Foto: Brent Stirton

Una foto aterradora le valió a Brent Stirton el galardón a la mejor fotografía de naturaleza del año, reconocida por el Museo de Historia Natural de Londres, uno de los más importantes del mundo.

 

The best thing about #worldpressphoto is that the story gains tremendous exposure and is seen by people who may not be aware of what is going on. The natural world is threatened like never before, we have to learn to live in balance with nature or it's over. #worldpressphoto2017 #rhinopoaching #wppnature #blackrhino #carcass #extinction

Una publicación compartida de Brent Stirton (@brentstirton) el 15 de Feb de 2017 a la(s) 12:53 PST

 

Hello @Instagram. I’m @brentstirton, a staff photographer with @gettyreportage, and frequent contributor to @natgeo, @humanrightswatch, @geomagazin and other organizations. The focus of much of my work is on issues of global health, wildlife and the environment. In this photo, taken on assignment for @NatGeo, a former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) fighter holds two ivory tusks, which he led authorities to after defecting from the LRA. The trade in poached ivory is financing rebel militias across Africa, such as the LRA, the Seleka of the Central African Republic, the Janjaweed of Sudan, and the FDLR in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Central African Republic, November 2014.

Una publicación compartida de Brent Stirton (@brentstirton) el 17 de Mar de 2016 a la(s) 9:49 PDT

 

#Masked Man - I met this man when I was doing an essay on self-worth in Johannesburg, South Africa. At 37 he had made himself a literal #slave to a young woman. The only time he felt he was worth anything was when she was hurting him. He is seen #sitting #quietly #recovering after a session where she burnt him with a cigar, the marks are still visible on his stomach. He was perfectly nice to me, completely worthy of being appreciated without this #bizarre relationship. “It takes all types,” he said to me, before going back inside to her. #snm #masochist #naked #blackandwhitephotography #johannesburg #southafrica #bench #extreme #selfworth #leathermask

Una publicación compartida de Brent Stirton (@brentstirton) el 22 de Mar de 2017 a la(s) 10:17 PDT

 

#EFFZuma1 - An E.F.F supporter with a fake gun prowls the outside of the heavily guarded Union Buildings in #Pretoria, South Africa’s official seat of government. This #protester is one of hundreds of thousands of people who protested against President Jacob #Zuma this week. Zuma is increasingly an autocrat mired in mass allegations of corruptions leveled against him, the complicit super-wealthy Gupta family and his ANC inner circle. It is likely that violence will be inevitable in South Africa if the opposition is to unseat Zuma and his far reaching influence within the South African government. #photojournalist #jacobzuma #presidentzuma #eff #pretoria #unionbuildings #government #politicalprotest #protest #SouthAfrica

Una publicación compartida de Brent Stirton (@brentstirton) el 14 de Abr de 2017 a la(s) 10:09 PDT

 

Today is #WorldPressFreedomDay, an issue more important than ever for all of us. I’d like to shine a small light on Rodrigue #Katembo, the former Central Section #Warden in #Virunga National Park in the #DemocraticRepublicofCongo. Rodrique is a former #childsoldier who grew up to become a deeply respected warden in the most dangerous section of Virunga. In this image Rodrigue was tracking heavily #armed #rebel #soldiers who had just killed an elephant for #ivory they were trading with the #Congolesearmy. Rodrigue was forced to leave his job in Virunga and go into hiding after he performed vital undercover filming for the documentary “Virunga.” He exposed corrupt Congolese #Military and Military Intelligence officials who repeatedly tried to bribe him to undermine the park’s chief warden in his fight against corrupt oil companies trying to exploit this unique national park. Rodrigue was jailed and tortured and had to flee to Kenya. He lost his job in Virunga where it was deemed too #dangerous for him to work. He is back in #conservation today in another park in the #DRC. The point is, he risked everything to provide vital footage to make a great #documentary which was seen by millions, nominated for an #Oscar and created sufficient public pressure to cause the oil lobby to back off. Rodrigue recently won the #GoldmanEnvironmentalPrize, I can think of no one who deserves this more. . . . #rodriguekatembo #oscarnominated #congolesemilitary #chondo #river #chondoriver #virunganationalpark #virungamovie #photojournalist #nationalgeographic @natgeo #natgeo #corruptoilcompanies

Una publicación compartida de Brent Stirton (@brentstirton) el 3 de May de 2017 a la(s) 8:30 PDT

 

Here’s an obligatory #shark #fisherman shot from #Mogadishu last month. The #fishingindustry in #Somalia is resurgent, with renewed assistance from the E.U. Mogadishu itself has changed a great deal in the last 3 years, with investment from the #Somali diaspora, the Turks and the UAE changing the face of the #city. If Al-Shabab can finally be reined in, this could once again be a great #African city. . . . . . . #sharkfisherman #deadshark #somalishark #africancity #dailylifeafrica #everydayeverywhere #photojournalism

Una publicación compartida de Brent Stirton (@brentstirton) el 30 de Ago de 2017 a la(s) 11:08 PDT

 

In South Africa, #farmers are three times more likely to be killed than policeman. Over 5000 farmers have been #killed in over 24,000 farm attacks since 1994, according to Agri-Forum. Dean Botha, 13, is the only #son in a family that has endured 4 farm attacks. Deon has seen his grandparents badly beaten in the first attack and bludgeoned to death in the second. Dean’s mother was raped in the third attack and, most recently, he was forced to flee into the bush at night when 5 men trapped his mother inside the farmhouse. Dean fled barefoot to seek help on the closest farm 8 miles away. Dean is very angry as a result of these attacks and he is obsessive about #protection. He goes to boarding school now but calls his mother every night to check on her safety. . . . . #southafrica #farmerattacks #farmattacks #archery #witness #victim #verbatimphoto @verbatimphoto #canon #canonambassador #itscomplex #humaninterest #photojournalism #boy

Una publicación compartida de Brent Stirton (@brentstirton) el 27 de Sep de 2017 a la(s) 11:03 PDT

 

A #lonely #death far from the herd, this is one of hundreds of thousands of African #elephants that have died for their #ivory. I had the privilege of speaking to an international group of conservation agents at National Geographic last night. After seeing many scenes like this one in the natural world, it was re-energizing to look out over a room of people committed to ending this senseless tragedy. I wish all of them strength and courage in protecting #wildlife for a more enlightened time. . . . . . . #africanelephant #lonelydeath #elephantpoaching #exctinction #deadelephant #killedelephant #nationalgeographic #conservation #photojournalism #everydayafrica #everydayeverywhere #protectingwildlife @verbatimphoto #verbatimphoto #canonambassador @canon.photographers

Una publicación compartida de Brent Stirton (@brentstirton) el 13 de Sep de 2017 a la(s) 10:58 PDT