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CHAPPADA DOS GUIMARAES, MATTO GROSSO, BRAZIL: Views of the highlands directly overlooking the Northern Pantanal. The rivers and rain here are supported by air-borne water vapor from the Amazon basin that manifests in rain in these highlands and is t
TIMBUKTU, SEPTEMBER 2009: Scenes from the port of Timbuktu at the apex of the Niger River, Timbuktu is a historical Malian city, a long established centre of learning for Africa on 12 September 2009. (Photo by Brent Stirton/National Geographic.)
TIMBUKTU, MALI, JANUARY 2010: A young Tuareg artisan boy, Anara Ag Hamay Cisse, 13 years old, stands in the dunes outside of Timbuktu, the mythical Northern Mali city, January 18, 2010. (Photo by Brent Stirton/Reportage by Getty images.)
CUIABA RIVER, PANTANAL, BRAZIL: A large male jaguar lies on the bank of the Cuiaba river after finishing a meal of capibara. Jaguars are a huge tourist lure and bring millions into the Pantanal every year. Ranchers complain that the jaguars also tak
EPULU, ITURI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Images of a Mbuti pygmy hunting group inside the forest in Okapi National Reserve. The Mbuti pygmies hunt wild meat in a sustainable manner, using nets they have created from forest vines. They conduct bri
JOFFRE, PANTANAL, BRAZIL: Horses on a cattle ranch graze at the water's edge late in the afternoon. These horses are the only way to access large parts of the Pantanal for the majority of the year. They are a vital part of the cattle industry that h
Kalahari Desert: A Khoi San man is seen tracking as he hunts.
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MYSORE, INDIA, OCTOBER 5, 2022: The final day of the Mysore Dasara, a festival of culture in the state of Karnataka and the only state festival in India where elephants are used. Mysore Dasara is a Royal Festival that celebrates “the victory of trut
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KANDY, SRI LANKA, 21 AUGUST 2021: The most important elephants in Sri Lanka are seen dressed for the ancient and very prestigious Esala Perahera in Kandy, celebrated for centuries to honor the Sacred Tooth Relic and the four 'guardian' Gods Natha, V
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KANDY, SRI LANKA, 21 AUGUST 2021: The most important elephants in Sri Lanka are bathed and dressed for the ancient and very prestigious Esala Perahera in Kandy, celebrated for centuries to honor the Sacred Tooth Relic and the four 'guardian' Gods Na
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PANTANAL, BRAZIL, 23 MAY 2022: Seul Celso Rondon de Arruda is 67 years old, born and raised in Pantanal. As a cattle rancher, Seul Celso owns 800 cows and 14 horses. The first six months of 2022, he lost 40 calfs because of jaguar attack: each calf
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SAN FRANSCISCO FAZENDA, MIRANDA, MATTO GROSSO DU SUL, BRAZIL: A cowboy waits for the cattle to come into the enclosure after driving them from lower ground to higher ground. Cattle ranching is an ancient practise in the Pantanal. The cattle are usu
TAQUARI RIVER DELTA AREA, MATTO GROSSO DOS SUL, PANTANAL, BRAZIL. Eraco Vilaba was born on Talisma farm and has lived there all of his 81 years. Despite this being the dry season his farm is always surrounded by water. When he was a boy, Eraco's fat
DUBARE ELEPHANT CAMP, KARNATAKA, INDIA, 22ND OCTOBER 2022: Dubare is one of the larger elephant camps in India, a place where captured elephants are brought and kept. Elephant orphans from the wild are brought to these camps as well as elephants fro
MINDIMA VILLAGE, CHIMBU PROVINCE, HIGHLANDS, PAPUA NEW GUINEA-DECEMBER 2008: Traditional dress in a village in Chimbu Province, Highlands, Papua New Guinea, 18 December 2008. These outfits will be worn on special occasions, namely Sing-Sing tribal
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YALA NATIONAL PARK, SRI LANKA, 17 JULY 2022: An older male elephant named Eranga walks on the beach inside Yala National Park. Apparently this male walks on the beach regularly, often in the moonlight. Yala park officials say he is the only one who
VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK, DR CONGO: A herd of over 550 elephants recently crossed over from Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda to Virunga National Park in the DR Congo. This is the largest intact elephant herd in the world and a translocation like
