Monday, May 21, 2007

Jungle stint in Borneo


KOTA KINABALU: A South American-born nature photographer is setting his sights on the jungles of Borneo after having condensed a seven-month Amazon stint into a 191-page pictorial book.

Barely half a year after the publication of his inaugural work Amazonia; la source retrouvee, Jorge Camilo Valenzuela is now trekking through some of Sabah’s key conservation areas.

For the past two months, he has been photographing as well as recording the sounds of jungles and animals at the renowned Kinabalu Park, Tabin Wildlife Reserve and the Lower Kinabatangan region.

He intends to spend another five months in the rainforests of Sabah and Sarawak to complete the “shooting” for the book Au Coeur de Borneo (In the heart of Borneo).

Continue reading (incl. pics) at: Jungle stint in Borneo

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

very exciting, when and where we can see the photos and book?