the boundaries between apes and early humans. Alex's interview includes Chris Eckstrom's sound recordings of the chimps hooting and drumming on baobabs as Frans explains what makes these chimps so special. THIS WEEK ON PBS "WILD CHRONICLES": Chris Eckstrom's footage of anthropologist Dr. Jill Pruetz and the chimps of Fongoli, Senegal, will be featured on National Geographic's "Wild Chronicles" show on PBS. Jill's research is breaking new ground, and in recognition of her work, she has just been named a National Geographic Emerging Explorer. To check your local listings for times and dates, or to download the podcast, please visit: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/donate/wildchronicles/ NOW IN PRINT AND ONLINE: "Almost Human," Frans Lanting's new feature about the Fongoli chimps, is on newsstands today in the April 2008 issue of National Geographic, paired with a great story by Mary Roach, best-selling author of "Stiff" and "Spook". The story has also been launched on the National Geographic's website, where you can see Chris Eckstrom's video stories about the chimps, including exclusive footage of chimps going into a water hole together and never-before-filmed scenes of the chimps spearing--a behavior that made headlines around the world when anthropologist Jill Pruetz reported it last year. Chris's videos also feature author Mary Roach as she tries her hand at "termite fishing"--a skill the chimps have mastered: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/04/chimps-with-spears/mary-roach-text CHIMPS ON "NOVA" ON PBS: Last summer, Frans Lanting and Chris Eckstrom traveled to southeast Senegal to cover an unusual group of chimpanzees--the first to be studied in a savanna-woodland habitat. The results of this work have just been released in National Geographic--in print, online, and on the air. Chris Eckstrom's video coverage of wild chimpanzees in Senegal is featured in the new NOVA-National Geographic TV special "Ape Genius," a fascinating film that zeroes in on what separates humans from our closest living relatives. Here is a link for viewing "Ape Genius" online: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/apegenius/program.html FRANS LANTING ON CNN IN "QUEST FOR THE PERFECT PHOTO" Tune in to CNN International as Richard Quest interviews Frans Lanting and joins him on a photo shoot with elephant seals on the California coast in "Quest for the Perfect Photo," the newest installment of Richard Quest's monthly show where he searches for "the secrets of genius, leadership, and inspiration." In this show he also meets photographers Patrick Demarchelier, Steve McCurry, Raghu Rai, Anne Geddes, and Darren Lyons, as he sets out to discover the secrets to capturing the perfect image. "Quest for the Perfect Photo" aired on CNN International on Saturday February 23 and again on Sunday February 24, 2008. SEE IT ONLINE: Here is the link for viewing Frans's interview on CNN International's Richard Quest show: http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/02/15/quest.photography/#cnnSTCVideo     LIFE in London at the Barbican center is success!  The London Premiere of Frans Lanting's LIFE: A Journey Through Time with music by Philip Glass performed by the London Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Marin Alsop February 21, 2010, at the Barbican Centre National Press Acclaim: Most of the world knows Frans Lanting’s wildlife photography from his penguins .... But he’s not a one-species man. Seven years were spent gathering still images of pre-human life and natural phenomena, subsequently ordered into LIFE, an hour-long multi-media experience stretching in time from the Big Bang to the arrival of human feet. ... On Sunday the intoxicating feast was spread out by six slide projectors trained on three screens. And the London Symphony Orchestra and conductor Marin Alsop. And the music of Philip Glass: with his insistence on pattern and slow organic growth a natural choice..... Lanting’s extraordinary photographs, choreographed over the three screens by Alexander V. Nichols..... celebrating the power of life, nature, and biodiversity .... the biggest victor .... Our dazzling planet Earth, for forming itself, mutating through such spectacular life forms, and surviving. Geoff Brown The Times Feb 2010 Impressive in its exquisite visual imagery and miraculously co-ordinated musical accompaniment, this project arrived in London having first been seen at Marin Alsop’s Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, California, in 2007. ... Glass’s music .... Fashioned into a pleasing orchestral homogeneity by Riesman .... expertly underscores Lanting’s stunning images rather than swamping them. I particularly liked the long, slow build-up during the first section, the force of the volcanoes indicated by sonority rather than vacuous effect. .... an unusual, but intriguing and satisfying evening. Nick Breckenfield ClassicalSource.com Feb 2010 At its core is Frans Lanting's photography, images of nature projected onto a split screen stretching the width of the Barbican stage. They provided a visual account of the long process of evolution in seven "chapters", which then became the movement-titles of Glass's music. ... his long-term associate Michael Reisman provided arrangements of pre-existing music. This sounds like a recipe for a cumbersome patchwork but in fact the results were more or less seamless. They, in turn were subjected to Alexander V Nichol's's "visual choreography", a kind of elaborate PowerPoint presentation that undercut their beauty by refusing to accept still photography as, precisely, still. ...