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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。9 L$ q$ C: \9 B$ X+ }
1995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。8 Y; ^, m. h1 c7 D2 o8 z6 w
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; k; {5 o, Z. |1 ~1 u8 nVillage near the Island of Panducan- V+ A2 E) \! B
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
+ Q6 T% z! |7 C. Qpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 6 t* Z/ q5 @' d' N6 a5 {9 {9 [
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
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hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, D8 e+ m' I; q2 P
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
2 Z" L6 l- a0 g4 Zcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and ( B! C7 W: |( F: a7 L; X# i
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using 4 A/ [- T& t. M, r }
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine " D$ x: U5 X) ~# p3 S2 X; ?
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# ?0 _5 E8 h: w2 [) ]/ g" C, X* WVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands5 R% o. n& P0 }' i
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7 H7 w2 ~* k# M4 ]The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 2 ?9 R4 f- B- h$ v& j6 {+ P3 ?
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
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seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The $ d# y4 q. V5 ~( k7 E
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
* j7 h6 v4 |% D& ^- j+ xscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
8 }( k0 D) ?0 g. j- L' H M+ e: Qthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
! d$ ~0 y G" Z$ v( tThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source 7 C; g8 _% W' s e5 s
of food for bears in the region.
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar 3 X w9 i; P' D" B% }8 u
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
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Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the F, h5 U2 {5 K, E9 @4 v3 ?
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stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
8 N6 z1 A' f9 M1 |rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human ( y- n. M# F% V ^- U% S
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
8 x. K O7 L8 g" Z# g8 oname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The * ~, c+ j/ `, }7 ]9 \/ Z
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world % W& h" _4 i) H/ d/ V, S
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the " e- A8 B# A. e3 t2 J( v# i
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in ' Q1 Y. C x W& |, j' ~
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
w" T: q) \- R& u4 L% bautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
9 C: W$ z" c. I: ~3 eexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: / y4 y: x6 g1 f" V) p' _
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
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indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs 9 ^8 D) z- W9 z
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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ANTARCTICA
8 O/ g# w% r( Z p. r8 wAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 9 o( t+ Q$ P+ C- y% P9 d t
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 + T( c: ^3 z" B7 q' }$ Y1 y! I
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5 x) u: U8 c' j1 KVillage of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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" J- e% M& _* ^! A$ `0 S" [Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
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where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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