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THE FILE 50,000 - roughly half 35mm and half digital.
OVERVIEW Travel on all seven continents. Wildlife (including Tasmanian), cultures, landscapes and scenics, sunsets, people, children. Images suitable for advertising, editorial, calendars and textbooks.
SPECIALTIES Large inventory of images of Fiji, Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, Natchez, Mississippi and the battlefield monuments at Vicksburg Military National Park.
GEOGRAPHIC AREAS Africa: Botswana, Egypt, Kenya, Liberia, Morocco, Nigeria, Tanzania, South Africa, Sudan, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Antarctica: Scenics, tourists, wildlife. Asia: China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, Turkey. Australia: New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia. Canada: Alberta, British Columbia, Canadian Rockies, Newfoundland, Yukon. Caribbean: Cayman Islands. Europe: Austria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Great Britain, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Monaco, Monte Carlo, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, San Marino, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City. Middle East: Cyprus, Egypt, Israel. New Zealand: North Island, South Island. Mexico. South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Easter Island, Ecuador, Galápagos Islands, Peru, Uruguay. South Pacific: American Samoa, Cook Islands, Easter Island, Fiji, Kiribati, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Tahiti, Tuvalu, Western Samoa, Vanuatu. Tasmania: Hobart, Launceston, Port Arthur. U.S.: Alabama, Alaska, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, Wyoming.
CREDITS Hundreds of credits worldwide in several languages, including major magazine, inflight, textbook, postcard and calendar publishers, advertisements and tourism promotion brochures. Many covers. Published lead travel features, including all photos, in more than 200 major, large-circulation newspapers. Magazines/Newspapers: Condé Nast Traveler, Continental, Diversion, Marco Polo, National Geographic Traveler, Travel + Leisure, Travel Weekly, Travel-Holiday. Books: Abercrombie & Kent, Maupintour. Author/Photographer: Fiji: Pacific Paradise; Fiji: Some Enchanted Islands; Tonga: The Friendly Islands. Other: Travel brochures. Awards: Meritorious Honor Award, U.S. Department of State; Silver Jubilee Medal, Kingdom of Tonga; State of Mississippi Governor's Award for Travel Writer/Travel Photographer of the Year. Member: PPA, Virginia PPA.
RELATED CREDENTIALS/SKILLS Author/photographer of three photo books. Published novelist. Author of feature articles for leading publications, including Reader's Digest, Wall Street Journal, Outdoor Life.
Eckert Images
Fred J. Eckert
12337 Beestone Lane
Raleigh North Carolina 27614-8027 US

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LION: Although nicknamed "King of the Jungle" and although they cooperate well together, lions are not very efficient hunters - fail in 4 of 5 attempts. Female does most of the hunting. Mainly nocturnal. Live in groups called prides, as many as 30 together.