New Book by Alan Rabinowitz : Life in the Valley of Death: The Fight to Save Tigers in a Land of Guns, Gold, and Greed

In forests reviled as the valley of death, Rabinowitz finds new life for himself, for communities haunted by poverty and violence, and for the tigers he vowed to protect.

I have written about Alan Rabinowitz on & often. He continues to inspire me personally. I have been inspired after seeing a National Geographic documentary on Alan’s life, his cause & his mission to save the wild. Although he has taken a back seat following his health condition, he still leads the exploration group of the Wildlife Conservation Society.

Alan’s expeditions & his stories have brought the grim truth of survival. His fact finding missions led The New York Times call him the Indiana Jones of wildlife science!

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African wildlife films - masterpieces from the Jouberts

The Joubert family has settled in Botswan to film and photograph the African Wildlife in it’s natural environment. Giving up a luxurious city life, they have been working for the National Geographic for over 15 years now. And they have produced some marvelous films over the time.

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Stalking the big cats on their jeep and following the faint sounds that could only be picked up by an expert, they have captured primitive hunts and predatory behaviors. Derreck mans the movie camera while Beverly works the sounds. And while she is not on her usual role, she captures the moments in her still camera.

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While each of these videos will show the passion and compassion of the film makers, it will also be an immense tutorial on various aspects of wildlife photography for all.

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Alan Rabinowitz & his Search of the Jaguar

Mr. Rabinowitz of the WCS, New York, has been fighting his personal battle to save the wild habitats of the Jaguars. The “necklace” as it is called, is a strip of of green forest nearing Panama in South America that has been very crucial to the successful revival of the Jaguar population.
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As for the video, its am amazing 90 minutes if you are interested in film making, photography, traveling or saving the wildlife, and the delicate eco-system. But more than just that, it re-instates in us the feeling of worthy selflessness and the incredible strength one needs to have to stand up for a cause. Jane Goodall, who made a strong forte in my heart by moving into social oblivion, and so has Alan Rabinowitz.
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The National Geographic documentary, In Search of the Jaguar, gives us a tiny glimpse into the life of Mr. Rabinowitz as well as his eternal struggle to save the Jaguars. If you would like to help Wildlife Conservation Society please call or visit their website.

Northern California - Legend of the Big Foot

From: photoduniya.com

I had been up to Trinidad in Northern California this past weekend. Traveling from San Jose took about 6 hours amidst the fog, rain and winds. Quite unusual to my usual travel bag, this time all I had was my Nikon D200. Most of my stuff were already packed for the upcoming big-drive! I had to stop at an en-route Ritz Camera to pick up a Lexar 2 GB Card.

 

While I shall write about this short trip to the Avenue of Giants, the one colorful stop we made close to Garberville on Highway 101 is a roadside shop of chainsaw woodwork. Names “Legend of the Big Foot”, this has small to large wood carvings and miniature birds and animals. If you are on the way, do stop by to see a big-foot replica too.

 

Legend of the Big Foot @ photoduniya.com

california travel photography of legend of the big foot on nikon d200 by ranjay mitra

 

More writing and images from the trip will be uploaded on the travel section of photoduniya.com.



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