Yann Arthus-Bertrand has made a video of Lake Como, the Lario, in his trademark style: from above. A unique vision of one of the most beautiful places in the world.
The celebrated photographer and documentary filmmaker, as well as environmentalist, Yann Arthus-Bertrand is back with a video shot from his trademark vantage point: on board a hot-air balloon. For the occasion he chose to immortalise one of the most beautiful lakes in the world and one of Italy's most fascinating natural places, Lake Como. The video runs for 21 minutes and is entitled Il lago di Como visto da Yann Arthus-Bertrand (Lake Como seen by Yann Arthus-Bertrand).
The world premiere of the film was held at the Teatro Sociale in Como on Thursday 18 June and is now available online as well, thanks to TedXLakeComo. Its production required three days of filming above the Lario — 15, 16 and 17 May.
"My family has long had a home in northern Italy, near the Alps. I returned to this region after a very long time — it is simply magnificent. I was truly enchanted by the opportunity to make a film about Lake Como, especially in spring when nature awakens with all its colours," commented Bertrand.
The photographer has long been an activist as well, through his commitment to the Good Planet foundation, which he established in 2005. La Terra vista dal cielo and Home, produced by Luc Besson, are two of his most important works, and they also led to his being appointed Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations Environment Programme.
His latest work, Human, is due out in 2015 and is based on a series of interviews conducted with women and men who are entirely different from one another and come from 60 countries around the world.