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French photographers Catherine Jouan and Jeanne Rius have worked together under a joint credit since 1985. They have travelled the world undertaking long-term photography projects in Australia, southern Africa, Central America and Madagascar as well as in some of Europe's wilder places. They aim to record in intimate detail the diversity of the places they work in - wild animals, plants and landscapes in all their variety, and are as interested in the small things as well as the more iconic species. Their work has taken them to tropical rainforests, deserts, mountains, savannas and remote islands. They hope that by revealing the beauty and rich diversity of nature they will encourage their conservation.
Water falling down waterfall in rainforest, Dorringo National Park, New South Wales, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Water falling down waterfall in rainforest, Dorringo National Park, New South Wales, Australia
Leaf tailed gecko (Uroplatus finiavana) climbing down from branch in tropical rainforest, Montagne d'Ambre NP, Madagascar
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Jouan & Rius / Leaf tailed gecko (Uroplatus finiavana) climbing down from branch in tropical rainforest, Montagne d'Ambre NP, Madagascar
Twisted Trunk of large liana in Bunya Mountains National Park, Queensland, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Twisted Trunk of large liana in Bunya Mountains National Park, Queensland, Australia
Frog shadow on leave, rainforest habitat, Costa Rica
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Jouan & Rius / Frog shadow on leave, rainforest habitat, Costa Rica
Pale throated three-toed sloth (Bradypus tridactylus) eating leaf, rainforest habitat, Costa Rica
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Jouan & Rius / Pale throated three-toed sloth (Bradypus tridactylus) eating leaf, rainforest habitat, Costa Rica
Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) grooming tail, dry forest of Berenty reserve, Madagascar
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Jouan & Rius / Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) grooming tail, dry forest of Berenty reserve, Madagascar
Two Verreaux's sifakas (Propithecus verreauxi) on trees, Nahampoana reserve, Madagascar South
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Jouan & Rius / Two Verreaux's sifakas (Propithecus verreauxi) on trees, Nahampoana reserve, Madagascar South
Red-eyed tree frog (Agalychnis callidryas) in rainforest, Tortuguero NP, Costa Rica
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Jouan & Rius / Red-eyed tree frog (Agalychnis callidryas) in rainforest, Tortuguero NP, Costa Rica
Hopetoun Falls on Aire River, Great Otway National Park, Victoria, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Hopetoun Falls on Aire River, Great Otway National Park, Victoria, Australia
Strawberry poison arrow frog (Dendrobates pumilio) in toadstool, rainforest habitat, Costa Rica
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Jouan & Rius / Strawberry poison arrow frog (Dendrobates pumilio) in toadstool, rainforest habitat, Costa Rica
Suns rays on Watkinsiana fig (Ficus watkinisiana) in rainforest, Dorringo National Park, New South Wales, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Suns rays on Watkinsiana fig (Ficus watkinisiana) in rainforest, Dorringo National Park, New South Wales, Australia
Red kangaroo (Macropus rufus) male standing on back legs, Flinders Ranges National Park, South Australia, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Red kangaroo (Macropus rufus) male standing on back legs, Flinders Ranges National Park, South Australia, Australia
Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) juvenile in tree, Otway National Park, Victoria, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) juvenile in tree, Otway National Park, Victoria, Australia
Close-up of waterfall in Kalamina gorge, Karijini National Park, Pilbara, Western Australia. August 2009
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Jouan & Rius / Close-up of waterfall in Kalamina gorge, Karijini National Park, Pilbara, Western Australia. August 2009
Kermit pool in Hancock gorge, Karijini National Park, Pilbara, Western Australia. August 2009
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Jouan & Rius / Kermit pool in Hancock gorge, Karijini National Park, Pilbara, Western Australia. August 2009
Eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus), Queensland, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus), Queensland, Australia
Limestone formations in the Pinnacles desert, Nambung National Park, Western Australia. August 2009
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Jouan & Rius / Limestone formations in the Pinnacles desert, Nambung National Park, Western Australia. August 2009
Granite boulders of Devils Marbles at night with star trails, Karlu Karlu Conservation Reserve, Northern Territory, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Granite boulders of Devils Marbles at night with star trails, Karlu Karlu Conservation Reserve, Northern Territory, Australia
Remarkable Rock site, Flinders Chase National Park, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Remarkable Rock site, Flinders Chase National Park, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia
Arckaringa Hills, Painted Desert, South Australia, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Arckaringa Hills, Painted Desert, South Australia, Australia
People in Betsileo village with reeds for thatching, Highlands, Madagascar
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Jouan & Rius / People in Betsileo village with reeds for thatching, Highlands, Madagascar
Male Madagascar paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone mutata) singing and displaying, dry forest of Berenty reserve, Madagascar South
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Jouan & Rius / Male Madagascar paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone mutata) singing and displaying, dry forest of Berenty reserve, Madagascar South
Sunset over Loch Lurgainn, Highlands, Scotland, UK
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Jouan & Rius / Sunset over Loch Lurgainn, Highlands, Scotland, UK
Highland cow (Bos taurus) close up of head, Scotland, UK
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Jouan & Rius / Highland cow (Bos taurus) close up of head, Scotland, UK
