Amphibians and reptiles are animals that evoke curiosity, fear, and fascination. Their shapes, colors, and lifestyles have fueled the imagination of hundreds of cultures and civilizations over time, making them excellent models. As a biologist, I believe one of the best ways to spark people's curiosity about the natural world is through photography, especially when it comes to such little-known and feared creatures.
I consider myself an amateur photographer, gradually improving my technique through self-teaching and with the help of those who have made photography their way of life.
Below are links to two sites where I regularly upload some of my work, Flickr and the CalPhotos platform of the University of Berkeley. All my photographs are under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license, which means they can be used as long as their authorship is respected, they are not modified in content, and they are not used for commercial purposes. I use this license to give people a bit more freedom, as I believe information is truly useful when it is accessible to those who need it.
If any of my photographs are useful for illustrating an educational or scientific product, or if you need to use them beyond the standard license, you can contact me directly through any of the means listed in the About me section.
In terms of copyright, there are two concepts that are essential to understand: moral rights and economic rights. Generally speaking, moral rights refer to the right of attribution of a work, in other words, the rights related to its authorship. These rights always belong to the author, as they are inalienable and non-renounceable. On the other hand, economic rights are those that the author can authorize or transfer to a third party to reproduce, adapt, modify, distribute, or commercialize a work.