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.
Brent Stirton's Image
Lina, a vet, dressed in green, and Florence, a caregiver, are exhausted after many hours of looking after energetic young chimpanzees.
Caring for any infant chimpanzee is a 24-hour experience. While studying to be a vet, Lina was wounded in a grenade attack by rebels. She says that feeling like a survivor herself has made her closer to the chimps she cares for.
Read more about Brent's time at the Lwiro Chimpanzee Rescue Centre and the volunteers who dedicate their lives to caring for the chimps.
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- Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
- 16–35mm lens
- 1/125 sec at f2.8 • ISO 4000
- Lwiro, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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