Born in 1946, Yann Arthus-Bertrand was passionate quickly to the animal world and the preservation of natural areas. In 1981, he published with his wife Anne first book, Lions, after 3 years of study of the behavior of a family of lions in the Masai Mara reserve in Kenya. It is also in this country, that balloon pilot, he discovers aerial photography.
Renamed great reportage photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand specializes in 1986 in aerial photography and started 9 years later, the Earth From Above. This image bank of the Earth seen from the sky, indivisible texts that accompany them, allowing through books and exhibitions to a wider audience to understand the challenges of sustainable development.
In 2003, he launched the project 6 Billion More and sends cameramen around the world to go out and meet the people who live in the places he photographed the sky.
In July 2005, he founded the association GoodPlanet.org whose purpose is to promote sustainable development through a number of projects such as the Agenda Carbone and posters school.
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I like this photos.
But I hate this emission on France 2.
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