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Philippe Henry was born in
France. He worked as a photographer in the French
Air Force for many years then specialized in
wildlife photography. From 1985 to 1992, he visited
Iceland and Finland to photograph the wildlife,
looking for whooper swans, brown bears and other
species. He was sponsored by the French Explorers
and Travelers Society for the excellence of his
work, and his first story - The Whooper Swans - was
published in magazines such as Airone,
International Wildlife, Birds, Animan, Terre
Sauvage, Iceland Review and others. Since moving to
Canada in 1994, Philippe works with wildlife
biologists and reports on their work in magazines
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In February 2004, he gave an interview to the French Canadian magazine "Pluie de Sciences". Here is an excerpt from that interview : <<I started to work with biologists when I came to Quebec. My first assignment came from the photo editor of "Canadian Wildlife" magazine. I accompanied a wildlife biologist who studied the yellow rail in the swamps and marshy areas of "l’Ile aux Grues", a small island of the Saint Lawrence River. During the months of July and August 1995, I spent time with this biologist who captured the yellow rails, and fitted them with tiny radio-transmitters. This was the very first time I walked in snowshoes, and it was during hot summer days in a marshy area with millions of bugs around. Quite a challenge! Since then, I have worked with other biologists. From 1995 to 2000, I accompanied some who were studying the black bear and moose in Quebec and Newfoundland’s national parks. Working with these scientists was an educational experience, which taught me much about wildlife and its habitat.>> |
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In June 2000, Philippe
travelled to Texas to work with wildlife biologists
who study American alligators. He spent several
months there documenting their work, and covered a
story, which has been published in European
magazines. He also wrote a children’s book
for his European publishers: L’Ecole des
Loisirs (France-2003), and Klematis (Denmark-2003).
Today, Philippe is still working in Texas on
another book on the American alligator, which is to
be published in the US by Texas A&M University
Press. In 2007, Philippe visited
Alaska and the canadian northwest. He went to
Ivvavik national park, one of the most remote park
of the canadian arctic and then spent a few weeks
in the
Tatshenshini river area, in British Columbia,
and in Alaska to photograph the grizzly bears. In 2008, Philippe travelled to the
Gaspesie peninsula, in eastern Quebec, to
photograph the black bears. He visited Forillon
National Park of Canada and Gaspesie National
Park. Two new books feature
Philippe's pictures: |
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Philippe Henry is a N.A.N.P.A member (North American Nature photography Association). Web site: www.nanpa.org |
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© Philippe Henry 2004 - No reproduction authorized