Richard Hammond Photographs Amazon Rainforest
Since he was eight years old, Richard Hammond’s dream has been to be a wildlife photographer in the Amazon rainforest. But life got in the way and, for more than 35 years, the former Top Gear presenter has been unable to fulfil his ambition. Until now… Thanks to two special one-hour films he presents in support of Sky Rainforest Rescue, Sky’s partnership with WWF which has helped save one billion trees in the Amazon rainforest, here is a selection of some of the photos he took on the trip.
In his latest documentary for Sky 1 – Richard Hammond’s Jungle Quest – the presenter treks through the Amazon rainforest along the mighty Amazon River and deep into the Brazilian jungle as he attempts to photograph the creatures that captivated him all those years ago
