06 LIAO TUNG KUN, TAIWAN

TK Liao, as he is known, is a filmmaker who has documented wildlife for over 30 years. He developed his lifelong interest in Taiwan's flora and fauna during his early days in the forestry department, where he honed his expertise in native ecosystems. With a deep personal connection to nature, it has become an important life goal for him to share this passion with the public through his visual stories. He regularly creates and contributes nature films to the national parks of Taiwan. Two of his documentaries, The Birds of Kinmen and Forests of Taroko have won Platinum awards at the Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival.