LONDON , England ( CNN ) -- A series of photographic exhibitions have been organized in Europe and North America this autumn to highlight a campaign by Britain 's Prince Charles to combat tropical deforestation . An aerial of Jambi Province , Indonesia showing the destruction of the tropical rainforest . The photographs were taken by world-renowned environment photographer Daniel Beltra who was this year 's winner of the Prince 's Rainforest Project Award at the Sony World Photography Awards earlier this year . The images graphically depict the effects of climate change on the rainforests in the South America , Africa and Indonesia . Beltra compiled a library of around 40,000 images during month long trips to the Amazon Basin , the Congolese Forest and Borneo and Sumatra in Southeast Asia . When he returned home Beltra produced a shortlist of around 1000 images from which the final exhibition photos were selected . `` I shoot a lot when I 'm in the air , '' Beltra told CNN . `` Trying to concentrate on a small detail on the ground when your flying at a speed of 150 knots is difficult . '' And that 's not the only problem Beltra encountered . The very acts of destruction he was documenting often got in the way of his work . Click here to see a selection of images from the exhibition » . `` When you are photographing deforestation , you are taking a lot of pictures of logging and fires and the smoke can make it very difficult to shoot . '' Beltra was born in Spain but is now based in the United States . His work , which includes freelancing for the international environmental group Greenpeace , has taken him to over 50 countries and he is a fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers . HRH Prince Charles has long been a passionate defender of the environment and he founded the Prince 's Rainforest Project ( PRP ) in 2007 . The PRP works alongside governments , international businesses , non-profit organizations and rainforest nations to find a solution to the deforestation and degradation of the rainforests . Speaking at the Sony Awards in Cannes , France earlier this year the Prince said : `` Photographic images can tell a compelling story about the truth of the situation , and the truth is that if we lose the fight against tropical deforestation , then we lose the fight against climate change . '' Beltra hopes that his pictures will raise further awareness of the perils that humans face in the wake of continued rainforest destruction . `` I think we are all getting more aware but we really need to get our act together because at the moment we are destroying more than we are protecting , '' he said . The multimedia exhibitions organized by Sony are taking place at the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew in London , the Hotel de Ville , Paris , the Alexa Center , Berlin and the Mercy Corps Action Center , New York .
New photography exhibition showcases the destruction of the rainforests . Images taken by world-renowned environmental photographer Daniel Beltra . The images are stunning, but they also show how deforestation is destroying one of the most important ecosystems on earth.