Marty’s photo of the day #4886: For this photo, I am in the rainforest on the island of Borneo, standing inside an old strangler fig, with my camera pointed straight up.
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Blue-Necked Keelback
Marty’s photo of the day #4814: This blue-necked keelback mimics a cobra by standing up and spreading a hood when startled. Photographed on the island of Borneo.
Red Leaf Monkey
It’s Raining in the Rainforest
Giant Pill Millipede
Marty’s photo of the day #4678: This is a giant pill millipede, photographed in the rainforest of Borneo.
Empathy
Marty’s photo of the day #4670: Elon Musk claims empathy is a “fundamental weakness.” Except when he begs for it because of his losses from the Swasticar boycott. The empathy these baby orangutans show for each other demonstrate that they’re far more evolved than Musk will ever be. Photographed in Borneo.
Southern Pig-Tailed Macaque
Marty’s photo of the day #4648: This is a southern pig-tailed macaque, photographed on the island of Borneo.
Indego Flycatcher
Marty’s photo of the day #4646: This is a nighttime shot of an indigo flycatcher, deep in the rainforest of Borneo.
On a Borneo Night Hike
Orangutan
Brown wood-owl
Marty’s photo of the day #4621: This is a brown wood-owl (sunda), photographed on the island of Borneo.
Apparently, it’s edible. . . .
Marty’s photo of the day #4600: This is eyeball fungi, photographed in the rainforest of Borneo. Apparently, it is edible. . . . We didn’t test that theory.
When the frogs come out
Marty’s photo of the day #4586: On a rainy night, deep in the rainforest of Borneo, the frogs come out to do their thing.
Comb-crested agamid lizard in Borneo
Marty’s photo of the day #4563: This is a female comb-crested agamid lizard, photographed in the rainforest of Borneo.
Back to safety
Marty’s photo of the day #4551: I photographed these baby orangutans while hiking alone at night on the island of Borneo. They’d been rescued from some shitty thing humans did and then escaped the good humans who would eventually release them into the wild. I made sure they reached safety.
Orangutan in the Wild
Marty’s photo of the day #4465: I shot this orangutan photo back in 2003, when digital photography was still relatively new. I had purchased a Nikon camera for my Borneo trip that promised to be the best of its class. The camera arrived just before I left the United States, and I didn’t have much […]
Elephants in the Rainforest
Marty’s photo of the day #4446: I photographed this mother and baby elephant in the rainforest of Borneo. My camera had a small zoom lens on it, so I wasn’t as close as this looks. Nevertheless, moments after making this image, the mother turned and charged me—causing me to sprint like an Olympic gold medalist.
Orangutan on Borneo
On a rainy night in Borneo
Marty’s photo of the day #4739: You can’t tell, because of the flash, but I photographed this tiny frog on a dark and rainy night, somewhere deep in the rainforest of Borneo.