SING RIVER, MINKEBI NATIONAL PARK, GABON, JUNE 2011: An anti-poaching team composed of Gabon Parcs personal, Gabon military, Baka pygmy porters and two Pirouge pilots conduct an anti-poaching mission up the Sing River in Minkebi National Park, Gabon
GARAMBA NATIONAL PARK, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, APRIL 24 2019: Magunda hill is one of the tallest areas inside Garamba and African Parks have built an observation post at this strategic site. Rangers are rotated in and out of this site on a wee
SANJOU VILLAGE, BOUNDARY OF PENDJARI NATIONAL PARK, BENIN, MAY 2019: The villagers of Sanjou engage in a fishing festival that occurs every 3 years. All the villagers wade through this lake with nets and baskets for a few days catching as many fish
SANJOU VILLAGE, BOUNDARY OF PENDJARI NATIONAL PARK, BENIN, MAY 2019: The villagers of Sanjou engage in a fishing festival that occurs every 3 years. All the villagers wade through this lake with nets and baskets for a few days catching as many fish
TSAVO EAST, KENYA, MAY 2011: Images of some of the last of the great Elephant tuskers in Africa, taken in Tsavo Eastm 18 May, 2011. Massive elephant poaching in recent years has seen most of the mature bull elephant population of African countries d
JOMBA, VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK, DRC, 30 April 2015: Two alpha male silverback mountain gorilla from the Mpua family seen in the Jomba rainforest, Virunga National Park, DRC. (Photo by Brent Stirton/Reportage by Getty Images for National Geographic Mag
TIMBUKTU, MALI, JANUARY 2010: Late Afternoon scenes at a funeral in the streets of Timbuktu, MALI, 5 JANUARY 2010. Funerals in Timbuktu are conducted separately, with the woman mourning inside the house of the deceased and the men outside on the str
ABU DHABI, UAE, 2 DECEMBER 2017: A falcon hunting camp in the desert outside Abu Dhabi, UAE. This camp uses captive bred Houbara Bustards, the preferred prey species of Arab Falconers across the region. Rashid and Maktoum Al Maktoum, two young sheik
ERDENE SANT, CENTRAL MONGOLIA: A wild Saker Falcon mother and her chicks in a nest high over the steppe of Central Mongolia. The Saker falcon is the only species in the genus Falco with an endangered listing in the IUCN red list, because a populatio
Tokyo, Japan, April 2018: A Oneisan practices with her Shamisen at the Asakusa Kenban where Geisha shows are held for clients. The bridge of the Shamisen is made of ivory and the plectrum , known as a Bachi, is also made of ivory and is said to crea
MAJETE NATIONAL PARK, MALAWI, JUNE 2019: Dancers from Tsekera village practise the Gule Wamkulu dance, an old tradition that is sent to invoke the spirit of ancestors who will come to assist the villagers with rain, conflict etc. The locals believe
MIDDLE SEPIK, PAPUA NEW GUINEA-DECEMBER 2008: Images of the Karawari people of the middle Sepik river, 15 December 2008. The Karawari are the most remote of the floodplains people, with many vllages along the river barely a generation old. The most
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LOLIONDO, NORTHERN TANZANIA, NOVEMBER 2012: Images from a Masai coming –of-age ceremony in a remote Masai village in Loliondo, Northern Tanzania, 2 November 2012. Two of the young warriors in this ceremony are wearing a Lion Mane head-dress from a l
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TARI GAP, SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS, PAPUA NEW GUINEA-DECEMBER 2008: A Huli Wigman waits out a rain-storm in his room, smoking and applying his traditional face paint while waiting for the rain to clear, Tari Gap, Papua New Guinea, 17 December 2008. Tari i
A bushmen and his son take a break while walking through a farm that used to be part of their traditional hunting ground. The Bushmen are regarded by historians as the first people of South Africa yet they are the most marginalized people in the cou
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QUNU, EASTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA, 14 DECEMBER 2013: Xhosa Initiates pass by close to the funeral of Nelson Mandela, Qunu, South Africa, 14 December 2014. These initiates have recently been circumsized traditionally and without anesthetic. They will
LOWARENGAK, TURKANA, KENYA, 10 OCTOBER 2014: Images from an internally displaced Turkana community who have been moved off their land by Dassanech tribesman who raided their cattle and killed their people, Turkana, Kenya. These Turkana now practise
MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE, 23 NOVEMBER 2013: Young boys clown around posing as strongmen, Maputo beachfront, Mozambique.
