Yann Arthus-Bertrand, a 62 year-old French man is the world famous photo-grapher who traveled widely starting in 2003 when he flew over 4,000 hours to places around the world, and photographed 110 cities in every continent. 120 of these photographs were exhibited in Bangkok as part of La Fête 2008 by the French Embassy at Central world between 3rd June-9th July. “Earth from above: the message of world exploration for sustainable development” featuring the photographer’s magnificent capture of the global landscapes, has been shown in more than 40 countries with. With the look and feel of paintings, these photos of exquisite colors are the reality of the earth and its inhabitants. The artist’s intention is for people to take a closer look at the earth and how it’s changed through course of time. The information provided under each photos stimulates us with provocative facts, while the geographical map of the earth is exhibited, indicating the location of the photographs. Arthus-Bertrand is an environmentalist photographer who has worked in many collaborative projects such as the rally lecture, ‘6 billion others’ (2002), the foundation of Good Planet Organization (2004), documentary about world pollution aired in France, Vu Du Ciel or Go M.A.D. (Go Make A Different) campaign, stimulating people to contribute an individual change to create a greater impact.
Earth From Above, published as a photography book and translated in to more than 24 languages so far, is also the collaboration between Arthus-Bertrand and the website Google Earth on which over 400 of his photographs can be viewed through the website. His other works and projects are also available at
www.yannarthusbertrandz.org
or
www.earthfromabove.com
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