Photograph Details
Ivory wars: from the frontline
Elephant poaching is one of the most lucrative black markets in the world. Each year up to 154 tonnes of ivory are trafficked out of east Africa, and around 25,000 to 35,000 elephants killed. Illegal ivory presents an opportune source of funding for armed criminal groups who come into regular conflict with conservation officials in the central and east African regions. Brent set out to focus international attention on the people who are profiting most and those at the sharp end of the ivory war, the rangers who risk their lives to stop the killing.
Technical specification
Image 1: Canon EOS-1D X + 24–70mm f2.8 lens; 1/250 sec at f16; ISO 200.
Image 2: Canon EOS-1D X + 24–70mm f2.8 lens; 1/640 sec at f8; ISO 400.
Image 3: Canon EOS-1D X + 24–70mm f2.8 lens; 1/160 sec at f6.3; ISO 400.
Image 4: Canon EOS-1D X + 24–70mm f2.8 lens; 1/80 sec at f1.8; ISO 400.
Image 5: Canon EOS-1D X + 24–70mm f2.8 lens; 1/100 sec at f9; ISO 400.
Image 6: Canon EOS-1D X + 24–70mm f2.8 lens; 1/125 sec at f14; ISO 200.
Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo
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Brent Stirton, South Africa
Brent is a photojournalist who spends half of the year on environmental issues and the other half on more conventional photojournalistic themes. He is represented by Verbatim by Getty Images and most of his work is shot for National Geographic magazine.
- Website: www.brentstirton.com