Yann Arthus-Bertrand

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born

in Paris, France

March 13, 1946

gender

male

website

http://www.yannarthusbertrand.org/

genre

Arts & Photography, Outdoors & Nature, Environment

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Yann Arthus-Bertrand was born in a renowned jewellers' family founded by Claude Arthus-Bertrand and Michel-Ange Marion. His sister Catherine is one of his closest collaborators. He's been interested in nature and wildlife from an early age.
From the age of 17 he became involved in the movie industry. He gave up the movie industry in 1967 to run the Château de Saint Augustin wildlife park in Château sur Allier (centre of France). He then left the country with his wife Anne when he was 30 (1976) to live in Kenya in the Massai Mara national park. He lived amongst the Massai tribe for 3 years to study the behaviour of a lions’ family and took daily pictures of them during those years. He thus discovered a new passion for photography and the beau...more

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	Earth from Above by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Lester Russell Brown, Herve Le Bras 4.46 of 5 stars 4.46 avg rating — 293 ratings — published 2002 — 16 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Earth from Above: 365 Days by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Simon Jones (Translator) 4.39 of 5 stars 4.39 avg rating — 106 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	6 Billion Others: Portraits of Humanity from Around the World 4.49 of 5 stars 4.49 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2009	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New Earth From Above: 365 Days by Yann Arthus-Bertrand (Photographs), Anthony Roberts (Translator), Nathalie Chahine 4.56 of 5 stars 4.56 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Earth From The Air 365 Days by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Hervé Le Bras (Contributor) 4.6 of 5 stars 4.60 avg rating — 20 ratings — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Horses by Yann Arthus-Bertrand (Photographs), Jean-Louis Gouraud 4.67 of 5 stars 4.67 avg rating — 15 ratings — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Earth From Above for Young Readers by Yann Arthus-Bertrand (Concept), Robert Burleigh (Goodreads Author) 4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2002	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Good Breeding by Yann Arthus-Bertrand (Photographer), Claude Michelet 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Our Living Earth: A Story of People, Ecology, and Preservation by Yann Arthus-Bertrand (Photographs), Isabelle Delannoy (Text), David Giraudon (Illustrator) 4.4 of 5 stars 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Yann Arthus-Bertrand: Being a Photographer by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Sophie Troubac 4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2004	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars