RAJ Monograph 1 Angry Planet by Peter Rowe
Peter Rowe Film maker, painter, photographer and writer travelled the world during the making of 49 episodes of the TV Series, "Angry Planet." This book showcases the very best photographs from his incredible journeys.
Peter Rowe Film maker, painter, photographer and writer travelled the world during the making of 49 episodes of the TV Series, "Angry Planet." This book showcases the very best photographs from his incredible journeys.
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<strong>Angry</strong> <strong>Planet</strong><br />
Photography <strong>by</strong> <strong>Peter</strong> <strong>Rowe</strong> <strong>Monograph</strong> 1
Over the period of 2006 to 2015 <strong>Peter</strong> <strong>Rowe</strong> filmed 49 episodes of the<br />
television series "<strong>Angry</strong> <strong>Planet</strong>", in far flung locations on every continent.<br />
During this period he also shot many hundreds of still photographs. The<br />
photos sometimes match the tone of the TV series, and other times go off<br />
on their own idiosyncratic path. The best of these are displayed here.<br />
The photographs were taken with a variety of digital cameras including the<br />
Canon 5D, Canon 60D, Panasonic Lumix GH1 and GH4, Olympus Tough and<br />
GoPro.<br />
All photographs are <strong>by</strong> <strong>Peter</strong> <strong>Rowe</strong>, except for the back cover (of <strong>Peter</strong><br />
<strong>Rowe</strong> and daughter Brianna <strong>Rowe</strong> on top of Acatenango Volcano) <strong>by</strong> Hailey<br />
Spurr.<br />
Cover image:<br />
A waterfall spills over the mouth of Kitum Cave on Mt. Elgon, Kenya. The cave,<br />
thought to be carved out of the ground <strong>by</strong> elephants over thousands of years, is also<br />
believed to be ground zero for the Marburg-Ebola virus.<br />
<strong>Monograph</strong> 1<br />
Ripcord Adventure Journal<br />
<strong>Monograph</strong> is an Imprint of<br />
Ripcord Adventure Journal
<strong>Angry</strong> <strong>Planet</strong><br />
Photography <strong>by</strong> <strong>Peter</strong> <strong>Rowe</strong>
Ripcord Adventure Journal<br />
World Explorers Bureau, Alderwood Farm, Farnes, Castlemaine, Kerry, Ireland<br />
www.ripcordadventurejournal.com<br />
Ripcord Adventure Journal is an imprint of World Explorers Bureau<br />
in association with Redpoint Resolutions<br />
© <strong>Peter</strong> <strong>Rowe</strong> 2016<br />
Ripcord Adventure Journal <strong>Monograph</strong> Series Editor: Tim Lavery<br />
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a<br />
retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or <strong>by</strong> any means, electronic,<br />
mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission<br />
of the copyright holder.<br />
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Contents<br />
Fire<br />
Water<br />
Deserts<br />
Underwater<br />
Ice<br />
Forests<br />
Wildlife<br />
Faces<br />
Civilizations<br />
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<strong>Peter</strong> <strong>Rowe</strong><br />
<strong>Peter</strong> <strong>Rowe</strong> is a filmmaker, painter, photographer and writer, specializing in themes of<br />
exploration and adventure. Between 2006 and 2015, <strong>Peter</strong> produced and filmed 49<br />
episodes of the series “<strong>Angry</strong> <strong>Planet</strong>”, shooting on all seven continents. During this<br />
period he created the photographs seen in this book.<br />
The “<strong>Angry</strong> <strong>Planet</strong>” television series plays on television networks around the world.<br />
<strong>Rowe</strong> has also filmed biographies, nature docs, investigative pieces, and features such<br />
as “Treasure Island” (Winner – Houston Film Festival), “The Best Bad Thing” (Winner-<br />
Best Film, Montreal Children’s Film Festival) and “Lost!” (Genie Nominee). Television<br />
series’ that he has directed include “On the Run”, “Super Humans”, and “African<br />
Skies,”<br />
<strong>Rowe</strong> has also performed as an actor, mostly recently playing Hunter S. Thompson in the<br />
TV biography “Final 24”. Recent awards include a Gold Remi Award from the Houston<br />
Film Festival, and two CSC Awards (2010 and 2011) for Cinematography for “<strong>Angry</strong><br />
<strong>Planet</strong>”, a Randonnee prize for one of the photos in this book, and the Steffanson Medal<br />
of The Explorers Club. He was recently named one of “Canada’s Top 100 Explorers” <strong>by</strong><br />
Canadian Geographic Magazine.<br />
