A lion is not a lion is not a lion. As individuals, as mates, as members of a society, they're all very different.

It's up to us as photographers to give voice to the natural world.

I think a photograph, of whatever it might be - a landscape, a person - requires personal involvement. That means knowing your subject, not just snapping at whats in front of you.

Life is a force in its own right. It is a new element. And it has altered the Earth. It covers Earth like a skin.

Biodiversity starts in the distant past and it points toward the future.

Water is the key to life, but in frozen form, it is a latent force. And when it vanishes, Earth becomes Mars.

Nature's my muse and it's been my passion.

Life needs a membrane to contain itself so it can replicate and mutate.

Tourism is important because it can create sustainable local economies. Id much rather have 1,000 tourists going up the Tambopata than 1,000 gold miners.

Rejection is a challenge.

When I rule the world, " screamed the Bogey, "all antiques will be destroyed! Antiques will be things of the past!

When you trust yourself, you will come out like a beautiful sunbeam through the dark clouds!

I was especially perceptive to all things beautiful that morning—raspberries in blue china bowls were enough to make the heart sing.

The most cowardly thing in the world is blaming mistakes upon the umpires. Too many managers strut around on the field trying to manage the umpires instead of their teams.

The goal of prayer is the ear of God.

But, the best times I have found, in my life, are late at night or early in the morning and I think it's because you're outside the social realm.

If hers are the stars in the nighttime sky, mine are the haunted empty spaces in between.

Ten years ago, Republicans decided it was time to reform our broken welfare system and give welfare recipients the tools they needed to escape the system and build a better life.