|
|
|
1- Y- ]' j4 Q" z# b- O) H
Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
7 y8 g( o0 Y# w1989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。
- ^! P# Q9 S4 s( {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。
# c; ~& C) S/ z4 G6 ~
B% h& G: K; {( W
, A' q' {9 ~6 n' N
2 h# o0 r ?/ c
1 }1 t) q. A4 I# S/ m/ x* s) p1 B) v. Y5 v* T4 |# b
7 U1 u4 H8 x5 V6 u" q) m) Q- J: [( w
1 `4 f) y0 u+ s. M/ j$ I
/ D5 O" F2 l J. ^6 M- q7 _
, I' W: a' Q* ?, [; P/ S1 P5 ~
2
$ [, j5 R! h% D2 V1 p3 TVillage near the Island of Panducan
* |9 [& S* Z8 s5 r) ePHILIPPINES( Q, O$ s5 R" w/ f! ^" s* q
The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is & ^' ]4 w4 E w3 o" k5 p
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of : @6 S/ f2 \7 O9 s
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with ( _. z0 u# g2 `/ ?! k+ Y
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 2 N! N' C3 o2 E. i9 ~# x2 @2 b
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in ; O! n+ }# O! i0 g3 ?6 ?
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population " F, A: k. W' {4 b
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
9 x' J; j/ D R- J& shamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
2 r2 J3 S1 v1 o9 W/ n) ?6 L; t3 lthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
6 ^7 S: s+ O3 F# ?7 Bcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
6 h( s" F7 t* |( l- d T# htrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using " N& ?: k. g8 |, e' V
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine # }5 @) o- F. p. i( s$ n) z6 }! m
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.8 B( Q3 Z; e9 a' o
9 K$ D+ K% x- S
- \ N, S3 _, ?6 {5 Z) i! Y7 V c+ q$ b0 N* N5 Y

1 \" a5 c. W/ E- e1 a1 H; \6 {- A% g6 y0 y: u" F/ d

( Q, C7 e8 U( @
* ^7 ?% Y- u8 F o 9 P7 |5 W9 s& p' d& l" A
F# W, }: a& S' W% T
3 x* y* ]9 V0 L+ d$ W8 w6 d) P2 {& } q8 A
+ k& L+ M/ Z) g. h; G7 n& z# \
/ |) }* f( S+ a3 ?) \# ^

1 r) p6 K2 c0 ]" I) ~1 P3 H7 f8 A* [- w, f. f% w0 v+ @: k
N4 k2 J4 I6 L, ^
6 \( R2 w; e+ p& e( f
y2 M; E4 w" w/ y. f2 T
( B' H# K6 N* B9 Q5 z& t3: P; ~+ X% Z7 W5 O' X' o+ v
Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
4 Z, A; h% x2 U2 o5 j4 lPHILIPPINES
8 u: M: P& S/ D5 T. ?The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 5 k& R" U, [! c1 d+ j8 a2 h
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
! V2 j; A* t+ s) X/ \+ xof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 4 a5 v2 D" E* } H4 r: x
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The 3 {- w# ~5 p, W/ Q& N
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without : V7 \0 z4 o2 \8 t" u/ n
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl % Y/ Q4 L! o3 E+ y2 R$ b- u+ E
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
/ i% L/ D# Y# m% \. u5 U
$ g% X: t! E0 x; d9 } V3 z# t9 T- M 7 Y2 l" _; y7 M' V' j" c; ?
S7 ]) k& e" n$ m( D H' {
4- G4 H \, _5 g& x+ P4 Y
Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
# g3 l) w/ [! F$ V; A( }3 L7 LUSA# H. a' t: K- \6 `5 n$ _- W" b
The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
7 l/ J) C4 O! [) }$ Lprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It - d& G& V8 J: d3 h5 `- h
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
( N2 n ~; f3 @: |8 i- J6 treflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze 6 a' m, y( x# y8 D- g/ K
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. - i* g7 q; l0 E
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source 8 A: q1 b7 k/ X1 d0 m' X
of food for bears in the region.2 }/ m S5 d+ j1 V
) t9 Q& `; M6 p
* B: b" t1 t$ k$ S; Y6 \0 M3 e6 l. ]) e3 i+ ~
/ _& G/ K' a' l# ^$ @# J* P1 X
E; @) V$ C- Z* O' O, J
$ s* g. T6 J N. r% k
: t! W/ H$ c3 P" w 6 s) Y2 O) u( i: C5 \: ?
8 ~/ w/ I6 o! e ) o# E) i. d7 a$ i' [
6 `$ u- D: ]3 c# ^
. l% g/ B6 @' q" D
# J. r5 f" B, i/ j0 K5 t8 c5 e
9 b. R7 N$ \; k4 u
: W5 t0 [* F$ i
3 S+ q- H% K7 G. @/ [1 }. Y9 _4 d: \4 f: x8 n N8 M
& F$ W& c/ ]8 i
- C, c% r7 z1 n5 L
8 }2 x3 ]% X' C/ H* |
2 E2 N( E9 x7 D6 q1 y 6 J2 ?5 F9 I0 Y2 v: B
1 ^8 J3 j7 J9 C1 G$ C* Z
59 B5 @) i7 r! o' w2 |2 [, k, e, l
Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
) u. R0 d X& ?+ Q5 }MADAGASCAR
( M7 V0 D$ k, WWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
6 K$ t5 v) V n: b/ Q& Ais the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
6 ~5 T" Z2 g2 D( e' \9 A% jarid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of 2 F7 b) B7 o+ e: z r
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the " e M8 ~: V! \7 Y
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the P' F+ X3 U, e* C' B
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
5 r2 I! m7 m/ } V* jrise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
9 z0 k5 v* O Y' s2 C$ M$ _3 Ppenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
/ F9 P6 A6 `+ Y Y+ h/ b9 ]name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 5 ~) i3 ?9 T* r9 k$ V2 ?
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 6 N6 B$ D- S" a( a, R2 D
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
( r2 d. G, f& I0 }) v Hcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in ( Q# m0 a5 T9 ~; H9 q+ d# X, h
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full 7 b, L# E# H2 ]' F
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 9 \% b4 \# v. b2 T+ y( k$ @
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: / d4 s7 v8 ^$ }$ w$ O' \
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 9 h4 n: x L8 P& n( q
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
" l! O! N* l9 ^+ d- z# h, \indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
L3 L- b2 |9 P) k& Dspecies are endangered.& K M# k& O- ^
5 b3 |/ Y& N5 c: X$ e' M; P