<strong>Rowe</strong> is the Ontario/Nunavut Director of the Canadian Chapter of The Explorers Club,<br />
past Ontario President of the Directors Guild of Canada, and a fellow of the Royal<br />
Canadian Geographic Society. His book “Adventures in Filmmaking” was published in<br />
2013.<br />
Image opposite: <strong>Peter</strong> <strong>Rowe</strong>. Courtesy of The Epoch Times. Photographer Jen Jekielek<br />
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Fire<br />
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7<br />
Lava Lake at Nyiragongo Volcano, eastern Congo
Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii<br />
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9<br />
Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii
Forest Fire, near Watson Lake, Yukon<br />
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11<br />
Eruptions occur like clockwork at Stromboli Volcano, Italy
November, 2015 eruption, Fuego Volcano, Cabo Verde Islands<br />
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13<br />
Slash and Burn Farming, near Vieng Xai Cave, Laos
Lava lake at Marum Volcano, Ambrym, Vanuatu<br />
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15<br />
Yasur Volcano, Tanna Island, Vanuatu
Funeral Pyre. Bagmati River, Kathmandu, Nepal<br />
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17
Water<br />
18
19<br />
Storm surge on the North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii
Surf's Up! Banzai Pipeline, North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii<br />
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21<br />
Seafood, Paros Island, Greece
Albatrosses, Drake Passage, Southern Ocean<br />
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23<br />
Skogafoss Waterfall, Iceland
Reynisfjall Basalt Pillars, Iceland<br />
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25<br />
Shark Bay, Tanna, Vanuatu
Waikiki Beach and Diamond Head, Oahu, Hawaii<br />
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27<br />
Geyser, Rotorua, New Zealand
Night approaching, mid-Lake Ontario<br />
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29<br />
For 600,000 years, this cave, in Chihuahua, Mexico, was filled with volcanically heated<br />
water, that created these amazing, huge crystals. Once it was accidentally drained and<br />
discovered, we were among the first people to be able to enter and film the Crystal<br />
Cave.
Boat Transport, Bangladesh<br />
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31
Desert<br />
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33<br />
Camels cross in front of the Great Pyramids of Giza, Cairo, Egypt
Sand Dunes, Rub al Khali (Empty Quarter), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates<br />
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35<br />
Cappadocia, Turkey
Niger River, Mopti, Mali<br />
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37<br />
Hot Air Balloon over Monk's Valley, Cappadocia, Turkey
The Mittens, Monument Valley, Utah<br />
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39<br />
Felucca sailing beside the Sahara Desert on the Nile River, Luxor, Egypt
Antelope Canyon, Arizona<br />
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41
Underwater<br />
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43<br />
Leatherback turtle with friends, Red Sea, Egypt
Pennant Fish, Red Sea, Egypt<br />
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45<br />
Lionfish, Cape Eleuthera, Bahamas
Clownfish, Efate, Vanuatu<br />
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47<br />
Juvenile French Angelfish with Red Basket Sponge, Grand Cayman Island
Cenote cave diving, Yucatan, Mexico<br />
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49
Weather<br />
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51<br />
Thundercloud with Waterspout, Atlantic Ocean
Plane approaching Pearson Airport over evening storm clouds, Mississauga, Ontario<br />
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53<br />
Hurricane Ike, Galveston, Texas
Tornado, eastern Wyoming<br />
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55<br />
Stormchasing, Oklahoma
Northern storm clouds, Hudson Bay, Manitoba<br />
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57
Ice<br />
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59<br />
Iceberg, Antarctica
Windswept Himalaya mountain, Nepal<br />
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61<br />
Penguins, Antarctica
Crossing Baffin Island, through Auyittuq Pass, <strong>by</strong> dogsled<br />
