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Discover nature like you've never seen it before at the newly redesigned exhibition where 100 powerful photographs tell the story of a planet under pressure.
14 October 2022 - 2 July 2023
Britta Jaschinski (Germany/UK) uses torchlight to highlight the impact of coltan mining.
Glowing blue in the centre of the frame is a lump of coltan - a metallic ore that is a component of many phone and laptop batteries.
Here Britta surrounds it with mining tools and the remains of animals impacted by the mining industry, all seized by customs authorities, including porcupine quills and a gorilla skull, vertebrae and leg bone.
Coltan is extracted from the riverbeds of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by poorly paid miners who hunt wild animals for food. Hunting and trading wildlife threatens the future of the country's gorillas and has led to an increased risk of viruses jumping to humans.
How you can help
Discover nature like you've never seen it before at the newly redesigned exhibition where 100 powerful photographs tell the story of a planet under pressure.
14 October 2022 - 2 July 2023
Germany/UK
Britta documents crimes against wildlife and nature for authorities, charities, museums, institutions, organisations and NGOs, often working in perilous situations and sometimes undercover. She is the co-creator of both Photographers Against Wildlife Crime and The Evidence Project - initiatives that inform the public and advocates to politicians and lawmakers in order to help bring an end to the illegal wildlife trade in our lifetime.
Help us harness the power of photography to advance scientific knowledge, spread awareness of important issues and nurture a global love for nature.
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