Jeroen
Im interested in your comment
Jeroen Speybroeck wrote:as a biologist I obviously do not agree that photos are better than (good) drawings
Can you expand on that a little?
As a Law enforcement person, rather than a biologist, I favour photographs over illustrations for ID purposes, however in publications I feel there should be a balance of both.
Presumably each illustration is still, however slightly, effected by the artists personal view of the animal, and artistic intereptation. Also, presumably, unless all the illustrations are done from life in the field, they must be taken from photographs in the first place.
I agree that illustrations can highlight certain characteristics but so can a decent photograph.
Just my two penneth
Regards
Paul