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1989年，他决定收集100张出色的照片，结集出版成一本书。而后在他的激情的引导下，他开始在世界各地旅行，拍摄了大量的航空照片。
" A7 q* s( v8 P8 L; r" P1995年，在UNESCO的赞助下，他创建了航空杂志：Earth From Above 。让我们从空中，这个独特的视角，欣赏充满魅力的地球。* c+ n: x4 r3 _) h5 T7 p1 Q. _
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5 v2 a% u8 V1 ?+ q7 NVillage near the Island of Panducan; \& b# y- T7 \# v! o x8 V( ?
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' z, @* }; L( cThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
; U4 E' t7 M0 ?9 _part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of $ _" h, T/ ~4 u# Y m, Q. U3 n
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
- Z. z, s0 x& l; Jneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent - c O0 {9 O) ]) V2 b
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 7 P* W8 j8 n! c4 t. o3 Z+ c
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
/ B- G, n/ f4 c3 vare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
- D K0 j0 e5 X: s+ Y6 [hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, ; i% v* m( y* O( Y/ M
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
$ y( a, z! t: R$ ncultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and ' |5 x/ ~ H# X% K
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
( |& c( @. ]! f( O3 D6 d5 S9 W$ {$ Mcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine $ T- k) N) j+ H1 D
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.* [' X1 S7 \4 w% i K+ C7 E V
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6 P% `6 e+ Z5 x# {3 a4 h* M" kVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands! c5 N0 o8 f: B/ l, `
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+ Q4 s$ P4 i! [: m' rThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
: a0 f" T0 F% i! A$ e4 oincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
" w$ f$ ]% J6 m( L( K' bof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as $ S5 d: v% k( Y/ o, P' M
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
7 u# t( l# z) R; y$ S2 _7 kvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without $ S! ]1 R# b% |5 T: T$ v* Q/ {
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl 1 M: E3 K! J/ W, d% H \
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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- U% X' T+ O& {5 iWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
$ J" s2 w3 L* q L+ m; _' u+ s* bprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
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reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze 4 | ~2 u1 a2 f0 p/ j* r7 R) b; [* f: v
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. 4 f' Y" z# I$ I! T
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source * `/ Q8 o0 l5 K2 v) u& k. O8 e8 @
of food for bears in the region.
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
/ ^( n9 u+ J3 C- J5 Qis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
& ^! {# { t, N! S' Y$ w/ ]arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
- V2 X i3 d8 L7 a) B) ?) \2 {5 I( SBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the ) I. J0 J' _8 A( r5 }2 ?% d
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
1 w/ I) |9 V ^5 E) u( r" P9 ] }stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that * y7 m) I G7 V
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human ( h6 A6 g. z2 ^
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
" \, l' r: H# K, yname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
; g% Q) { I0 W# B7 E4 ^site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world $ r: z; e! K1 ~0 M* n9 b+ v
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the % T9 [+ K, m/ P
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in + t6 f. L* n, J5 o) q
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full 8 g& g7 U: s7 {
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking % E' Y9 J& t1 _$ _; ~* o, R' L
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
: {1 O3 |" Z/ L* b- o4 D2 imore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
1 J4 Z, }3 U/ B$ F2 U* Vspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are / K7 K* } _ E, X1 [8 T
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
& W; s2 Z- D L1 gare reputed to be fiercely independent and have
$ Q% W! i4 t7 l0 ?& J& Hsuffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
' p' h2 T/ Z' C& ?( ?& n. |% FOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion 1 G7 T) R' x) h* }
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
( S1 V7 Z8 Y Z7 r% G% jiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
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miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are : H# ]1 y/ o$ K5 q8 k* ~9 O6 r
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).% l% S4 e O/ t6 }
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The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
# e% p0 U3 c/ `, ]8 v n. P6 I8 S$ Xconsists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
( V" m3 h; g! q) i1 }from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
z0 M- R; Q/ Z( qthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
+ m7 l% o. d, v, b4 ~( y0 v5 asimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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