Frans Lanting Studio
Frans Lanting
PhotographerKnown for:
wildlife and conservation photography for National Geographic
Education:
Erasmus University Rotterdam (MA, environmental economics); self-taught photographer
Frans Lanting has worked as a photographer for National Geographic for more than 30 years, producing sustained projects in Botswana, Madagascar, and Antarctica. His project LIFE: A Journey Through Time (2006) attempts to compress billions of years of biological evolution into a single photographic sequence. He was named International Wildlife Photographer of the Year and received the Ansel Adams Award from the Sierra Club.
Frans Lanting's Gear List(1)
Fujifilm
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Lanting has discussed using Fujifilm Velvia 50 for his wildlife and landscape work in National Geographic; its saturated color reproduction and fine grain suited the demands of magazine reproduction and the large-format print work he produced in the field.
Product description
Velvia 50 is a color reversal film introduced by Fujifilm in 1990, rated at ISO 50. Its extremely fine grain and vivid color saturation made it the standard film among landscape and wildlife photographers through the 1990s and 2000s. It remains in production and is favored by photographers working with medium and large format cameras.
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Last updated March 20, 2026