About the Author
ROBERT B. HAAS is a graduate of Yale University and Harvard Law School. Since 1983, the author has been Chairman of the Board and founder of a private investment firm in Dallas, Texas.
Through the Eyesis his fifth photographic book on Africa. The author and his works have been featured in numerous publications and in two segments of the internationally syndicated
CNN Business Unusual. He lives in Dallas, TX.
KUKI GALLMANN is the Italian-born author, poet, conservationist, and founder of The Gallmann Memorial Foundation (GMF). Kuki Gallmann moved to Kenya over 30 years ago and settled in Ol Ari Nyiro in Laikipia, a 100,000-acre estate on the edge of the Great Rift Valley.
After the tragic loss of both her husband and her young son, her deep love for Africa was transformed into a burning resolve to save its wilderness, wildlife, and culture. She became an environmental activist for Africa and was awarded the Order of the Golden Ark by HRH Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands in 1989.
Gallmann's autobiography, I Dreamed of Africa (Viking, Penguin), became a world bestseller and was published in 21 languages. The book was made into a major feature film by Columbia Pictures, starring Kim Basinger. She has written four other books, including African Nights, Night of the Lions, and Elephants in My Orchard. She lives on Ol Ari Nyiro ranch in Kenya with her daughter and nine dogs.