Frans Lanting: Internationally Renowned Wildlife and Nature Photographer

<p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Frans Lanting has been hailed as one of the great photographers of our time. For more than three decades he has documented wildlife from the Amazon to Antarctica to promote understanding about the Earth and its natural history through images that convey a passion for nature and a sense of wonder about our living planet. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has received many honors including Wildlife Photographer of the Year, the Lennart Nilsson Award, The Netherlands’ highest conservation honor – the Royal Order of the Golden Ark, the Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography, and the Lifetime Achievement Award in nature photography. His latest book is titled: <em>Bay of Life: From Wind to Whales.</em></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #1d2228;">  </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Some interesting insights from this episode:</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style= "mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 0in 0in 0in .25in;"> <!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">        </span></span></span> <!--[endif]--><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Not knowing the rules will make you experiment with anything and everything.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Be aware of the rules but then put them to the side and do things your own way.<span style= "mso-