TIMBUKTU, SEPTEMBER 2009: Children play in the rain in a welcome respite from the desert heat in a street scene in Timbuktu, a historical Malian city, a long established centre of learning for Africa, , September 11, 2009. (Photo by Brent Stirton/Na
ISHANGO RANGER STATION, NORTHERN SECTOR, VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK,DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO-7 MAY 2015: Images of elephants bathing inside Lake Edward close to the IShango Ranger station in Virunga National Park, DRC. There are only around 200 Savan
KANGATOSA, TURKANA, KENYA, 11 OCTOBER 2014: Turkana tribeswomen greet each other in the traditional way by touching heads. Many greetings in this tribe are meant to mimic the actions of cattle. (Photo by Brent Stirton/Reportage by Getty Images for H
RUMANGABO, VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK, DR CONGO, 2 MAY 2015: Moonlit images of active volcanoes within Virunga National Park, Mount Nyiragongo and Nyamuragira. Virunga has some of the most active volcanoes on the continent and offers tourism trips to Nyi
TASSILI 'N AJJER, SOUTHERN ALGERIA, APRIL 2009: Images of famed tourist site and traditional Tuareg land, Tassili 'n Ajjer, in the south of Algeria, 02 May 2009. (photo by Brent Stirton/National Geographic Magazine.)
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA, 2 AUGUST 2017: Scenes along the Mogadishu foreshore, destroyed by civil war beginning in the nineteen eighties. These buildings and many others along the foreshore are shrapnel-pitted ruins but they occupy some of the most desire
VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK, DR CONGO, 26 NOVEMBER 2015: A view of the volcanoes Nyiragongo and Namalagira inside Virunga National Park. (Photo by Brent Stirton/Reportage for National Geographic Magazine.)
ADUA, TIGRAY, ETHIOPIA, 21 JULY 2017: Local farmer Letebrhame Haily, 24, is seen in one of her fields at work.The hillside behind her farm has been afforested with new trees by Green Ethiopia, an NGO specializing in afforestation. They plant on denu
ERDENE SANT, CENTRAL MONGOLIA: Scenes with local nomads breaking in a new horse. (Photo by Brent Stirton/Verbatim for National Geographic Magazine.)
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DUS, OMO VALLEY, ETHIOPIA, DECEMBER 2007: Images of the Karo people in the Omo Valley, South West Ethiopia, 14 December 2007. (Photo by Brent Stirton/Getty Images.)
NYIRAGONGO VOLCANOE, VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK, DR CONGO, 25 APRIL 2015: Porters wait out a rainstorm while carrying bags for tourists who will overnight at the top. (photo by Brent Stirton/Reportage by Getty Images for National Geographic Magazine.)
MINDIMA VILLAGE, CHIMBU PROVINCE, HIGHLANDS, PAPUA NEW GUINEA-DECEMBER 2008: A traditionally dressed elder in a village in Chimbu Province, Highlands, Papua New Guinea, 18 December 2008. These outfits will be worn only on special occasions, namely
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TURKANA, KENYA, 8 OCTOBER 2014: Scenes from Longetch fishing village on the shores of Lake Turkana, Kenya, the world's largest inland desert lake. This region of the lake is a well know spawning ground and at the heart of fishing commerce for the Tu
INGAL, NIGER, OCTOBER 2009: Scenes at a Baptism in a Tuareg Nomad camp, Ingal Region, Niger, 11 October 2009. Tuareg Baptism is very simple, three names are discussed by elders and then straws are drawn to choose the final name. The women perform a
LAKE MURRAY, WESTERN PROVINCE, PAPUA NEW GUINEA-JANUARY 2008: Scenes of kids enjoying the lake in Kubut Village, Lake Murray, Papua New Guinea, 1 January 2009. Lake Murray is a region where people have lived lives in harmony with nature for centurie
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TIMBUKTU REGION, MALI, 21 SEPTEMBER 2009: Tuareg Nomads end the Ramadan fast in the desert about 50 kilometers outside of Timbuktu with prayer and dancing, Timbuktu Region, Mali, September 21 2009. (Photo by Brent Stirton/National Geographic.)
