Brent Stirton
South Africa
Brent is a Senior Correspondent for Getty Images. He does most of his work for National Geographic Magazine, focusing on the intersection of humans and the environment.
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Rodrigue Katembo leads a patrol of Congolese rangers and soldiers in Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo, in search of elephant poachers who have killed two elephants.
Twenty minutes after crossing the river, they came under fire from rebels. Virunga remains one of the most dangerous places to practice conservation.
Behind the lens
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- Canon EOS-1D X
- 24–70mm f2.8 lens
- 1/160 sec at f6.3
- Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo
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