Urmas Tartes
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 Urmas Tartes in 2013. | |
| Born | September 19, 1963 (age 60) |
Urmas Tartes (born September 19, 1963) is an Estonian biologist and nature photographer.
He ended his studies in Nõo Secondary school in 1982 with a gold medal and graduated from University of Tartu in 1989 with cum laude as biologist-zoologist. He became Doctor of Philosophy in 1995 with a thesis "Respiration Rhythms in Insects".[1]
Since 1989 he worked in Estonian Institute of Zoology and Botany. Between 1996 and 2004 he served as the director of the institute. In 2005–2010 he was a professor in Estonian University of Life Sciences. From then on, he continued as a freelance nature photographer and writer.
Awards
He was the recipient of the Fourth Class of Order of the White Star in 2001.[2]
In 2009 he won Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year in the category "Animals in their Environment" with a photo of a springtail on a snowflake.[3]
Works
Photos
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Books
Tartes has co-authored several books:
- 2001 – Bioloogia gümnaasiumile (part III), Eesti Loodusfoto. ISBN 9985830466
- 2008 – Legendiloomad, Varrak. ISBN 9789985317822
- 2009 – Loodusfoto lugu ja lumm, Varrak. ISBN 9789985319901
- 2012 – Putukad õhus, maas ja vees, Valgus. ISBN 9789985682692
- 2014 – Eesti päevaliblikad, Varrak. ISBN 9789985329993
References
- ^ Urmas Tartes Estonian Research Portal
- ^ Urmas Tartes Estonian State Decorations
- ^ Leaping wolf snatches photo prize BBC Earth news, 21 October 2009
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