( creating ) many moments of visual and musical poetry. Nick Kimberley London Evening Standard Feb 2010     HEAR Frans Lanting on NPR's "Science Friday"  In a radio show entitled "Wildlife Safari," NPR host Ira Flatow talks to three world explorers--photographer Frans Lanting, acoustician Bernie Krause, and scientist Alan Rabinowitz--about documenting wildlife in the most remote places on Earth. The program was broadcast on December 28, 2007, but you can still hear this fascinating series of interviews online. Click here to listen.    FRANS LANTING AWARDED PMDA PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR AWARD!  The PhotoImaging Manufacturers and Distributors Association (PMDA) has awared Frans Lanting their 2008 Photographer of the Year award. The PMDA awards are given annually to persons or organizations that have significantly contributed to the imaging industry throughout the year, or throughout their careers, and have had a positive and meaningful impact on the business of photography. The award was presented at the annual PMDA awards dinner on January 30, 2008 at the New York New York Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Click here for more information about the PMDA awards....     Christine Eckstrom: 2007 Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award Winner  Christine Eckstrom: 2007 Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award Winner The Society of American Travel Writers announced the 2007 Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism winners. Among magazines, National Geographic Traveler won five awards, including the Bronze winner Christine K. Eckstrom, for her article “The Last Real Africa,” in the March-April 2007 issue of National Geographic Traveler. Read Chris's story: "The Last Real Africa," by Christine Eckstrom See National Geographic Traveler's press release about the awards: http://intelligenttravel.typepad.com/it/2007/10/we-have-a-horn-.html Read more about the Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism award winners: http://www.satwf.com/2007lowellthomastraveljournalismawards.aspx     What the press is saying about Frans Lanting's LIFE:   "Renowned wildlife photographer Frans Lanting has unveiled a new project with an unexpected new partner - acclaimed American composer Philip Glass. Their collaboration is "Life: A Journey Through Time," a multimedia presentation that's a feast for both the eyes and ears." --Alex Chadwick, National Public Radio "Frans Lanting is one of the world's foremost wildlife photographers, with a portfolio that stretches from Antarctica to Africa, diatoms to elephants... What distinguishes the Dutch-born photographer's work is not just his technical excellence - it's the idea behind the image, or more accurately the thinking behind a collection of images. He's the master of high-concept photography: finding the word or phrase or unifying idea around which the images orbit, not just illustrating the idea but amplifying it, demonstrating it... "Life: A Journey through Time" is Lanting's latest project, and it takes high concept to a still higher plane. This time he's joined forces with composer Philip Glass to create a multimedia concert experience that attempts to demonstrate the entire flow of life, from the big bang to the full flowering of life on Earth." - Christian Kallen, Yahoo! "...'Life: A Journey Through Time,' is a multimedia creation story built around hundreds of images by the acclaimed nature photographer Frans Lanting, and digitally matched to the lushly pulsing music of Philip Glass. Saturday night at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, the hourlong work received its world premiere and it worked. A high-tech charmer, it offers up gentle shock and awe, taking a romantic view of nature and the evolution of life. In the world of Lanting and Glass, the eyes of frogs look like jewels in a Tiffany display case; lagoons glow iridescently; and all the while, the music lifts and swirls, as we are proffered images of life moving out of the sea, onto land, into the air, and so on. Music director Marin Alsop led the festival orchestra through a supple performance of Glass' insistent, pinwheeling, seven-part suite as Lanting's images (of Earth's crust and mystic volcanoes, trilobites and birds in flight, jellyfish and tortoises, apes and people) danced, almost literally, to the music, dissolving and morphing across a giant projection screen, 48 feet long and 13 feet high, above the players. I found 'Life', which was commissioned by the festival, to be whimsical, fairly wondrous and lacking in pretension, happy to provoke pleasure. Saturday's sold-out performance was a real event, with 'bravos' ringing out before Alsop even lifted her baton." - Richard Scheinin, San Jose Mercury News