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63<br />
Bridge over the Aldan River, Road of Bones, Siberia
Sentry post, Gulag prison camp, Siberia<br />
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65<br />
Icicle Bicycle, Spadina Avenue, Toronto
Hoar Frost, Madawaska River, Ontario<br />
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67<br />
Iceberg, Newfoundland
Receding glacier, Kangerlussuaq, Greenland<br />
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69<br />
Hornafjorour Lagoon, Iceland
Iceberg off northern Labrador<br />
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71<br />
Iceberg, Conception Bay, Newfoundland
Johnson Canyon, Alberta<br />
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73<br />
Iceberg, off Random Island, Newfoundland
Iceberg climbing, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland<br />
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75
Forest<br />
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77<br />
Roman ruins, Turkey Mekong River valley, Laos
Smoky hills, Laos<br />
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79
Strathallan Woods, Ontario<br />
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81<br />
Barefoot, walking home from school, with Flamboyant tree, Vanuatu
Treehouse in Banyan tree, Vanuatu<br />
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83<br />
Autumn forest, Ontario
Misty forest on path to Mt. Everest, Nepal<br />
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85
Wildlife<br />
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87<br />
Tree Frog, Agalchnis spurrelli
Chestnut Mandibled Toucan<br />
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89<br />
Blue and Yellow Macaw
Ocelot<br />
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91<br />
Queen of the Beasts
Spider Monkey<br />
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93<br />
The Great Migration, Mara River, Kenya
Wildebeests and Zebras crossing the Mara River, Kenya<br />
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95<br />
Crocodiles lying in wait
Bones of the unfortunate, on the banks of the Mara River<br />
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97<br />
Vulture, Giraffe and Antelopes
Kudu antelopes on termite mounds<br />
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99<br />
Cheetahs
Zebras<br />
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101<br />
Flamingos - Lake Nakuru, Kenya
Silverback Mountain Gorilla, Rwanda<br />
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103<br />
Snowy Owl, Ontario
Polar Bear, Monument Island, Nunavut<br />
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105
Faces<br />
106
107<br />
Swami, Kathmandu, Nepal
Begging, Praying, Kathmandu, Nepal<br />
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109<br />
Monk, Path to Mt.Everest, Nepal
Happy lady, Laos<br />
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111<br />
Schoolgirls, Dacca, Bangladesh
Village Woman, Char Fasson, Bangladesh<br />
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113<br />
Our guard with AK-47, Nyiragongo Expedition, Congo
George Kourounis in turban and shades, Timbuktu, Mali<br />
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Man with son, Tanna, Vanuatu A stevedore, Char Fasson, Bangladesh
Hunting with Blow Gun, Angel Falls, Venezuela<br />
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117<br />
In costume, War of 1812 Reenactment In Street clothes, Athens, Greece
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119
Civilizations<br />
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121<br />
2000 year old Roman amphitheater, near Goynuk, Turkey
Sunset reflections, Ios, Greece<br />
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123<br />
The old religion - and the new. Aran Island, Ireland
Doll, now radioactive, left behind in Prypiat, Cherno<strong>by</strong>l, Ukraine<br />
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125<br />
Radioactive remains of a funfair set up in Prypiat the day of the Cherno<strong>by</strong>l explosion
Ba<strong>by</strong> Bassinets, Prypiat Hospital, Cherno<strong>by</strong>l, Ukraine<br />
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127<br />
Cappadocia, Turkey
Abandoned fishing boats, Muynuk, Aral Sea, Uzbekistan<br />
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129<br />
Friendly to photographers. Kathmandu, Nepal
Always a good reminder. Go get yourself something. Tornado Alley, USA
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