Leiden Spring 2007: Life - A Journey Through Time in Naturalis

LIFE: A Journey Through Time is presented as a photographic exhibition by Naturalis, the National Museum of Natural History of the Netherlands. After its opening on September 23, 2006, the exhibition is scheduled to tour through Europe and around the world.

'Behind The Lens. The simple idea of looking for the past in the present grew into a challenging photographic undertaking that extended over several years. My mission to capture images of nature that could evoke time and origins required lots of research and planning. I wanted to apply both new scientific ideas to my subjects and new photographic techniques to my images. On location, that often meant exposing cameras to all kinds of extremes.' (Frans Lanting, 2006, Life – A Journey Through Time, Taschen USA Edition)

Canon Eos 350D 18-55mm, 1/60 sec.