Frans Lanting

Frans Lanting ( born July 13, 1951 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch- American nature photographer.

Life

Lanting acquired in 1977 a Master's Degree in Environmental Economics at the Erasmus University Rotterdam and emigrated after studying in the Netherlands to the United States. He now lives in Santa Cruz, California where he runs a studio, a gallery and a photo agency. His wife Chris Eckstrom is an editor, writer and producer who often dedicated to him joint book projects.

Lanting works in many different regions of the world such as in the Amazon, Africa and Antarctica. Among the magazines that published his pictures, including National Geographic, Natural History, Star, Outdoor Photographer, Audubon and Life.

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