Granite boulders of Devils Marbles, Karlu Karlu Conservation Reserve, Northern Territory, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Granite boulders of Devils Marbles, Karlu Karlu Conservation Reserve, Northern Territory, Australia
Yellow Water at sunset, South Alligator River floodplain, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Yellow Water at sunset, South Alligator River floodplain, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
Female Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) carrying young on back, dry forest of Berenty reserve, South Madagascar
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Jouan & Rius / Female Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) carrying young on back, dry forest of Berenty reserve, South Madagascar
Baobab trees (Adansonia grandidieri) on the edge of a lake, silhouetted at sunset, Madagascar
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Jouan & Rius / Baobab trees (Adansonia grandidieri) on the edge of a lake, silhouetted at sunset, Madagascar
Himba woman at hut entrance, Kaokoland, Namib desert, Namibia
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Jouan & Rius / Himba woman at hut entrance, Kaokoland, Namib desert, Namibia
Young San Bushman with face decoration of oryx mask, Bushmanland, Namibia
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Jouan & Rius / Young San Bushman with face decoration of oryx mask, Bushmanland, Namibia
Medicine man in Antandroy village, South Madagascar
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Jouan & Rius / Medicine man in Antandroy village, South Madagascar
Bushman San lying on sand dune with traditional bow, Kalahari desert, Botswana
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Jouan & Rius / Bushman San lying on sand dune with traditional bow, Kalahari desert, Botswana
African lion (Panthera leo) male with black mane in dunes, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Kalahari desert, South Africa
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Jouan & Rius / African lion (Panthera leo) male with black mane in dunes, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Kalahari desert, South Africa
Shadow of a Camelthorn tree (Acacia erioloba) in Tsauchab valley, Namib Naukluft NP, Namib desert, Namibia
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Jouan & Rius / Shadow of a Camelthorn tree (Acacia erioloba) in Tsauchab valley, Namib Naukluft NP, Namib desert, Namibia
Cape ground squirrel (Xerus inauris) feeding on flowers during the rainy season, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Kalahari desert, South Africa
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Jouan & Rius / Cape ground squirrel (Xerus inauris) feeding on flowers during the rainy season, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Kalahari desert, South Africa
Sand dunes in the Namib-Naukluft NP, Namib desert, Namibia
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Jouan & Rius / Sand dunes in the Namib-Naukluft NP, Namib desert, Namibia
Great Skua (Stercorarius / Catharacta skua) adult attacking to protect his chick, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
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Jouan & Rius / Great Skua (Stercorarius / Catharacta skua) adult attacking to protect his chick, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
Quiraing mountains with low cloud cover, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK
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Jouan & Rius / Quiraing mountains with low cloud cover, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK
Gannet (Morus bassanus) portrait, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
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Jouan Rius / Gannet (Morus bassanus) portrait, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
Three Grey wolves (Canis lupus) in snow, captive, Bayerischer Wald / Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany
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Jouan & Rius / Three Grey wolves (Canis lupus) in snow, captive, Bayerischer Wald / Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany
Gannet (Morus bassanus) flock in flight over nest colony site, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
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Jouan Rius / Gannet (Morus bassanus) flock in flight over nest colony site, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) walking through snow, captive, Bayerischer Wald / Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany
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Jouan & Rius / Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) walking through snow, captive, Bayerischer Wald / Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany
Pieces of iceberg calved from Vatnajokull glacier on black sand beach, Iceland 2005
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Jouan & Rius / Pieces of iceberg calved from Vatnajokull glacier on black sand beach, Iceland 2005
Birch tree (Betula sp) covered in hoar frost, Ballon des Vosges Nature Park, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France, December 2008
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Jouan & Rius / Birch tree (Betula sp) covered in hoar frost, Ballon des Vosges Nature Park, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France, December 2008
Winter on Tanet, Ballon des Vosges Nature Park, Vosges, Lorraine, France, January 2009
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Jouan & Rius / Winter on Tanet, Ballon des Vosges Nature Park, Vosges, Lorraine, France, January 2009
Frost covered grass, Reykajanes Peninsula, Iceland 2005
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Jouan & Rius / Frost covered grass, Reykajanes Peninsula, Iceland 2005
Silhouette of Australian pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) at night with almost full moon, Murray River, South Australia, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Silhouette of Australian pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) at night with almost full moon, Murray River, South Australia, Australia
Eroded mud and sand of Walls of China, Mungo National Park, New South Wales, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Eroded mud and sand of Walls of China, Mungo National Park, New South Wales, Australia