DUS, OMO VALLEY, ETHIOPIA, JANUARY 2008: An image of Karo maidens in the Omo Valley, South West Ethiopia. The unique, intact tribal cultures of the remote Omo Valley are all threatened by 3 new dams which the Ethiopian Government is building to supp
INGAL, NIGER, OCTOBER 2009: Two young Tuareg women have their hair dressed by other Tuareg women inside a traditional nomad tent at a Tuareg Nomad camp, Ingal Region, Niger, 11 October 2009. Tuareg Nomads have two traditional priorities, their anima
DUS, OMO VALLEY, ETHIOPIA, DECEMBER 2007: Images of the Karo people in a traditional dance ceremony with both men and women in the Omo Valley, South West Ethiopia, 14 December 2007. (Photo by Brent Stirton/Getty Images.)
iMFOLOZI GAME RESERVE, NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA, MAY 2011: Images of White Rhino in iMfolozi Game Reserve in Natal, South Africa, May 1, 2011. Hluwhluwe iMfolozi Game Reserve is the worlds largest repository of Rhino, with an estimated 2300 rhino in tota
MINDIMA VILLAGE, CHIMBU PROVINCE, HIGHLANDS, PAPUA NEW GUINEA-DECEMBER 2008: Images of traditional "Mud-Men" in a village in Chimbu Province, Highlands, Papua New Guinea, 18 December 2008. "Mud-Men" are originally thought to have originated from a
LORYRA, SOUTH OMO, ETHIOPIA, JANUARY 2008: An image of an old woman of the Dassanech tribe sitting riverside in the Lower Omo Valley, South West Ethiopia. The unique, intact tribal cultures of the remote Omo Valley are all threatened by 3 new dams w
TIMBUKTU, MALI, JANUARY 2010: Two Tuareg men drive a traditional Camel caravan laiden with salt tablets on twenty camels making the 16 day journey through the desert from Taodenni, a salt mine in the north of Mali, to the home of an Arab businessman
LORYRA, SOUTH OMO, ETHIOPIA, DECEMBER 2007: Images of the Dassanech people in the Lower Omo Valley, South West Ethiopia, 14 December 2007. (Photo by Brent Stirton/Getty Images.)
MIDDLE SEPIK, PAPUA NEW GUINEA-DECEMBER 2008: Images of the Karawari people of the middle Sepik river, 15 December 2008. The Karawari are the most remote of the floodplains people, with many vllages along the river barely a generation old. The most
MPIMBWE, WESTERN TANZANIA, OCTOBER 2012: Lion Dancers from the Sakuma tribe perform the story of their lion killing outside a village in rural Mpimbwe, Western Tanzania, October 27, 2012. Lion dancers are men who have killed a lion in defense of the
LORYRA, SOUTH OMO, ETHIOPIA, DECEMBER 2007: Images of the Dassanech people in the Lower Omo Valley, South West Ethiopia, 14 December 2007. (Photo by Brent Stirton/Getty Images.)
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TIMBUKTU, MALI, JANUARY 2010: A Mosque and two muslims on the outskirts of Timbuktu, the mythical Northern Mali city, 23 January 2010. (Photo by Brent Stirton/Reportage by Getty images.)
KARAKORUM ROAD, MONGOLIA, 10 JULY 2013: Playing basketball in a nomad camp close to Karakorum, Mongolia, 10 July 2013. (Photo by Brent Stirton/Reportage by Getty Images.)
LORYRA, SOUTH OMO, ETHIOPIA, DECEMBER 2007: Images of the Dassanech people in the Lower Omo Valley, South West Ethiopia, 14 December 2007. (Photo by Brent Stirton/Getty Images.)
SING RIVER, MINKEBI NATIONAL PARK, GABON, JUNE 2011: An anti-poaching team composed of Gabon Parcs personal, Gabon military, Baka pygmy porters and two Pirouge pilots conduct an anti-poaching mission up the Sing River in Minkebi National Park, Gabon
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LOLIONDO, NORTHERN TANZANIA, NOVEMBER 2012: Images from a Masai coming –of-age ceremony in a remote Masai village in Loliondo, Northern Tanzania, 2 November 2012. Two of the young warriors in this ceremony are wearing a Lion Mane head-dress from a l
ULAAN BATAAR, MONGOLIA, 8 JULY 2013: Fashionable girls strike model poses underneath a dinosaur exhibit in Ulaan Bataar's central square, Mongolia, 7 July 2013. The square has two statues dedicated to the spirit of Ghengis Khan, Mongolia's undispute
THE STEPPES OF MONGOLIA, 10 JULY 2013: Scenes of nomad life on the way to the Steppes of Mongolia, 10 July 2013. (Photo by Brent Stirton/Reportage for GEO Magazine.)
