Tim Laman

| Wildlife Photojournalist

Wildlife Diaries

The Wildlife Diaries newsletter is the best way to keep up to date with Tim Laman’s latest work and travels, and to learn about photography and natural history as well. Read through his recent posts here or sign up to receive the posts via email using the form on the right.

Birds Of Paradise Book In Japanese

Birds Of Paradise Book In Japanese

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Birds Of Paradise: Revealing The World’s Most Extraordinary Birds has been translated into Japanese and is available for purchase.  One great addition to the book is that in the Japanese edition, it contains QR codes that take you directly to videos of the birds.  You can find it in bookstores in Japan, or order it from the Nat Geo Japan website.  If you are in the US or elsewhere and are interested in purchasing a copy please contact us by email at office@timlaman.com.

Birds of Paradise in Outdoor Photographer

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This months issue of Outdoor Photographer features a story on Tim’s Birds of Paradise project.  Writer Amy Gulick tells of Tim’s 8 year journey culminating with the publication of “Birds of Paradise: Revealing the World’s Most Extraordinary Birds”.  It features some of Tim’s best Birds of Paradise photographs.  You can view the article online at Outdoor Photographer’s website:  Birds of Paradise.  If you live in the U.S., you still have a couple more days to order the book to receive it before Christmas.  Purchase the Birds of Paradise book at Tim Laman’s store.

Print Sale

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We are having a sale at Tim Laman’s online archive.  For the next 10 days everything is 10% off!  At checkout, enter the coupon code: SALE10.  This offer expires December 20th and can not be redeemed more than once.  Happy Holidays!

“Three Days, Three Wild Finds” in Harvard Gazette

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A new species of Leaf-tailed Gecko sits on a tree trunk in the patches of rainforest on the top of the boulder fields of the Cape Melville Range. Cape Melville Range, Cape Melville National Park, Cape York Peninsula

Harvard University published a story on Tim’s recent discoveries of new species in Cape Melville, Australia.  This was part of his Cape York expedition where they were dropped off by a helicopter to the rainforest in the mountains made of boulders.  Tim is an associate of Harvard’s Museum of Comparative Zoology after receiving his Ph.D. in Biology from the prestigious university.  View the entire story on the Harvard Gazette’s website.

Exploring a “Lost World” in Australia

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Our pilot Bungie flies his helicopter low over the rainforest and boulders of the Cape Melville Range as he comes in to pick us up from on top of one of the giant boulders and move us to a better location. Herpetologist Conrad Hoskin and were dropped off in this remote mountain range for several days, and I documented Conrad’s discoveries of several new species of reptiles and amphibians, including the spectacular new “Cape Melville Leaf-tailed Gecko”. Cape Melville Range, Cape Melville National Park, Cape York Peninsula

See the blog post about this expedition here.

Also see the “In the Media” page for links to various news reports about this expedition and its discoveries.