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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。1 W. r6 T+ a- Q
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。+ N& f# g0 u) A9 B, ]. u/ ^
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Village near the Island of Panducan. i: `+ ?1 x7 t& Y! Q+ J7 Y4 u# x
PHILIPPINES
7 o- @$ I% v) XThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
$ l7 M1 ^ `& C/ upart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 0 E8 B. U# d2 v7 k: O
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
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Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
A% N/ _+ Y9 b& qconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
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hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
, P# ]4 a( O( q5 m8 ]+ W4 Z9 Gthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also % d' p5 e2 J9 \" P5 I
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
2 s9 y( `7 ~. `1 ~1 Vfauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands" U( b0 p! ~9 g+ i g
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 2 K# {9 Y+ h+ U/ p* `- a% |+ v
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some ! h' F2 v; p( n4 q5 { N
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
$ k5 H8 W0 \4 o+ c; `) g2 Pseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
- Y D2 M6 ~- X) U$ kvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without " o4 @- G" V' O+ J; x
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
3 b/ M6 g6 ~3 Koysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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$ x ^' Y0 k- PWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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# K6 m+ b% c7 y, y5 U& b7 R( UThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
% P5 o- G4 u: v0 F+ ~' u4 d. a- o0 kprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It 1 Y, C. y+ x3 B) r: J. q
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that - |4 z$ [! _1 L& S. \6 m! u) ~" R4 z% S
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
4 G: l* o) E4 |them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
4 w" O) q( ]" z4 d! M# v- @+ G* mThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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* }$ V) @2 C3 l( Q, ~' ?, VWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
/ {7 @8 s7 h1 Y' i7 W; E Q: i% a+ Mis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
4 i) t% S5 m8 u2 U. marid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of , H2 U; F# R. y8 V* m
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the ; Y _; T1 b+ z
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
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rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
: D1 H# C) K- ?+ j1 openetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its 9 r8 J$ E! k, {
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
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# w9 q8 b! n- g) _heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the - m4 T$ v2 [( M) ?7 p5 I' z- `! \
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in 9 g% ^' u9 ]) v, M! ^$ c( W) p
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full : T# j- H$ U) [3 R) r
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
B* U6 a9 U, t* }& f$ C6 aexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
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species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 5 E. b# D( G" x/ }7 W* B
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs 2 S J! d' n* @( h& ^. E3 x
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
: s5 n9 j2 a( [One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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; Z9 G( o: |3 s8 l9 r% ]! XAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have) |0 I6 u+ S4 m; K9 b' {4 y/ y
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion 2 E# O& ~: Z6 F1 R2 j1 B K$ t; H
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
; [8 W- f( T$ `$ I) L( ^iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
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miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. 9 n* Q9 t) _2 [1 w8 }
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
" j+ B+ Y6 w$ w- a' Rsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
3 ~. z. t4 y% u% ~( ?- Qwhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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