A Chinese photographer's comparative images of the dry landscape and wildlife of western China and South African grasslands and creatures are on display in Nairobi, capital of Kenya.

The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) is hosting Luo Hong's solo exhibition, which features 140 photographs. The show will run until June 20.

Luo has spent the past 12 years exploring grasslands and deserts in China and Africa.

"I often waited for wild animals and tracked them for dozens of days continuously in the desert, living only on instant noodles," he said.

The photographer captured flamingos on Lake Nakuru in Kenya, elephants in Kilimanjaro and giraffe herds in Namibia.

Cristina Boelcke, director of the division of region co-operation of UNEP in Nairobi, said the exhibition "will enhance the friendly exchange and mutual understanding in the field of environment between China and UNEP."

The photographer's next project is to snap pictures of Africa and western China during the rainy seasons.

(China Daily June 16, 2006)