About the Author

Joris van Alphen is a young photographer, filmmaker and marine biologist from the Netherlands. Joris specializes in conservation and science reporting. His work has been commissioned by organisations including National Geographic, Science and Nature. National Geographic named him Emerging Nature Photographer 2012. He is currently working on a documentary feature film about the Oostvaardersplassen, and whenever he can he travels to France to check on 'his' owls.

To see more of Joris' work, please visit his website at jorisvanalphen.com, or follow him on facebook or twitter.

Shedding Light on the Life of Owls
by Joris van Alphen | July 13, 2012

© Joris van Alphen“Photographs really are experience captured,” wrote Susan Sontag in her famous essay On Photography. Photography can be a witness to the events in our lives, immortalizing our own experiences. But, to me, its biggest virtue is that it can also open new worlds to our eyes. Some anim...

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