THE FILE 25,000 35mm plus digital capture.

OVERVIEW Tim Laman is a field biologist and National Geographic photographer studying and photographing endangered wildlife and habitats with a special interest in promoting conservation. His collection of images includes many unusual and rarely photographed wild animals from remote locations around the world.

NATURAL HISTORY Tropical biodiversity. Rainforests and coral reefs. In-depth coverage from many National Geographic assignments and extended research trips. Exclusive photos of birds of paradise, orangutans in the wild, and strangler fig trees from a canopy perspective. Rainforest canopy wildlife - insects, frogs, reptiles, birds and primates. Orangutans, chimpanzees, gorillas and many monkey species photographed in the wild. Orchids, epiphytes and giant primary forest trees - the entire range of rainforest plants. Indonesia's incredibly rich coral reef life. Growing file of invertebrates, fish and underwater scenics. Endangered Japanese wildlife in the winter landscape.

ADVENTURE Adventure travel and adventure sports, especially ski mountaineering and scuba diving. People and the environment in remote parts of the world. National Geographic "on assignment" situations.

GEOGRAPHIC AREAS Asia/Pacific: Bangladesh, Borneo, Fiji, French Polynesia, Indonesia, Japan, Kalimantan, Malaysia, Micronesia, Moluccas, Nepal, New Guinea, Palau, Philippines, Thailand, Turkey. Africa: South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda. Americas: Amazon, Baja, Belize, Costa Rica, California, Dominica, Galapagos, Guatemala, Honduras, New England, Trinidad, Venezuela.

RECENT COVERAGE Most recent National Geographic stories: "Birds of Paradise," July 2007; "Mangroves," February 2007; "California's Wild Crusade," February 2006; "Color: A Fish's Eye View," May 2005; "Fiji's Rainbow Reefs," November 2004; "Orangutans Hang Tough," October 2003; "Biodiversity Hotspots: Pacific Islands," March 2003; "Japan's Winter Wildlife," January 2003; "Proboscis Monkeys Smell Trouble," August 2002; "Biodiversity Hotspots: The Philippines," July 2002; "Night Shift in the Rainforest," October 2001; "Wild Gliders of Borneo," October 2000 cover story.

CREDITS Magazines/Newspapers: Feature articles in: Atlas, BBC Wildlife, Earthwatch, Geo, National Geographic, Natural History, National Wildlife, Ranger Rick, Terre Sauvage; credits in Backpacker, Bioscience, Boston Globe, Couloir, Cross-Country Skier, Islands, Los Angeles Times, National Geographic Traveler/World, Nature Conservancy, New York Times, Oasis, Pacific Discovery, Powder, Travel & Leisure. Books: Collins, Friedman, Harvard, Heath, Houghton Mifflin, Island, Little Brown, McGraw-Hill, Macmillan, National Geographic, Scientific American, Scott Foresman, Simon & Schuster, Todtri, Wiley. TV: National Geographic Explorer. Advertising/Corporate: Black Diamond Equip., Canon, Cunard Lines, Eureka!, Leakey Foundation, Overseas Adventure Travel, Patagonia, Sony, World Wildlife Fund. Agents: National Geographic Image Collection (D.C.), VIREO (PA).

RELATED CREDENTIALS/SKILLS Ph.D. in rainforest ecology. Research Associate, Ornithology Department, Harvard University.

COMMENTS Tim spends nearly half of each year in the field on National Geographic assignments and research projects. If unable to reach him, contact Alice Keating (202-857-7237; akeating@ngs.org) at the National Geographic Image Collection for his stock images. The collection has high quality scans of a wide selection of his work which can be delivered promptly as digital lightboxes.