THE FILE 15,000+ 35mm, including 2,000 online.

OVERVIEW Natural history and travel subjects. Latin America, especially Costa Rica, including national parks and the fauna and flora of rainforests. Particularly strong coverage from cloud forests of Monteverde, including ecotourism and species indicating climate change. Southern Africa, especially desert natural history of Namibia. Australia, with emphasis on the Red Center; some rainforests. Southeast Asia, rainforest coverage from Sarawak, Sabah and Sulawesi. Western U.S., including major national parks. South America, with emphasis on rainforests of Peru and Ecuador.

NATURAL HISTORY Amphibians, birds (including hummingbirds), insects and other invertebrates, mammals, reptiles (especially snakes). Animal-plant relationships, camouflage, fungi, mimicry, plants, warning coloration. Habitats and landscapes, especially in deserts and rainforests.

GENERAL STOCK Travel subjects, ecotourism, geography, geology and some archaeology.

SPECIALTIES Rainforest and desert coverage showing adaptations of wildlife to extreme conditions. Complete articles—both pictures and text—with strong behavioral content, on such subjects as adaptive coloration, animal-plant interactions, the breeding strategies of frogs, the feeding behavior of snakes, hummingbirds, the resplendent quetzal, sloths, sunbitterns, surviving in the Namib Desert.

GEOGRAPHIC AREAS Africa: Cameroon, Namibia, South Africa. Asia: Sabah, Sarawak, Sulawesi. Australia: Queensland, Red Center. Central America: Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama. Europe: England, Scotland. South America: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. U.S.: Western states, with emphasis on desert regions.

CREDITS Magazines: Airone, BBC Wildlife, Discover, Equinox, Geo (France, Germany, Japan, Korea), International Wildlife, Natural History, Nature's Best, Outdoor Photographer, Smithsonian. Books: BBC, Camden Hill, Collins, Geo, Grolier, McGraw-Hill, National Geographic, New Holland, Reader's Digest, Time-Life. Author/Photographer: Animals and Their Colours (Eurobook, 1974), Costa Rica: Wildlife of the National Parks & Reserves (Fundación Neotrópica, 1998), Sloths (Orion Press, 1986). Sole Photographers: Portraits of the Rainforest (Camden House, 1990), Snakes: The Evolution of Mystery in Nature (University of California, 1997). Calendars: Cedco, Geo, Landmark, Mortimers, World Wildlife Fund.

COMMENTS The scientific expertise of Michael and Patricia Fogden, who both have doctorates in zoology, is reflected in their work. They have extensive field experience in Africa, Europe, the Far East and the Americas.