Design for a Living World | a photo story by Ami Vitale

Bats fly out of a cave in Yucatan.

MEXICO

Bats fly out of a cave in Yucatan.

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A spear fisherman dips a fish under his moving boat above the reef off Pohnpei.

FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA

A spear fisherman dips a fish under his moving boat...

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Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park is best known for the thousands of salmon...

USA

Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park is best known...

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Akuguk Roman Cholkovich (74), an indigenous Chukchi tribal hangs salmon at his...

RUSSIA

Akuguk Roman Cholkovich (74), an indigenous Chukchi...

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The first bend of Jinsha River (the upper reaches of the Yangtze River).

CHINA

The first bend of Jinsha River (the upper reaches of...

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A boy sits under a coconut tree on a small atoll in the Pacific Ocean.

MARSHALL ISLANDS

A boy sits under a coconut tree on a small atoll in...

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There are no beaches on Pohnpei - the coast is
surrounded by mangrove swamps...

FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA

There are no beaches on Pohnpei - the coast...

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A child stays warm with a hat made out of fur in the remote village along the...

USA

A child stays warm with a hat made out of fur in the...

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A spear fisherman takes a dip under a wave above the reef off Pohnpei.

FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA

A spear fisherman takes a dip under a wave above the...

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A field of blue penstemon in Idaho.

USA

A field of blue penstemon in Idaho.

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Kunming rock forest in Yunnan.

CHINA

Kunming rock forest in Yunnan.

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Flowers on display at a market.

India

Flowers on display at a market.

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This cave was a sacred place for the Mayans. The
Yucatan Peninsula is a porous...

MEXICO

This cave was a sacred place for the Mayans....

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Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park in Alaska is best known for the thousands...

USA

Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park in Alaska is...

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A gum farmer checks the sap on a Chicozapote tree with scars from the chicle...

MEXICO

A gum farmer checks the sap on a Chicozapote tree...

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Bodie (9) and Payson (6) Bennett stand outside a barn on the Lava Lakes farm...

USA

Bodie (9) and Payson (6) Bennett stand outside a barn...

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Children play on a beach on a small atoll in the Pacific Ocean.

MARSHALL ISLANDS

Children play on a beach on a small atoll in the...

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Leaves of a eucalyptus tree on an island of the Federated States of Micronesia.

FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA

Leaves of a eucalyptus tree on an island of the...

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The people of the Central Pacific don't need science to understand that rising...

FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA

The people of the Central Pacific don't need science...

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A brown bear takes a break from feasting on salmon in Kamchatka Krai. The...

RUSSIA

A brown bear takes a break from feasting on salmon in...

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Mae M. Bruton Adams and her two children take time to enjoy the stunning...

FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA

Mae M. Bruton Adams and her two children take time to...

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A salmon fisherman prepares to go out late in the evening with his dog in King...

USA

A salmon fisherman prepares to go out late in the...

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A woman walks home after working in the fields harvesting her crops near Lake...

BOLIVIA

A woman walks home after working in the fields...

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A diver spears fish in the Pacific Ocean. Divers and fishermen travel from all...

FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA

A diver spears fish in the Pacific Ocean. Divers and...

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A view over La Paz, the world's highest capital city. The city sits in a...

BOLIVIA

A view over La Paz, the world's highest capital city....

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The vibrant colours of the rivers and vegetation near Iliamna Lake in Alaska.

USA

The vibrant colours of the rivers and vegetation near...

