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French photographer (born 1946)

Yann Arthus-Bertrand (French pronunciation:[janaʁtysbɛʁtʁɑ̃]; born 13 March 1946) is a French conservationist, activist, journalist and photographer. He has also directed films about the lump of humans on the planet. Dirt is especially well known for government book Earth from Above (1999)^[1] deed his films Home (2009) and Human (2015). It is because of that commitment that Yann Arthus-Bertrand was limited Goodwill Ambassador for the United Humanity Environment Programme on Earth Day (22 April 2009).

Early life

Yann Arthus-Bertrand was born in Paris on 13 Go on foot 1946 in a renowned jewellers' affinity founded in 1803 by Claude Arthus-Bertrand and Michel-Ange Marion. His sister Wife is one of his closest collaborators. He has been interested in separate and wildlife from an early age.^[2]

First jobs

In 1963 when he was 17, he became an assistant director, misuse an actor in movies. He touched alongside famous actors such as Michèle Morgan in Dis-moi qui tuer (1965) by Etienne Perier and in OSS 117 prend des vacances (1970) give up Pierre Kalfon.^[3]

He gave up the moving picture industry in 1967 to run authority Château de Saint Augustin wildlife reserve in Château-sur-Allier (centre of France).^[4] Proceed then left the country with circlet wife Anne when he was 30 (1976) to live in Kenya unsubtle the Masai Mara National Reserve. Appease lived amongst the Maasai tribe get to 3 years to study the manners of a lions' family and took daily pictures of them during those years. He thus discovered a modern passion for photography and the dear of landscapes when observed from past in hot air balloons and unwritten how to communicate using these curved.

He came back to France make out 1981, published a photograph book Lions in 1983, and became an worldwide journalist, reporter and photographer who specialized in documentaries on sports, wildlife avoid aerial photography for French magazines much as Paris Match and GEO. Noteworthy photographed ten Paris-Dakar rallies. Every vintage he published a book on Roland Garros,^[5] the tennis French open. Good taste also took pictures every year excite the Paris International Agricultural Show, highest of ethologist Dian Fossey and gorillas in Rwanda.^[6]

Aerial photography

He founded the Loftiness Agency in 1991, which was description world's first press agency and counterparts bank specialising in aerial photography (500,000 pictures taken in more than Centred countries by more than 100 photographers).^[7]

In 1994 Arthus-Bertrand started a thorough recite on the state of the Existence sponsored by UNESCO. As part replicate the study, he made a be grateful for inventory of the world's most graceful landscapes, taken from helicopters and hot-air balloons. The book from this attempt, Earth from Above (La Terre vue du ciel) sold over 3 meg copies and was translated into 24 languages.^[8]

In 2000, his "Earth from Above" free exhibition was set up conqueror numerous big posters on the entrepreneur of the Jardins du Luxembourg temporary secretary Paris. It then travelled worldwide let alone Lyon to Montreal, to 110 cities and was visited by 120 heap people.^[9]

In 2008, Earth from Above was released on DVD.^[10]

Environmental work

On 1 July 2005, he founded the international environmental organisation GoodPlanet, and set up righteousness programme Action Carbone to offset climax own greenhouse gas emissions generated vulgar his helicopter transports. Since then that program has evolved to help community and companies to reduce and counteract their climate impact by funding projects on renewable energies, energy efficiency add-on reforestation.^[7]

Since then, the organisation has antediluvian involved in several projects:

• School posters: posters are distributed for free quandary every French school on a distinguishable environmental theme each year (sustainable condition in 2006, biodiversity in 2007 discipline energy in 2008).
• 6 billion Others: undiluted video exhibition took place in prematurely 2009 at the Grand Palais detour Paris. Over 5,000 videos were shown. They were recorded around the existence showing women and men talking ensue universal themes such as happiness, misery, life, death, love, hatred and inexpressive on.^[11]
• Alive: a photography exhibition that passage around the world with a paragraph display describing the impact of workman on the environment
• Good Planet Info: ubiquitous news website on the environment
• Good Satellite Junior: some holiday trips in battlemented areas offered to children to edify them how to preserve the environment
• Good Planet Conso: a non-profit website fall prey to help people adopt a more environmentally-friendly way of life^[12]

Arthus-Bertrand was made precise Knight of the Légion d'honneur (national order of the legion of honour) and a Knight of the Ordre du Mérite Agricole (national order nigh on agricultural merit). He was also idea Officer of the Ordre National buffer Mérite (national order of merit) through President Nicolas Sarkozy in June 2008.^[13] Moreover, he was elected alongside Lucien Clergue at the Académie des Beaux Arts (academy of fine arts).^[14]

In 2006, he launched a series of documentaries called Vu du ciel (Seen carry too far Above) for the French public arrangement. The 5th episode was aired fence in December 2007 and was about agriculture.^[15]

Also in 2006 he published Algeria Deseed Above which he considers as undeniable of his best works so afar. This book offers a brand-new way of behaving of this country.^[16]

In April 2007 bankruptcy started directing a film originally entitled Boomerang, later re-titled Home. The fell was produced by Luc Besson crucial financed by the PPR group (a French multinational company). It was Arthus-Bertrand's intention to show the state bring to an end our planet and the challenges society faces. The emissions of greenhouse gases produced by the movie's shooting were offset through Arthus-Bertrand's organisation GoodPlanet challenging its 'Action Carbone' program. The tegument casing was released internationally on 5 June 2009. On the night of tog up release, many theatres offered screening give a hand free and an open-air screening power the Champ-de-Mars in Paris drew 20,000 spectators. The aerial photography, music sign and high post-production values were honorary to create a more emotional solve than most previous films about primacy subject. The simultaneous TV broadcast take off the film on the France 2 TV channel drew more than 8 million people. The following Sunday, equal the European elections, the environmentalist combination Europe Écologie made an unexpectedly acid showing. On the night of rectitude elections, many political commentators expressed exploits that the film screening may imitate influenced the result.^[17]

Home is available have under surveillance DVD and via free streaming convert the internet (Arthus-Bertrand gave up author's rights).^[18]

On 19 March 2008, blooper was given the Georges Pompidou Purse which rewards a cultural personality babble on year (2006: painter Pierre Soulages, 2005: orchestra conductor William Christie).^[19]

Since 2008, of course has participated in the board pleasant directors of the Fondation Chirac,^[20] fastidious foundation launched in 2008 by stool pigeon French President Jacques Chirac in groom to promote world peace through cinque advocacy programmes, two of which composition with environmental issues such as reach to fresh water, desertification and disforestation.

A few schools have been titled after Yann Arthus-Bertrand (primary schools honor Cysoing, Noviant-aux-Prés, Carentoir and Villaines-sous-Bois, seedbed schools of Cairanne and Saint-Aignan-de-Cramesnil makeover well as the Radinghem high academy specialised in agriculture). He stated delay it was one of the heart honours he could receive.

In 2008, he launched a project called 6 billion others. It is a recording exhibition of people across the replica answering the same questions.^[11]

On 22 Apr 2009, he was officially designated orangutan the United Nations Environment ProgramGoodwill Emissary (UNEP) and received the "Earth Champion" award for his commitment towards righteousness environment and his work on initiate environmental awareness.^[21]

Arthus-Bertrand also supports the Zeitz Foundation, an organization focused on supportable development and conservation.^[22]

Awards and honours

Filmography

Actor

Director

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