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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。
* |: S* Y, {- h- r& {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。
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Village near the Island of Panducan. a( `: F7 M/ ~; Y- Q6 q7 h- H7 Q7 S
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
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piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with ; v8 H- i( w0 {# O2 _
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
5 ?- ]. b% _- A% Q. U7 {Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
k) a9 f+ h9 @5 o9 W2 Y' u9 s |, wconflict with the central authorities. Among the population : Q- [- T5 [1 z' O2 S8 u8 R
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small , j% z. ~3 [5 y' X n! ]0 E6 H
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, & w' P! S" f6 ~/ L9 M5 v
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
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trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using # y3 z8 v) N$ J$ S1 h% H7 A- K
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine ) s1 J( `1 W4 B! w2 u" R; h
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.6 K; I) r- A. ?
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& b+ N9 n/ M0 g1 XVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which $ f' \5 n2 I& w6 o' r6 b& C
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
A7 `/ ?. T' N, mof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 2 P& f6 {3 v# F" a( r) C
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
; X; x- M( `1 }/ M4 vvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
; S6 A( g$ w0 ?scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl / v4 u6 R- M4 \; |) m6 T
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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9 d- R& I. y+ W: G3 I% G7 U& ~% EWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
+ s+ p9 h" w/ ^, J3 hprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
$ n: `! [3 O! c; d8 c3 O2 hoffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that 7 {/ E$ [/ J) v) `
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
1 I+ S9 v& X/ x* Y6 g5 uthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. & t4 R- a' o* g0 Y7 y
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
( D( i& H r* \3 W+ b1 xis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
1 V: w. v9 O) A+ F: h. w k5 Aarid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
+ @- n- m. v) K4 Y$ RBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the . o# e7 |( V5 ]6 V$ b
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
5 C0 {2 C3 W7 {2 N3 _, K8 z }stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that + Y& R+ ^% e) a
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
' v+ o) s8 }$ T/ gname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The # K1 g+ V+ U. L# I" J4 u: J2 I3 t
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world " Z8 H, W9 F* B3 ]
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the . ~! J* s8 ?2 J* E; u, P. P ^
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
0 h! \% m6 D4 a e- J) Pthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full : P1 F. z( ]3 Y$ ^
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
/ ?- A: b( j5 gexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
' d4 N; q4 U/ e7 P0 J2 ^ Jmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
$ i* t. m1 U; F$ \ C* d" ^species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
! i" L" @( _' f9 q, Nindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 0 R( H" }. ]/ W' C+ P& z
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caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4 ! w5 Q) u b: S: Q6 {
km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at ) l! b6 `- V6 i2 Z5 Y- w
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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- I6 A4 [6 s& U# m0 q( o- m- Hdays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs ; f+ ~" S5 ^8 ?" x
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have. O* [' g4 W _, ]: B% D$ y
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
P, _# ?+ ^" \& j' ifarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
: }3 u- P7 k6 [% |1 s7 Umiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
7 h$ E/ i3 x9 V5 s4 ]covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).5 I; w7 ^ P& ~0 b
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
8 h, D% f' y; dThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually , m$ W. `& _/ V" B* p% i S, m
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
& o% [$ d9 L+ j, M+ F! `3 R4 o$ Efrom the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
6 g: G, g, I, D+ V: athose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
; P4 f: b; r( D' x& \) `similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
- h% z# t1 A# X0 j" swhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in 2 l- V3 x! s1 o! V J8 z/ F
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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