LAKE TURKANA, NORTHERN KENYA, MAY 2010: Dasenetch pastoralist villages on the shores of northern Lake Turkana in North Kenya, 20 May 2010. The lake is central to the survival of the Dasenetch people, as well as water during the dry season, fishing h
LOLIONDO, NORTHERN TANZANIA, NOVEMBER 2012: Images from a Masai coming –of-age ceremony in a remote Masai village in Loliondo, Northern Tanzania, 2 November 2012. One of the young warriors in this ceremony is wearing a Lion Mane head-dress from a li
INGAL, NIGER, OCTOBER 2009: Early morning scenes at a Baptism in a Tuareg Nomad camp, Ingal Region, Niger, 11 October 2009. Tuareg Baptism is very simple, three names are discussed by elders and then straws are drawn to choose the final name. The wo
DJANET, ALGERIA, 3 MAY: Scenic images of a Tuareg family picnicking in the desert outside of the town of Djanet on a Friday, the Muslim holy day, on April 3 2009. (Photo by Brent Stirton/National Geographic.)
TIMBUKTU, MALI, 15 SEPTEMBER 2009: A Songhai woman walks between temporary settlements on the outskirts of Timbuktu. Traders come from all over this region of Africa to do business in the legendary city. They come during the rainy season so as to ha
THE STEPPES OF MONGOLIA, 10 JULY 2013: Scenes of nomad life on the way to the Steppes of Mongolia, 10 July 2013. (Photo by Brent Stirton/Reportage for GEO Magazine.)
BUKIMA, VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK, DRC, 6 AUGUST 2013: Images of the Bageni family in the gorilla sector of Virunga National Park, DRC, 6 August 2013. The gorillas sector is currently occupied by the M23 rebel movement of the Congolese army. Despite thi
INGAL, NIGER, OCTOBER 2009: Evening scenes in a Tuareg Nomad camp, Ingal Region, Niger, 11 October 2009. Tuareg Nomads have two traditional priorities, their animals and access to water. This group has moved to this region at this time to enjoy the
ZAGADO, NORTHERN NIGER, APRIL 2009: Images of Tuareg Nomad people gathered around a well site in Zagado, Nothern Niger, 7 April 2009. (Photo by Brent Stirton/National Geographic.)
ISHANGO, LAKE EDWARD, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. 11 AUGUST 2013: Local men bathe in the Semliki River as it flows into Lake Edward, Ishango, DRC, 11 August 2013. This river and the Lake itself are inside Virunga National Park, a World Heritage si
TIMBUKTU, MALI, JANUARY 2010: Boys play soccer near a Tuareg desert mural in the center of Timbuktu, the mythical Northern Mali city, 22 January 2010. (Photo by Brent Stirton/Reportage by Getty images.)
LOLIONDO, NORTHERN TANZANIA, NOVEMBER 2012: Images from a Masai coming –of-age ceremony in a remote Masai village in Loliondo, Northern Tanzania, 2 November 2012. Two of the young warriors in this ceremony are wearing a Lion Mane head-dress from a l
LOLIONDO, NORTHERN TANZANIA, NOVEMBER 2012: Images from a Masai coming –of-age ceremony in a remote Masai village in Loliondo, Northern Tanzania, 2 November 2012. Two of the young warriors in this ceremony are wearing a Lion Mane head-dress from a l
LOLIONDO, NORTHERN TANZANIA, NOVEMBER 2012: Images from a Masai coming –of-age ceremony in a remote Masai village in Loliondo, Northern Tanzania, 2 November 2012. One of the young warriors in this ceremony is wearing a Lion Mane head-dress from a li
ASSEKREM, TASSILI DU HOGGAR, SOUTHERN ALGERIA, APRIL 2009: Achmed, a Tuareg guide and elder photgraphed in a mountain cabin in the Tassili Du Hoggar, a series of beautiful rock plateaus that begin approximately 300km's south of Tamanrasset and exten
SOUTH KHANGAI MOUNTAINS, BAYANKHONGOR AIMAG, MONGOLIA, JULY 11, 2013: Nomad lifestyle in the early morning, South Khangai Mountains, Mongolia, July 11 2013. Nomads live largely off the milk and meat of their yaks and goats, they also make an alcohol
GIR WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, GUJARAT, INDIA, APRIL 9 2013: Amra Vejabhai, 71, is a Maldhari shepherd who lives with his family in a Maldhari community inside Gir Wildlife Sancturary, home to the Asiatic lion, the last lion outside of Africa inside Gir Na
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LAKE MURRAY, WESTERN PROVINCE, PAPUA NEW GUINEA-JANUARY 2008: Scenes from a village hunt in the surrounding forest, Lake Murray, Papua New Guinea, 1 January 2009. Lake Murray is a region where people have lived lives in harmony with nature for centu
THE STEPPES OF MONGOLIA, 10 JULY 2013: Scenes of nomad life on the way to the Steppes of Mongolia, 10 July 2013. (Photo by Brent Stirton/Reportage for GEO Magazine.)
