Urmas Tartes
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Urmas Tartes is an Estonian biologist and nature photographer.
Life and work[edit]
Tartes 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. Between 2005 and 2010 he was a professor in Estonian University of Life Sciences. From then on, he continued as a freelance nature photographer and writer.
Awards[edit]
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]
Books co-authored by Tartes[edit]
- Bioloogia gümnaasiumile (part III), Eesti Loodusfoto. 2001. ISBN 9985830466.
- Legendiloomad, Varrak. 2008. ISBN 9789985317822.
- Loodusfoto lugu ja lumm, Varrak. 2009. ISBN 9789985319901.
- Putukad õhus, maas ja vees, Valgus. 2012. ISBN 9789985682692.
- Eesti päevaliblikad, Varrak. 2014. ISBN 9789985329993.
Gallery[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ 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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