Galápagos Marine Iguanas

The present photos were taken over a period of six years and are a tribute to the marine iguanas of the Galápagos. Due to the isolated location of the Islands, a unique flora and fauna could develop over a period of several million years. Although the largest part of the Galápagos Islands is a nature reserve, the pressure increases in the animal world as a result of a growing population, ecological indiscriminate human action, due to the influence of ever-growing tourism, environmental disasters and climate change. The danger is great that the fragile ecosystems are seriously damaged or even partially destroyed and the often re-occurring climate phenomenon, El Niño, which weighs heavily on the wildlife of the Galápagos Islands and in particular the marine iguanas. The book is a short photographic journey through the world of these fascinating sea lizards that are found and can survive only on the Galápagos Islands.

The author has been fascinated by the Galápagos marine iguanas since his school days. This photo book was created over a period of about six years. During this time the author visited the islands seven times for several months each and has been working scientifically at the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz. He is biologist and professor of dentistry, and lives currently in Germany and Sweden.