Thursday, April 22, 2010
Art
Are These the 40 Greatest Nature Photographs of All Time?
Posted
by Jonny Diamond
on Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 1:51 PM
The so-called 40 greatest nature photographs of all time
go on sale today at Christie's, here in New York, a collection chosen by the International League of Conservation Photographers. A few more of my favorites, after the jump.
When I was eight years old, I wanted to be a "polar bear-ologist." I even went and interviewed the polar bear keeper at the Toronto Zoo (god, I used to have such initiative). So the two images of polar bears in this collection are definitely my favorites... Here's another:
And here are some turtles, who are also cool!
Don't forget the seals!
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