4/12 of #top12 Sunrise Over the Pristine Jungle  Foto: Jens Hauser

I got inspired so I thought of selecting my Top 12 photos of 2017. Some of them I selected because I liked the photo and others the experience in taking them but for all of them it is a way to remember some of the places I have visited but mostly the people I have met. My fourth photo is taken from the Bukit Supu Besar Peak, Borneo, Malaysia one really early morning looking over the pristine jungle. I and my guide Mohd Faijan Mustapah had set up camp, or rather put up our hammocks between some trees and hung a tarpaulin over it to protect us from the heavy monsoon rains. It wasn't too bad because we had a nice breeze during the night so there weren't that many mosquitoes and other flying biting insects that could munch on us. The peak is about 100 meters above the river level and it is perfect spot to get above the forest. During sunrise there are such a beautiful light but it is even more magic when the forest wakes up. You can hear everything from the birds singing to the gibbons getting vocal with their ‘hoo’ and ‘whoop’ calls. You think they are close by but their loud calls can travels kilometers across the forest. My thanks goes to each and everyone that works so hard with conservation and have the energy to continue doing year after year.