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Part 2
"People of the Forest"
by Boyd Norton
Orangutans lead a far different life style from mountain gorillas. Orangutan habitat is some of the wettest, steamiest rain forest in the world, on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo. In contrast to the social family structure of mountain gorillas, orangutans are loners. And rather than being terrestrial like mountain gorillas, orangutans spend much of their lives in the trees.
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About Boyd Norton:
Boyd Norton once blew up a nuclear reactor - deliberately! It happened during the 1960s when he was a nuclear physicist and technical research director studying reactor safety at Idaho’s National Reactor Testing Station. In 1969 he gave up his physics career to devote himself to environmental photography and writing.Nowadays, Norton travels extensively documenting the world’s wild places and environmental issues, a specialty he has pursued for almost thirty years.
His articles and photos have appeared in most major magazines, including Time, National Geographic, Smithsonian, Audubon, Conde Nast’s Traveler, Stern, Vogue, Money, Outdoor Photographer, Popular Photography, Travel-Holiday, Travel & Leisure, Outside, Reader’s Digest, The New York Times, Sierra Club, Playboy, Time-Life Books, and numerous others worldwide.
He is the author/photographer of thirteen critically acclaimed books:
The Art of Outdoor Photography
Baikal: Sacred Sea of Siberia
SafariJournal
The African Elephant: Last Days of Eden
The Mountain Gorilla
Boyd Norton’s PhotoJournal
Divided Twins: Alaska and Siberia
Backroads of Colorado
Alaska: Wilderness Frontier
Wilderness Photography
Rivers of the Rockies
The Grand Tetons
Snake Wilderness
In 1973 Norton pioneered the concept of nature photography workshops, establishing his Wilderness Photography Workshops program. Arranged now through Voyagers International, locales include Tanzania, Peru, Kenya, Borneo, Venezuela, Siberia, and others. His Africa photography safaris, conducted each year in January and February, are especially popular. In addition to his photography, writing and workshops, Norton is also a photo software developer. His slide captioning/stock photo management database system, NSCS Pro, is used worldwide by hundreds of photographers. Norton has been an environmental activist for over 30 years, testifying at numerous Senate and House hearings on wilderness and park preservation. He serves on the Board of Trustees for the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, devoted to saving the last mountain gorillas, and on Baikal Watch, part of Earth Island Institute, dedicated to preserving Siberia’s Lake Baikal.