Alain Compost
Alain Compost has worked more than three decades as an independent wildlife photographer and film maker in Indonesia and around the world. Alain's experience includes almost every aspect of photographing and filming wildlife in tropical environments. His work has appeared in several award winning documentaries, National Geographic Magazine, Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, Le Figaro, BBC Natural History Unit, GEO Magazine Germany, and Paris Match Magazine, among others. In addition to photography and filmmaking, Alain was a chief park ranger for St. Augustine Reserve and has worked with various animals over the years as an environmental conversationalist. Combining an artist's vision with an activist's passion, Alain Compost portrays the wonder and tragedy of the planet’s endangered wildlife at www.MawasPictures.com. The site includes one of the most comprehensive image libraries of Indonesian and Southeast Asian wildlife.
Like many other animals on the island of Borneo, orangutans have lost parts of their natural habitat, due to continuing encroachment and development of tracts of the island for industrial and commercial purposes. However, help is at hand in the form of dedicated NGOs that specialise in sheltering and caring for orangutans and then releasing …
I’m oftentimes asked why I work with NGOs or companies. But it’s not about the organization, it is about true conservation and protection of wildlife that without our support, face grave danger of extinction. I am currently helping Asia Pulp & Paper to implement a Javan Rhino Conservation initiative with the Ujung Kulon National Park, …
