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Frans Lanting has been hailed as one of the great nature photographers of our time. His influential work appears in books, magazines, and exhibitions around the world, and has been commissioned frequently by National Geographic, where he has served as a Photographer-in-Residence. For more than two decades he has documented wildlife and our relationship with nature in environments from the Amazon to Antarctica. He portrays wild creatures as ambassadors for the preservation of complete ecosystems, and his many publications have increased worldwide awareness of endangered ecological treasures in far corners of the Earth.

His books have received awards and acclaim: “No one turns animals into art more completely than Frans Lanting,” writes The New Yorker magazine. His previous books include LIFE: A Journey Through Time Jungles, Penguin, Living Planet, Eye to Eye, Bonobo: The Forgotten Ape, Okavango: Africa’s Last Eden, Forgotten Edens, and Madagascar: A World Out of Time.

Lanting has received numerous awards for his work as a photographer and conservationist, including top honors from World Press Photo, the Sierra Club’s Ansel Adams Award, the title of BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year, and Sweden’s Lennart Nilsson Award. Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands inducted him as a Knight in the Royal Order of the Golden Ark, that country's highest conservation honor.

Frans Lanting, acclaimed as one of the great nature photographers of our time, will lead us on a personal journey of the making of Life: A Journey Through Time. In this new presentation, Frans will share his most ambitious project to date.

In the year 2000, Frans set off on a journey of photographic discovery that parallels new scientific insights about the story of life on Earth. His search has been wide-ranging and provocative, leading him from microscopic worlds to primordial landscapes that preserve time capsules of life’s history. The result is a glorious celebration of planet Earth that inspires and informs through images and stories of the amazing biodiversity that surrounds us all. From prehistoric trilobites to giant tortoises, delicate jellies to spiny octopus, and from steaming jungles to shimmering coral reefs, Life: A Journey Through Time is a testament to the magical beauty and enduring miracle of our living planet.

For more information on the LIFE project, visit the dedicated website: www.LifeThroughTime.com

Friday, February 8th, 2008
7:00 to 9:00 pm
Sheraton Premiere at Tysons Corner
8661 Leesburg Pike
Vienna, VA 22182
703.448.1234
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Frans Lanting
LIFE: A Journey Through Time

Tickets:

$30 - now only available at the door.
Tickets will be available for purchase on site.

Frans Lanting's book LIFE: A Journey Through Time will be on sale at the keynote for $60 (cash or check only). Frans will be available after the keynote to sign books.

Please note the location of the Keynote has changed to the Sheraton Premiere at Tysons Corner.
The Sheraton is close to the Marriott's location. Directions to the Sheraton available here.