Thorsten milse biography
The Eyes of the Jungle
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This book offers an exciting expedition to the Bandhagarh Tiger Reserve in the heart of India. The authors show you the elusive tigers of India as few people have ever seen them. The most powerful predatory cat in the world rules the wilderness and is a master of camouflage. We take a close look at how the Indian tiger lives, how it hunts and mates, and also the dangers that threaten it and daily life in the nature reserve.
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THORSTEN MILSE is an internationally renowned nature and wildlife photographer. He has won several important prizes, such as the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year and the Grand Prize of the photography competition held by the US magazine 'Nature's Best'. He has already published the very popular 'Little Polar Bears' and the enchanting volume 'Growing Up Wild' with Bucher.UTA HENSCHEL is a science writer, specialising in natural history and behaviour, since 1978. She has received many awards for her work, among them the nomination for the Henri Nannen-Prize. she is also the author of 'Growing Up Wild'.
"One’s contribution is to draw attention to animals and show how beautiful but also how fragile our environment is" Thorsten Milse
An artist engaged in the defence of endangered animals, Thorsten Milse has been awarded several prizes including the Grand Prize Winner at Nature’s Best Photo Competition and the prestigious Award BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year. With international recognition, he has exhibited in Europe and in the United States. Read his wise advice and learn about his adventures in quest of the most unique wildlife species!
What motivates you?
I see animal photography as a kind of calling. I find animals and their behaviour very interesting. And it makes you very contemplative and also a little sad how nature is disappearing and we are seeing the extinction of species. A lot of the time we put economic interests above everything else and forget that we cannot survive without having some nature intact.
Of course, as a photographer, you go to fantastic places, travel a lot, learn a lot about other cultures and about wild animals. When putting together a photo reportage, I feel like an adventurer, always ready to react in a flash to a subject, because the scenery is gone in the blink of an eye.
How did you get started?
In the Nineties, I was a graphic designer working for an advertising company and tried to spend at least a few weeks a year on photography. Then, suddenly, in 1999 I was made redundant. It was the push I needed to take the plunge and become a freelance photographer.
At that time, I was with eight different agencies! Now the agencies work together online, so you can be with just two or three. Approaching agencies is one route into the business, but contracts are hard to come by, so don’t expect earnings from agents to start immediately. Start by looking at what’s been published the past few years in GEO and BBC Wildlife.
What is a typical day like for you?
As always, the alarm clock rings at 4: Wildlife photographer Thorsten Milse has captured young animals in their natural surroundings: young cheetahs at play in the Serengeti; fluffy little penguins in the Antarctic; lumbering polar bear cubs in northern Canada; curious mini-kangaroos in the Australian bush; shy tiger cubs in the jungles of India; and let's not forget the entertaining young gorillas in the rain forests of Rwanda. Review this book . Growing Up Wild
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Biography
THORSTEN MILSE is an internationally renowned nature and wildlife photographer. He has won several prizes - BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year and the Grand Prize of the photography competition held by the American magazine Nature's Best - for his photos of little polar bears. UTA HENSCHEL has been working as a journalist specializing in nature topics, especially zoology and behavioral science since 1978. She writes for several European publications and has received awards for her work.