Nikon to
Sponsor an Exhibition of Photography: Rainforest a Photographic
Journey
“It is so exciting walking into the forest never knowing what I
am going to see or discover to photograph next.” Thomas Marent
 Nikon Press Release Summary:
Nikon has teamed up with Proud Galleries and Dorling Kindersley
to present an unprecedented exhibition of wildlife photography.
Exhibiting the most astonishing personal photographic study of
tropical flora and fauna ever undertaken, Rainforest A
Photographic Journey at Proud Camden is the result of one man’s
sixteen year love affair with the jungles of the Earth.
Overcoming everything from poor light to predatory animals,
biting insects, invisible diseases and intense humidity, Thomas
Marent has spent his adult life seeking out and photographing
the spectacular beauty of the rarest rainforest plants and
creatures. From the jungles of Costa Rica, Borneo, and Peru, to
Sulawesi and Australia, Proud exclusively showcases an unseen
world of epic landscapes and tiny microcosms, great apes and
fearsome invertebrates.
Dorling Kindersley have collaborated with The Rainforest
Foundation to produce the bespoke photo publication Rainforest A
Photographic Journey, and a proportion of proceeds from the book
will be donated to the charity that is dedicated to the
conservation of the World’s greatest natural resource.
Taken exclusively under natural light and in the wild, the
spectacularly enlarged full colour photographs in Rainforest A
Photographic Journey offer a unique insight into a largely
undiscovered natural universe.
Background
Sponsors
The manufacturers of cameras and equipment used by Thomas
throughout his career, Nikon are the kind sponsors of Rainforest
A Photographic Journey at Proud Camden.
Rainforest A Photographic Journey, published by Dorling
Kindersley is released this autumn. With an unusual white on
black design, biological information and Thomas’ anecdotes from
his travels to accompany the sumptuous photographs, the book is
a uniquely beautiful celebration of the rainforest and its
inhabitants. A proportion of the proceeds from each copy will go
to the Rainforest Foundation.
Thomas Marent, Photographer: “There are lots of unusual and
unknown, small and beautiful animals inside the book. With the
enlargements you can see and admire the spectacular beauty of
these tiny creatures.”
Sting, founding patron, The Rainforest Foundation "This
collection of Thomas Marent's images, 16 years in the making,
brings alive the sheer and awe-inspiring beauty of the
rainforest."
Alex Proud, Director of Proud Galleries: “This show represents
not just the achievement of a single man, but signifies a much
needed reminder of a rapidly depleting natural resource. The
destruction of the rainforest is again reaching epidemic
proportions, yet the problem has dropped off our radar in recent
years. This exhibition is a celebration of the beauty and wonder
in our natural world, but also a timely warning of what we have
to lose. The gallery is proud of our collaboration with Dorling
Kindersley and The Rainforest Foundation, and we hope to inspire
a new generation of interest in this invaluable part of our
ecosystem.”
Artist Biography
Born in Switzerland in 1966, as a child Thomas Marent was
fascinated by the birds and butterflies in the mountains around
his home. He captured wildlife images with his first camera aged
16, and began a lifelong obsession with the natural world.
Thomas’ fascination with the rainforest began in 1989, when he
first visited the tropical regions of Northern Australia. He
shot wildlife as a hobby, living in his parent’s home and
working in the summer as a biologist in order to afford his
passion for travel. After occasionally showing his slides to
friends, he was persuaded to take photography seriously and it
soon became a consuming career.
Proud Galleries
Proud Galleries Group was launched in autumn 1998 by Alex Proud
to bring affordable high quality photography to a mainstream
market. Based upon a formula of exhibiting accessible shows
around popular themes such as music, fashion, film and sport,
Proud Galleries instantly took the photography industry by
storm. A series of landmark shows including ‘Destroy: The Sex
Pistols’, ‘Rankin’s Nudes’, ‘The Rock n Roll Years’,
‘Underexposed’, ‘Rebel Life: Bob Marley’ and ‘The Libertines’
attracted blanket media coverage and full-house, star-studded
opening nights. With up to 10,000 customers per show, the
galleries soon became the most popular private photographic
gallery in Europe.
RAINFOREST A PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY runs 6th October – 5th
November 2006 at Proud Gallery Camden, Stables Market, The Gin
House, Chalk Farm Road, London NW1 8AH, 10am–7pm Mon – Thurs;
11am–6pm Fri – Sun
Entry: Free
www.proud.co.uk |
