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Although it is illegal to keep yaki as pets the law is rarely enforced.
For Stefano, this shot encapsulates the pet trade in one poignant image: the chain in the foreground, the incongruity of the slumped young macaque and the shadow of the tree above, hinting at the loss of forest and freedom.
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Stefano became serious about photography at 17 and went on to obtain a PhD in zoology from the University of Aberdeen (Scotland). He is the author of nine photography books, a multi-award winner in Wildlife Photographer of the Year and a regular contributing photographer for National Geographic magazine. Stefano has run many long-term multimedia projects, the latest being A Family in the Arctic.
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