Daniel Beltra Receives Prince's Rainforests Project Award

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19 June 2009
A boat stranded during a drought in the Amazon in 2005. A boat stranded during a drought in the Amazon in 2005.
© Daniel Beltra/Greenpeace

In April's Sony World Photography Awards Gala ceremony in Cannes, France, Seattle photographer Daniel Beltra received the Prince's Rainforests Project Award. As the winner of this year's competition, Beltra will spend three months documenting three of the major rainforest regions around world.

Originally from Spain, Beltra is well known for his environmental and conservation photography. He has worked with Greenpeace since 1990 and Getty Images since 2001.