| Wildlife Photojournalist
In the May issue of National Geographic Tim’s story on Manakins was published. This project was shot for Dr. Kimberly Bostwick’s research on the impressive little birds. She is studying how the club-winged manakin (above) attracts females by rubbing his wings together instead of using his voice.
On the cover of the Fall 2011 edition of Boston University’s Arts & Sciences magazine is Tim’s picture of an orangutans. The story is about his wife, Cheryl Knott, and her research on the great apes of Borneo Island. Since 1992, Cheryl has studied orangutan reproduction and nutrition. She found a correlation between food availability and fertility and compairs it to humans. To see more images of orangutans, and other wildlife in Borneo, please visit our online archive. View Tim Laman’s Orangutans in the Wild and Borneo Rain Forest galleries to see more wildlife images.
In August, Tim received a NG Assignment from Canon Japan. He was featured in a television commercial, print ads, and interviews which are all posted on CANON JAPAN’S WEBSITE. The add was for Canon’s new 400mm f/2.8 lens which Tim was using to shoot scarlet ibises in Venezuela.
Last week the Veolia Environment Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition anounced the 2011 winners. Tim’s picture, “The paper-clip suitor”, was Highly Commended in the Bird Behaviour category. You can see Tim’s image with the description, comments, and can cast your vote for your favorite picture on the Natural History Museum’s website.
In the summer issue of Resource magazine Tim was featured in the Tricks of the Trade. Tim gives 7 tips about shooting wildlife.
Tim’s picture was used on the August 2011 issue of Conservation Biology. Our Lord’s candle (Yucca whipplei) was photographed in San Diego, California. The image relates to the article on endemic plants and the identification of stresses on biological diversity due to climate change.
Tim photographed good friend and fellow Nat Geo photographer Christian Ziegler working on a story about Panama’s balsa tree. National Geographic magazine published Christian’s story “Open All Night” in May 2011. The story was also published in National Geographic Germany’s July 2011 issue. They used two of Tim’s pictures of Christian working from his tower in the canopy.
Tim and Christian also were on a team of 4 photographers that shot a RAVE on Bioko Island in 2008 for a Nat Geo story. You can see Tim’s Bioko Island pictures in his online archive.