FRANS Lanting is arguably the greatest nature photographer of recent times. The inspiration for his latest book came from photographing the ancient ritual of spawning horseshoe crabs. This led him to ponder the possibility of telling the story of life on Earth “from the earliest beginnings to the present through a selective interpretation of characters which tell a wider tale”. It has been a mammoth undertaking, shot from the air, underwater and on the surface in every part of the planet, and has resulted in a stunning collection of photographs.
Life: A journey through time
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