3 p. I9 k6 _) |& N3 P; [+ c, S6 r9 Y9 O6 S# f
) X; ^- ^9 \5 Y
8 c/ Z' F8 \( f# W; \

: ]. J$ ^% y" \- @6 y; w) _ S5 p, O6 `

* b/ W: I0 `% } D7 A; `+ W- E2 V. j, F6 @+ L, H

3 B1 @* q0 f, w% } H
, t: h% ^- Q2 s0 f0 P! X6& a8 V0 u( P! m: c+ A/ D
Camel Caravan* Y" A( _/ w2 i% x% z
NIGER4 Q7 W2 D) T% x, k5 `4 {+ p
On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses3 ?# g* a S/ T" E
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A & d, M+ n3 G/ W4 A" H! O' w" N
caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
% F9 ~) e3 |, j" S vkm/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at 5 h9 T% Q% `. z# |
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked 8 m9 A. ?1 d$ x
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 * X# O( m. C$ a' V4 I
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
7 c; \* Q# J/ M7 D6 Uare reputed to be fiercely independent and have ! N* X$ G t2 v8 L6 H& _
suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the ( g1 q* Q2 l- n% Y3 z
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
D" U* A+ L- ~% E7 npresage the disappearance of the caravan operators. ; @: K: T" j2 ?# A" T/ Z0 ?
One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!- w5 C2 o2 U, h1 g8 B9 [' ~
5 A x" Q: Q0 Q! Y

6 M3 K! a1 O9 J# P8 k5 A
: ]- Z8 _* G* [, p9 i0 G; O- b/ p7# Q' \: g: s/ r: J7 j' {
Icebergs off the Adelie Coast; n- D; g v( T1 }6 C
ANTARCTICA
0 {5 y( R u9 {7 m: S3 T( I! aAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have' A9 P: a( a ]+ ^# ^3 g: X5 f6 e
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion ; T9 ]- U5 r$ c4 Y; f
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
3 [% A3 Y7 F3 \' Riceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
1 Q8 K$ e4 T0 A9 N n6 i; Jfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 % _# p# M, v4 `" o# k1 d
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are , ]4 X* f# n! Z' m
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).0 P0 j, C* V1 `/ G. m
7 k$ ? ?* k' I7 i/ l - o8 X( [; B+ z! a5 x( m. m
" a; u$ |+ F, j6 I3 i, n5 N) i/ A

* X0 b9 k7 W! B) r& |# V* \# A$ F6 A F
87 B& |( Q% M- M- a. [
Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
' T. g+ [- T3 HTHAILAND3 m$ K2 \/ \8 q; y
Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. 0 F1 x* Z3 H3 a
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually - Q3 X9 ^3 p0 Z/ } P- F- U8 h
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
6 O( x. q2 C# Q f% V7 @from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
1 C9 H9 q4 ?; O6 N) wthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have 2 i& r% u1 {) ?! d4 w7 u( l
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
2 Z: i" _$ _9 ^$ a$ `where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
' r2 p4 D( S# _5 S( }! fhouses built on bamboo stilts.
2 W R( k+ c9 r, y) g# L/ E* B. j3 q) f* L5 I6 S
1 L7 A' } N" o& g8 I
1 C$ o/ Z* t; K7 f
( p+ ^4 b) q3 a' d, `1 P) o
- T- t0 c# ~7 A
5 [1 E& n$ u, c V- b" ^- e
: G# |$ V6 U- E7 h: U" d* X 3 P- T4 u# z' ?+ U; |- f, ?* c/ G
$ ]& H. _4 P! n6 U5 ~2 H
/ t& {0 R$ J R/ t
7 C1 v/ W6 c9 }" r8 e6 r& U
0 U8 k# g7 U1 R, W7 m+ F9 H( t' A
# q }; B6 S+ I9 H9 }7 j1 U$ O - \6 Q W2 B. Q5 p: x" Y
- ^! t. ?5 {1 o

4 _! _7 w6 ?7 f) r- L0 W8 M
5 Z/ M" \9 g( w: | Q \8 _
$ y5 I$ T) G0 T8 q& D$ W- X" s% o5 s. r+ \& i! C+ Q- Q
作者Yann Arthus-Bertrand 的团队+ r' ~( b2 I4 f! I# C& C
6 h" g7 z. C: o/ y: G |
|