"Earth
From Above" is the result of the aerial photographer Yann
Arthus-Bertrand's five-year airborne odyssey across six continents. It's a
spectacular presentation of large scale photographs of astonishing natural
landscapes. Every stunning aerial photograph tells a story about our changing
planet.
Yann Arthus-Bertrand, born 1946 in France, has become globally famous as a
nature photographer. During his career he discovered the beauty of the world as
seen from above when he became a hot air balloon pilot and began experimenting
with aerial photography. Besides photography, Yann passionately engages in
non-profit projects for different organizations.
By 2005, Arthus-Bertrand created the association GoodPlanet. This international
NGO develops numerous projects whose shared objective is to educate about
sustainable development and request individuals across every background,
culture and border to think beyond the development of our planet and, instead,
toward the future of all of its inhabitants.
Earth From Above, a 4-episode, 8-hour TV series then launched in 2007 and
renewed for 2008, prompting Arthus-Bertrand to begin filming of Home, a
documentary-style feature film about the state of our planet and challenges
facing us to protect it. Its simultaneous worldwide release is scheduled for
June 5th, 2009 - World Environment Day.
Arthus-Bertrand was a member of the Academy of Fine Arts of the Institute of
France in 2006. He is a knight of the Legion of Honour, an Officer of the Order
of Agricultural Merit, and an Officer of the National Order of Merit. In 2007,
Arthus-Bertrand helped Al Gore present his Academy Award-winning film, An
Inconvenient Truth, to the French Parliament.
As an artist, documentarian and advocate, Yann Arthus-Bertrand demonstrates the
power of images to convey universal emotion, understanding and shared
appreciation for our planet and its inhabitants. For this reason, he is
recognized worldwide as one of the most important and respected
environmentalists of our time.
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| Caravan of dromedaries near Tichit, Mauritania | | |
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| Herd of Hereford cows crossing the Chimehuin river, Argentina | |
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| Gullholmen village, north of Göteborg, Sweden |
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| Denver, Colorado |
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| Palácio Nacional da Pena, Portugal |
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| Palácio Nacional da Pena, Portugal |
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| Township in Cap Town, Republic of South Africa |
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| The Inca city of Machu Picchu, Cuzco region, Peru |
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| The medieval city, Dubrovnik, Croatia |
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| Área Residencial, Beijing, China |
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| Maasai Mara National Reserve,Kenya |
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| Open coal mine near Delmas |
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| Wineglass Bay, Tasmania, Australia |
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| Houses on stilts, Makoko shanty town, Lagos, Nigeria |
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| Bazaar of Istanbul, Turkey |
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| Neuschwanstein castle, Bavaria, Germany |
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| Hashima Island, also known as Gunkanjima or “Battleship” Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan |
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| Gamla Stan, Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Stranded boat, Aral sea, Aralsk region, Kazakhstan |
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| Add cPalm Jumeirah artificial island, Dubai, United Arab Emiratesaption |
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| Dovecotes at Mit Gahmur, Egypt |
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| Varanasi, the Ghats along the Ganges, Uttar Pradesh, India |
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| Kibbutz of Sha’alvim, near Modi’in, Central District, Israel |
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| solar plant in andalusia spain |
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| Volcano of Rano Raraku, Easter Island, Chile |
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| epicenter of the atomic bomb on hiroshima japan |
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| Mountains near Jengish |
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| los angeles freeways |
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| Louver and Ile de la Cité in Paris, France |
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| American cemetery north of Verdun, Meuse, France |
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| Housing plots at Brøndby, on the outskirts of Copenhagen, Seeland, Denmark |
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| Elephants in the Okavango Delta, Botswana |
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| Favelas in Rio de Janeiro |
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| Ruins of the medieval citadel of Shali in the town of Siwa, Egypt |
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| Start of the Bol d’or race, Leman lake, Switzerland |
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| icebergs and an Adelie penguin, Adelie Land, Antarctica |
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| Agricultural landscape near Cognac, Charente, France |
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| Islet in the terraced rice fields of Bali, Indonesia |
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| The Grand Bazaar, istanbul turkey |
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| Boats-stranded-on-the-dry-Aral-Sea-Kazakhstan |
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| Bora Bora Islands french Polynesia |
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| Dromedary caravan in the dunes, near Nouakchott, Mauritania |
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| Catamaran in the Glénan archipelago, south coast of Finistère, France |
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| Cattle near the Masai Mara National Park, Kenya |
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| Air Terminal 2, Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle Airport, Val-d’Oise, France |
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| Detail of the Gallo-Roman ruins at Pontchartrain, Yvelines Department, France |
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| Dried cracked mud in Camargue, Bouches-du-Rhone, France |
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| EruptionofPitondelaFournaiseReunionIsland |
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| Flight of scarlet ibises near Pedernales |
