Struggling with a mid-life crisis, Robert Oelman leaves his psychology career in the early 1990s to photograph rare and exotic insects. After moving from the United States to Colombia, he forms a special bond with his subjects in the Amazon rainforest. This connection enables him to make striking photographic images of new and undocumented species. After more than 20 years of traveling, searching, and photographing, his quest culminates with a New York City gallery show where he finally shares his images with the public.

Explorer: The Last Tepui
2022
7.5/10

The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos
2008
7.3/10

Burden of Dreams
1982
7.6/10

Jane
2017
7.5/10

Naqoyqatsi
2002
6.1/10

Baraka
1992
8.2/10

Our Planet: Behind the Scenes
2019
7.6/10

Powaqqatsi
1988
7.3/10

The White Diamond
2004
6.9/10

I Am Heath Ledger
2017
7.4/10

Dancing with the Birds
2019
7.7/10

African Cats
2011
7.4/10

Deep Sea 3D
2006
6.6/10

Chronos
1985
7.5/10

Finding Vivian Maier
2014
7.6/10

Nothing Like a Dame
2018
6.8/10

The Class of ‘92
2013
7.1/10

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
2000
7.7/10

My Mom Jayne
2025
8.0/10

Earthlings
2005
8.1/10
Microcosmos
1996
7.592/10