Rain forest photographer at Swami’s on Sunday
ENCINITAS —- The author of a recently published book of rain forest photographs
will talk about his work from noon to 2 pm Sunday at the Swami’s Beach parking
lot in Encinitas.

ENCINITAS —- The author of a recently published book of rain forest photographs will talk about his work from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday at the Swami’s Beach parking lot in Encinitas.

Thomas Marent, a native of Switzerland, spent 16 years visiting rain forests, studying the plants and creatures and taking photographs for the 360-page hardcover book. He financed his travels by working as a biologist in Switzerland.

The book, “Rainforest: A Photographic Journey,” was published in September by Dorling Kindersley of The Rainforest Foundation. A portion of the book’s royalties goes to the foundation.

Carmel Valley resident James Danforth, a friend of Marent who helped arrange the stop at Swami’s, called the book “tremendous.”

“I can’t say enough about it,” he said.