| Name | Frans Lanting |
| Born | July 13, 1951 |
| Birthplace | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupations | Photographer, Author, Public Speaker |
| Website | lanting.com |
| Education | Studied economics at Erasmus University, Rotterdam |
| Life | Immigrated to the United States; currently lives in Santa Cruz, California; operates a studio and gallery; wife Christine Eckstrom works on joint nature photography books |
| Work | Photographs in various parts of the world, including the Amazon basin, Africa, and Antarctica; served as photographer-in-residence for National Geographic |
| Exhibitions | Exhibitions include “Jungles” at the Field Museum of Natural History (2005) and “Life: A Journey Through Time” combined with music by Philip Glass |
| Fellowship | Fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers (ILCP) |
| WWF Ambassador | Became an ambassador of the World Wide Fund for Nature in the Netherlands in August 2012 |