TOUWA, NIGER, SEPTEMBER 2009: A young Tuareg girl, Mariam Francois Acosta, 17, a girl descended from mixed Tuareg French blood, prepares for her wedding in the Niger city of Touwa, Spetember 25 2009. She is tended by the female members of her famil
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INGAL, NIGER, OCTOBER 2009: Scenes at a Baptism in a Tuareg Nomad camp, Ingal Region, Niger, 11 October 2009. Tuareg Baptism is very simple, three names are discussed by elders and then straws are drawn to choose the final name. The women perform a
KAVANYONGI, LAKE EDWARD, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, 9 AUGUST 2013: Scenes from the fishing village of Kavanyongi on the Northern shores of Lake Edward inside Virunga National Park, DRC, 9 August 2013. This lake shore village relies on fishing for
PARAVOOR, KERALA, INDIA, 15 APRIL 2013: An elephant festival at Paravoor, Kerala, India 15 April 2013. Elephants have become increasingly popular at religious festivals in Kerala, for centuries they have been used by the Hindu faithful because of th
GOBI DESERT, SINGING DUNES, MONGOLIA JULY 15, 2013: A storm breaks in the Gobi desert, Mongolia, July 15, 2013. (Photo by Brent Stirton/Reportage for GEO magazine.)
BUKIMA, VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK, DRC, 6 AUGUST 2013: Image of the plant life in the gorilla sector of Virunga National Park, DRC, 6 August 2013. (photo by Brent Stirton/Reportage by Getty Images.)
LAKE MURRAY, WESTERN PROVINCE, PAPUA NEW GUINEA-JANUARY 2008: Scenes of community life in Kubut Village, Lake Murray, Papua New Guinea, 1 January 2009. Lake Murray is a region where people have lived lives in harmony with nature for centuries. Peopl
TIMBUKTU, MALI, JANUARY 2010: A Songhay man walks with his animals back into Timbuktu after a day of grazing in the desert outside of the city, Timbuktu, Mali, January 8, 2010. Many of the traditions of Timbuktu remain unchanged for the last thousan
MARARABA, NIGER, SEPTEMBER , 2009: Scenes of Tuareg semi-nomadic life from the small transit town of Mararaba, Niger, September 27 2009. This small town is an intersection point for Agadez and Niamey. (Photo by Brent Stirton/National Geographic.)
ENNEDI, CHAD, FEBRUARY 2019: A young uneducated camel herder inside Guelta D’Archei. Ennedi Reserve is a brand new African Parks venture, only a week old at the time of these images. These images show Guelta d’Archei, one of the few water bearing ca
MIDDLE SEPIK, PAPUA NEW GUINEA-DECEMBER 2008: Images of the Karawari people of the middle Sepik river, 15 December 2008. The Karawari are the most remote of the floodplains people, with many vllages along the river barely a generation old. The most
ZAKOUMA, CHAD, MARCH 2019: The bones and skulls of three endangered Kordofan Giraffe seen at a researcher’s home inside Zakouma National Park. This parks holds more then half of the global population of Kordofan giraffe. Zakouma National Park is a
LAKE MURRY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, JANUARY 2009: A hunting party catches wild pig and Kassowary in remote areas along the shores of Lake Murray, Papua New Guinea, 1 January 2009. These communities live lives very closely connected to the natural world. T
LAKE MURRY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, JANUARY 2009: A hunting party gathers to catch wild pig and Kassowary in remote areas along the shores of Lake Murray, Papua New Guinea, 1 January 2009. These communities live lives very closely connected to the natural