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Jasper Doest's Image
Jasper captured the vivid green colouration of nsenene as they attempted to climb the oily walls of the drum in which they were trapped.
Traps are said to fill much more slowly and unpredictably than they did in the 1990s. The decline is thought to be linked to the destruction of grasslands and wetlands where nsenene lay their eggs.
Behind the lens
Jasper Doest
The Netherlands
Jasper is a photographer who creates stories that explore the relationship between humans and nature. He’s a contributing photographer for National Geographic Magazine, a Senior Fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers and a WWF Netherlands Ambassador.
Image details
- Leica SL
- 16–35mm lens
- 1/40 sec at f16 (-3 e/v) • ISO 1600 • Profoto B10 flash
- Masaka, Uganda
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