Yann Arthus-Bertrand is a French photographer, filmmaker, journalist and environmentalist. He started his career photographing lions in Kenya in the 1980s. In 2006, he started the television documentary series Vu Du Ciel, exploring environmental problems, before embarking on his debut feature film, Home (2009), about the state of our planet. He directed Forest (2001) and Desertification (2012) for the United Nations, and co-directed A Thirsty World (2012) which narrates the history of water and the water crisis of our century. For Rio + 20, Yann co-directed the film Planet Ocean (2012). Terra (2015) retells the incredible story of life on Earth. A renowned specialist in aerial photography, Yann is recognised worldwide as one of the most important and respected environmentalists of our time.