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.

Milky Way

Milky Way

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Tim is in remote Cape York Peninsula, Australia, for an assignment for National Geographic.  He has been sending out pictures along his journey where you can see them here or @TimLaman on Instagram.  The Milky Way lights up the night over camp near the Archer River.  It is nice to be so farm from the cities that the stars shine this brightly.

Spotted Cuscus

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Out spotlighting at night for nocturnal mammals, we found this Spotted Cuscus, another one of Australia’s unique marsupials, along the Archer River.  On assignment for National Geographic in the Cape York Peninsula, Australia.

Agile Wallaby

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An Agile Wallaby carries for joey in her pouch while out foraging, Cape York Peninsula, Australia.

Tim has an Instagram account!  Tim will be regularly posting to his account @TimLaman as well as @NatGeo.  Here is one of his more recent posts from Australia where he is currently on assignment for National Geographic.

Manakins

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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.

Hormone Hunters

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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.

Canon Advertisments

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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.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year

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Great Bowerbird (Chlamydera nuchalis) male practicing displaying with one of his prize decoration (in this case a pink paper clip found on the college campus). This is the female’s eye view looking out of the bower to the male peeking around the corner with a decoration. Located on the campus of James Cook University. Townsville, Queensland, Australia. JCU Bower #2

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.