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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。
" z% ]( U8 k& h1995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 r; c9 a2 [, B8 I- n
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Village near the Island of Panducan
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, }" {3 Z/ c( t" k& D: [# L: x' ^The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is ! `+ W3 w8 M% b% Z
part 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 ) ~' |2 C) ?: G$ V
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are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small " S. y: `7 r. v! t/ P) \( j
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
O9 u& p" Z- n# A9 H9 ?: Rthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
: a1 U% K* m/ u; k% s: pcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 3 e% x3 o& G5 s7 m
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
$ v2 r# u4 K7 z" A wcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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4 h. c! _: z$ Y1 I9 _The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 6 ~5 C! Y- j* i/ e
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some r1 @6 e! q5 \" Z/ h9 A+ J
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
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1 ~3 R, q& w0 |# Mvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
" F$ o0 o- Z7 R4 @+ cscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
6 [' P$ w( w% m) s# Sprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region1 v& z! R n: p5 H8 N. ~
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar 7 R, _* k. _2 Y
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arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
/ ^# |+ R8 X/ y; z" {Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
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stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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8 F/ |5 l- k2 i3 T! openetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
: g: z* _: H$ S" f+ o* Hname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
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heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
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autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
# x4 U. |8 J0 Iexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
: u; ~+ D0 s" h- E2 Smore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 5 g9 y$ a# x0 N2 ^4 U6 K6 U2 }0 y
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are + W1 ? T0 p. Z0 U$ u4 G
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
% D3 ]/ e! ^! E1 _2 gspecies are endangered.
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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
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and ) g1 x5 C( D P5 E1 b6 D# i, g
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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7 V- S2 v0 E, F1 C% Q* Y) ^* `All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
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. a9 S: N T% q+ j( Gprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the 8 K' g; K9 M+ l# g# @
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farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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6 |1 M; P3 ]8 M3 Rcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. ' X4 C1 Z# {* f" J) |# J5 G
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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+ u9 |* g, Q+ \; @. dsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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