The island of Borneo is a tropical paradise full of lush green jungles, a wide variety of wildlife, friendly local people and is one of the last remaining refuges of the critically endangered Bornean Orangutan. This is the reason it is my favourite place on Earth.Being able to travel to Borneo and volunteer with orangutans…

To become one with the world and co-exist with its other inhabitants, we must learn to understand it, protect it and not take it for granted. My interests in becoming an environmental photojournalist, biologist and explorer wasn’t an ambition born overnight. I grew up in the village of Cihangir, Northern Cyprus and during every school…