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Hide text All to order All to lightbox Bats fly out of a cave in Yucatan. MEXICO Bats fly out of a cave in Yucatan. © Ami Vitale 00114168 Yucatan state Bats fly out of a cave in Yucatan. A spear fisherman dips a fish under his moving boat above the reef off Pohnpei. FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA A spear fisherman dips a fish under his moving boat... © Ami Vitale 00114167 Pohnpei A spear fisherman dips a fish under his moving boat above the reef off Pohnpei. Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park is best known for the thousands of salmon... USA Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park is best known... © Ami Vitale 00114178 United States of America Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park is best known for the thousands of salmon jumping the falls in a predestined journey to spawn at the place of their birth. Akuguk Roman Cholkovich (74), an indigenous Chukchi tribal hangs salmon at his... RUSSIA Akuguk Roman Cholkovich (74), an indigenous Chukchi... © Ami Vitale 00114165 Kamchatka Krai Akuguk Roman Cholkovich (74), an indigenous Chukchi tribal hangs salmon at his summer fishing camp along the River Vyvenka in Kamchatka Krai. His family along with other indigenous families are most vulnerable to the dwindling salmon stocks as they rely on it as a main source of protein for the entire year. Poaching in Kamchatka is on such a large scale that the Pacific salmon is at risk of disappearing altogether. The economy is struggling and the only way for most people to survive is through poaching and fishing in the short summer months. So now the fish population is rapidly declining as poachers collect the eggs and don't allow the salmon to spawn for the next generations The first bend of Jinsha River (the upper reaches of the Yangtze River). CHINA The first bend of Jinsha River (the upper reaches of... © Ami Vitale 00114175 Benzilan, Yunnan province The first bend of Jinsha River (the upper reaches of the Yangtze River). A boy sits under a coconut tree on a small atoll in the Pacific Ocean. MARSHALL ISLANDS A boy sits under a coconut tree on a small atoll in... © Ami Vitale 00114174 A boy sits under a coconut tree on a small atoll in the Pacific Ocean. There are no beaches on Pohnpei - the coast is surrounded by mangrove swamps... FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA There are no beaches on Pohnpei - the coast... © Ami Vitale 00114190 Pohnpei There are no beaches on Pohnpei - the coast is surrounded by mangrove swamps and volcanic rocks. A coral reef surrounds the island, forming a protected lagoon. Derived from poh 'on', n 'of', and pei 'rock', the name can be said to mean 'Rocky (Island)'. A child stays warm with a hat made out of fur in the remote village along the... USA A child stays warm with a hat made out of fur in the... © Ami Vitale 00114183 United States of America A child stays warm with a hat made out of fur in the remote village along the Iliamna Lake in Alaska. A spear fisherman takes a dip under a wave above the reef off Pohnpei. FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA A spear fisherman takes a dip under a wave above the... © Ami Vitale 00114163 Pohnpei A spear fisherman takes a dip under a wave above the reef off Pohnpei. A field of blue penstemon in Idaho. USA A field of blue penstemon in Idaho. © Ami Vitale 00114176 United States of America A field of blue penstemon in Idaho. Kunming rock forest in Yunnan. CHINA Kunming rock forest in Yunnan. © Ami Vitale 00114171 Kunming, Yunnan province Kunming rock forest in Yunnan. Flowers on display at a market. India Flowers on display at a market. © Ami Vitale 00139881 Mumbai (Bombay), Maharashtra Flowers on display at a market. This cave was a sacred place for the Mayans. The Yucatan Peninsula is a porous... MEXICO This cave was a sacred place for the Mayans.... © Ami Vitale 00114166 Yucatan state This cave was a sacred place for the Mayans. The Yucatan Peninsula is a porous limestone shelf with no above-ground rivers or lakes. Instead there are underground rivers, lakes, sinkholes and caves. Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park in Alaska is best known for the thousands... USA Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park in Alaska is... © Ami Vitale 00114164 United States of America Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park in Alaska is best known for the thousands of salmon jumping the falls in a predestined journey to spawn at the place of their birth. Their upstream struggle is made all the more difficult by the hungry bears that have developed quite a skill for fishing. Perched on the brink of the falls, and in the whitewater below the falls, the grizzly bears wait in anticipation of the coming feast. A gum farmer checks the sap on a Chicozapote tree with scars from the chicle... MEXICO A gum farmer checks the sap on a Chicozapote tree... © Ami Vitale 00114169 Yucatan state A gum farmer checks the sap on a Chicozapote tree with scars from the chicle gum harvest. Bodie (9) and Payson (6) Bennett stand outside a barn on the Lava Lakes farm... USA Bodie (9) and Payson (6) Bennett stand outside a barn... © Ami Vitale 00114172 United States of America Bodie (9) and Payson (6) Bennett stand outside a barn on the Lava Lakes farm in Idaho. Children play on a beach on a small atoll in the Pacific Ocean. MARSHALL ISLANDS Children play on a beach on a small atoll in the... © Ami Vitale 00114173 Children play on a beach on a small atoll in the Pacific Ocean. Leaves of a eucalyptus tree on an island of the Federated States of Micronesia. FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA Leaves of a eucalyptus tree on an island of the... © Ami Vitale 00114188 Leaves of a eucalyptus tree on an island of the Federated States of Micronesia. The people of the Central Pacific don't need science to understand that rising... FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA The people of the Central Pacific don't need science... © Ami Vitale 00114179 Pohnpei The people of the Central Pacific don't need science to understand that rising ocean water is a critical and constant presence in their lives. The reality is that, when the moon is full, the ocean waves at high tide are several feet higher than ever in the past. Now many fear their small atolls and islands will be washed away in the near future. The cluster of islands produces an immeasurably small portion of the planet's emissions -- but it is already moving homes and re-routing roads to deal with rising sea levels. A brown bear takes a break from feasting on salmon in Kamchatka Krai. The... RUSSIA A brown bear takes a break from feasting on salmon in... © Ami Vitale 00114180 Petropavlosk-Kamchatskiy A brown bear takes a break from feasting on salmon in Kamchatka Krai. The western Bering Sea suffers from high levels of illegal fishing and many areas are overfished. The increasing demand for salmon and salmon caviar is reducing salmon populations beyond the point which they can naturally recover. Salmon habitat is also under increasing development pressure. The pristine rivers - spawning grounds for salmon - and surrounding landscape are being cut by roads and infrastructure for development. Bears are being threatened not only by poaching but by a dwindling food source. Mae M. Bruton Adams and her two children take time to enjoy the stunning... FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA Mae M. Bruton Adams and her two children take time to... © Ami Vitale 00114182 Pohnpei Mae M. Bruton Adams and her two children take time to enjoy the stunning nature of the remote island of Pohnpei in the Pacific Ocean. She works to protect the environment that is threatened by rising water, habitat alteration and loss, destructive harvesting, and the over-exploitation of natural resources. A salmon fisherman prepares to go out late in the evening with his dog in King... USA A salmon fisherman prepares to go out late in the... © Ami Vitale 00114170 United States of America A salmon fisherman prepares to go out late in the evening with his dog in King Salmon, Alaska. A woman walks home after working in the fields harvesting her crops near Lake... BOLIVIA A woman walks home after working in the fields... © Ami Vitale 00114191 nr Lake Titicaca A woman walks home after working in the fields harvesting her crops near Lake Titicaca. A diver spears fish in the Pacific Ocean. Divers and fishermen travel from all... FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA A diver spears fish in the Pacific Ocean. Divers and... © Ami Vitale 00114186 A diver spears fish in the Pacific Ocean. Divers and fishermen travel from all over the world to have the opportunity to fish in some of the most pristine environments left on the planet. A view over La Paz, the world's highest capital city. The city sits in a... BOLIVIA A view over La Paz, the world's highest capital city.... © Ami Vitale 00114187 La Paz A view over La Paz, the world's highest capital city. The city sits in a 'bowl' surrounded by the high mountains of the Altiplano. As it grows, La Paz climbs the hills, resulting in varying elevations from 3,000 to 4,100 metres. The vibrant colours of the rivers and vegetation near Iliamna Lake in Alaska. USA The vibrant colours of the rivers and vegetation near... © Ami Vitale 00114184 United States of America The vibrant colours of the rivers and vegetation near Iliamna Lake in Alaska.