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The age of extinctionIn the footsteps of Linnaeus: scientists share their passion for species from tiny wasps to hairy plants – in picturesFor his project ‘De Oförtrutna’ (The Relentless), photographer Christer Björkman pictured Swedish scientists working in the spirit of Carl Linneaus, the botanist who created the modern taxonomic system that classifies organisms based on appearance. Each scientist brought to the shoot a book and an item of importance to their work


















