Yann Arthus-Bertrand Quotes & Sayings
21 most famous Yann Arthus-Bertrand quotes and sayings (photographer). These are the first 10 quotes we have.
“After Hurricane Katrina, over New Orleans, my helicopter crashed and the pilot and I were only saved because we fell on the roof of a flooded house that absorbed the shock. When the helicopter was spiraling downward out of control, I didn't expect to survive at all.”
“No one is an environmentalist by birth. It is only your path, your life, your travels that awaken you.”
“To have success in your professional life is not so hard. To succeed as a man is more difficult.”
“An image of the Earth, its landscapes, directly affects people. The beauty of the Earth creates enormous emotion, and through that emotion, you can transmit knowledge and raise consciousness.”
“The lions taught me photography. They taught me patience and the sense of beauty, a beauty that penetrates you.”
“For me, an aerial picture is no different than a close-up portrait. It's a question of framing and angle. Helicopters are great for that. But I've also used planes. Of course, I always have a harness.”
“I learned to be a hot-air balloon pilot to take tourists over the Masai Mara Reserve in order to earn some money and finance the work I was doing with my wife, Anne. We were studying the life of a family of lions for more than two years. Taking pictures was a way to capture information we could not put in words.”
“The whole world is determined by trade - which is really the blood of the world. The driving force is everyone's desire to have a better life. How? By consuming. For countries, the 'Holy Grail' is economic growth.”
“There is something very utopian about what I do. But utopia is nothing more than a truth that the world is not yet ready to hear.”
“The key of 'The Earth from Above,' and of 'Home' is to show the beauty of the planet, and thereby to promote love for it.”
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