Carsten Peter

The World’s Top Photographers: Photojournalism presents an awe-inspiring showcase of the very best in era-defining photographs from around the world. Not only is it a beautiful and thought-provoking collection, but it also provides a compelling record of some of the key moments in recent world history. Stunning, provocative and essential photographs from the best in the field. Carsten Peter is one of 30 featured photographers. (Andy Steel describes the stories behind their greatest images, RotoVision)

October 1, – October 31, 2006: Exhibition „Le Feu“, 3éme festival international de photograpies shows large-sized volcano photography of Carsten Peter. Villa Tamaris, Seyne-sur-Mer, France

October: GEO, Germany, 30th anniversary edition: Coverage about Lonnie Thompson, an influencial climatologist and glaciologist on expedition to the world's largest tropical icecap. Under extreme conditions at 18,400 ft he drills on the Peruvian Quelccaya icecap, in a race against the melting glaciers, to obtain valuable core data. His interpretations change our understanding of the climatic history of the tropics.

September: US, Natural History Magazine: Climbing to Heaven: Global warming is pushing animals and plants to record altitudes. The highest known ecosystem on earth is located at almost 20,000 ft in the South American Andes, and you are overwhelmed by the diversity of species at altitudes between 13,000 ft and 18,000 ft: you find frogs, reptiles, tarantulas, scorpions, and cushion plants, which are up to 3000 years old. Even trees create scattererd forests at record altitudes there.

July 3, 2006: Lecture „Making of“ to the Volcano-Exhibition „Bewegte Kraft“ in Berlin, BMW, Kurfürstendamm. Information and pictures www.bmw.de or the cached version here>>

June 2006: National Geographic Photography Field Guide - Action & Adventure with pictures, interview and a contributions from Carsten Peter's adventure photography. Author: Bill Hatcher.

June - August 2006 BMW-Magazin, Germany
Portrait of the volcano photography of Carsten Peter.

May 4, 2006 through September 13, 2006: Exhibition „Bewegte Kraft. Innovationen erleben.“ (moving force – experience innovation) An exhibition with large-sized displays of the volcano photography of Carsten Peter. Berlin, BMW-Markenschaufenster, Kurfürstendamm 31 / corner Uhlandstr.

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February 17, 2006, 10.25 pm, VOX: Spiegel TV – Thema: Geheimnisse der Gletscher, (secrets of glaciers) with a contribution to the Mer de Glace glacier and the dive exploration of undercooled water pockets by Carsten Peter, Luc Moreau, Stefan Rieder and Marc Schauder.

May 2006: GEO Saison, Germany „Ein Mann für jedes Abenteuer“ (The man for every adventure) Portrait of photographer Carsten Peter.

February 7, 2006 through April 27, 2006: Exhibition „eXtremes“
Glacier worlds, seen in its extremes by photographer Carsten Peter Berlin, BMW-Markenschaufenster, Kurfürstendamm 31 / Ecke Uhlandstraße.

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January 18, 2006, 10.15 pm, ZDF: Abenteuer Wissen: Eiskaltes Risiko – (adventure science: ice cold risk) Dive into the inner, water filled ice caverns in the glacier of Mer de Glace. On July 11th, 1892 the drainage of such a subglacial water reservoir caused 200 deaths in the small village of St Gervais.