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Focus on Tui De Roy – a brief biography<\/h3>\n
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Giant Tortoise and photographer Tui De Roy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tui has lived in the Galapagos Islands since she was two years old. It was then that her artist parents decided to leave their native Belgium to become pioneers in the little known archipelago in 1955. Home taught with a keen interest in nature, she became the first naturalist guide when tourism began to reach the islands in 1969. However, she soon turned to wildlife photography and writing as her lifelong profession. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Taking up residency in New Zealand in 1992, Tui travelled the world for 20 years, producing a series of large format books. The topics covered have been as varied as the world\u2019s albatrosses and penguins, a natural history of the Andes, and an exploration of New Zealand’s ecosystems. <\/span><\/span>After photographing on all seven continents, Tui has been drawn back to photographing almost full time in Galapagos, while still maintaining her residence in New Zealand. She now dedicates herself to re-photographing the wonders of these islands with a new eye, and spreading the word about their fragility and need for protection. We’ve created a new gallery of Tui’s work<\/a>, both in the Galapagos and across the world, including highlights from across the years. <\/span>Tui\u2019s work has been published in over 40 countries, and she has authored 20 natural history books illustrated with her images. You will also find a gallery of Tui’s work on our print site<\/a>, if you’d like to order a print or gift featuring one of Tui’s images.
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Interview and Q&A with Tui<\/h3>\n

In the informal interview below, Tui talks us through some of her favourite images and styles of photography. She also answers questions about her images, her career and her passionate belief in conservation. We asked Tui to select some of her favourite images and firstly she chose a set of marine iguana photos, which take a different angle on this subject. In Tui’s words “these icons of Galapagos have been photographed ten million times, so I have tried to depict them from different angles. Above all, I seek to capture their special features and unique lifestyle, throwing a fresh light on a well-known subject.”<\/p>\n