Wade Davis is an anthropologist and perhaps the most articulate and influential Western advocate for the world's indigenous cultures. His stunning photographs and evocative stories capture the viewer's imagination. Davis spent years in the Amazon and Andes as a plant explorer, ethnobotanist and photographer, living among tribal groups while collecting some 6,000 botanical samples. He has published nearly 50 scientific articles on subjects ranging from Haitian vodou and Amazonian myth and religion to the global biodiversity crisis, the traditional use of psychotropic drugs and the ethnobotany of South American Indians. His magazine articles have appeared in Newsweek, Premiere, Outside, Omni and Harper’s Magazine.
Davis serves on the councils of Ecotrust and other non-governmental organizations working to protect diversity. He also co-founded Cultures on the Edge, a quarterly online magazine designed to raise awareness of threatened communities. Perhaps his best-known work is “The Serpent and the Rainbow,” an international best seller about zombification practices in Haiti. His latest book is “The Clouded Leopard: A Book of Travels.”
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