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| Gardens at the Château of Vaux-le-Vicomte, Seine et Marne, Franc |
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| Gardens of the Château de Villandry, Indre-et-Loire Department, France |
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| The Heart of Voh in 1990, New Caledonia (French Overseas Territory) 1 |
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| The Heart of Voh in 1990, New Caledonia (French Overseas Territory |
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| House in Keremma, on the Kernic cove at low tide, Finistère, France |
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| Icebreaker Louis Saint Laurent in Resolute Bay, Nunavut Territory, Canada |
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| Iraqi tank graveyard in the desert near Al Jahrah, Kuwait |
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| Mountainous countryside near Maelifellssandur, Myrdalsjökull Region, Iceland |
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| Road interrupted by a sand dune, Nile Valley, Egypt. |
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| Roped party of mountaineers climbing Mont Blanc, Haute-Savoie Department, France |
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| Kibbutz of Sha’alvim, near Modi’in, Central District, Israel |
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| Subaquatic vegetation in the Loire river near Digoin, Saône-et-Loire, France |
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| Village near Tahoua, Niger |
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| Tasmania, Australia |
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| The Gorges of the Bras de Caverne, island of Reunion, France |
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| The Puy de Dome, Auvergne volcano range, Puy-de-Dome, France |
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| The islets of Nokanhui, south of le des Pins, New Caledonia, France |
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| The largest plant maze in the world, at Reignac-sur-Indre, Indre-et-Loire Department, France |
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| Modern graves in a cemetery at Asyut, Nile valley, Egypt |
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| Town of Koh Pannyi, Phand Nga bay, Thailand |
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| Training arena in the hippodrome of Maisons-Laffitte, Yvelines, France |
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| Trees in the middle of water near Taponas, Rhône region, France |
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| Fields of tulips near Lisse, near Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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| Versailles Chateau at sunset,Yvelines, France |
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| Village in the Rheris Valley, Er Rachidia region, High Atlas Mountains, Morocco |
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| White horse of Uffington, Oxfordshire, England |
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| Worker resting on bales of cotton, Thonakaha, Korhogo, Ivory Coast. Cotton crops occupy approximately 335,000 square klilometers worldwide, and use nearly one quarter of all pesticides sold |
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| boats in the port of Mopti on the Niger River, Mali |
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| Iguazu Falls, Argentina and Brazil |
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| Snowmobiles on the ice, Baffin Island, Canada |
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| A whale swims off the Valdes peninsula, Argentina |
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| Palm Jumeirah artificial island, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
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| Marina Bay Sands Casino Singapore |
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| "Tree of life", Tsavo national
park, Kenya. This acacia is a symbol of life in the vast expanses of
thorny savanna, where wild animals come to take advantage of its leaves
or its shade |
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| Mount Pinatubo, a volcano north of Manila, Luzon, Philippines |
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| Village on stilts in Tongkil, Samales Islands, Philippines |
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| Islet, Congo river near Mossaka, Cuvette, Republic of the Congo |
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| Meteora Monastery, Thessaly, Greece |
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| Countryside around Siena, Tuscany, Italy |
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| Tea gardens at Boseong, Jeollanam-do Province, South Korea |
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| Meeting in a stadium, west Seoul, Gyeonggy, South Korea |
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| Botanical garden at Oedo Paradise Island, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea |
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| Seaweed cultivation off Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea |
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| Lake Velence, Hungary |
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| Wetland near Surgut, Siberia, Russia |
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| Dairy cows passing between dunes, Maule province, Chile |
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| Moaïs statues, Ahu Tongariki, Easter Island, Chile |
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| Rano Kau volcano in Rapa Nui national park, Easter Island, Chile |
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| Parasols on a beach close to Agia Napa, Famagusta District, Cyprus |
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| Vineyards near Liopetri, Famagusta District, Cyprus |
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| Cotton fabrics drying in the sun, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India |
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| Garni Temple, Kotayk Province, Armenia |
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| Royal tombs of Wat Phra si Sanphet (Temple of Sanphet), Ayutthaya, Thailand |
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| Royal Flora Ratchaphruek 2006, annual floralie in Chiang Mai, province of Chiang Mai, Thailand |
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| Wat at Westside of Chiang Mai, province of Chiang Mai, Thaïland |
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| Rice fields north of Pokhara, Nepal |
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| Satellite dishes on the roofs of Aleppo, Syria |
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| Norias on the Orontes River in Hama, Syrie |
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| Dunes near the sea at Khor Al-Abaid, Qatar |
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| Yann Arthus-Bertrand |
