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My name is Lionel. I'm a wildlife photographer with a passion for great apes

Portrait of an Arbore girl with colorful necklaces
The Arbore are pastoralists. They are distributed in only 4 villages in South Omo Valley. This young girl was taken at the dark entrance of a hut.
Arbore girl
The Arbore are pastoralists. They are distributed in only 4 villages in South Omo Valley. This young girl was taken at the dark entrance of a hut.
Taken in Omo (Ethiopia)
  • 06 Apr 2019
  • Canon EOS 5DS R
  • 50mm
  • f/3.5
  • 1/100s
  • 320 iso
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Cows are everything for the Mundari people. They massage them twice a day, collect their dung to make fires that produce very fine ashes that are reused as sun protection and insect repellent. The fires are also used to keep them warm during the night. No waist, all is reused.
Mundari story
Cows are everything for the Mundari people. They massage them twice a day, collect their dung to make fires that produce very fine ashes that are reused as sun protection and insect repellent. The fires are also used to keep them warm during the night. No waist, all is reused.
Taken in Eastern Equatoria (South Sudan)
  • 22 Feb 2022
  • Canon EOS 5DS R
  • 26mm
  • f/3.5
  • 1/160s
  • 250 iso
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Sunset view with baloons and pagodas on the background
The sunset over Bagan old city is an enchantment with its hot-air balloons sailing through the pagodas. Photo taken from Shwesandaw pagoda.
Sunset over Bagan
The sunset over Bagan old city is an enchantment with its hot-air balloons sailing through the pagodas. Photo taken from Shwesandaw pagoda.
Taken in Bagan, Mandalay (Myanmar)
  • 23 Nov 2013
  • Canon EOS 7D
  • 200mm
  • f/10.0
  • 1/250s
  • 200 iso
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Old man parefoot in front of his house
In front of his small hut, this old man was living inside the Tanjung Puting National Park.
Old indonesian man
In front of his small hut, this old man was living inside the Tanjung Puting National Park.
Taken in Tanjung Puting, Kalimantan (Indonesia)
  • 04 Nov 2014
  • Canon EOS 7D
  • 200mm
  • f/3.5
  • 1/320s
  • 250 iso
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Light beam through a cross-shaped window illuminating a veiled woman
Thousands of pilgrims, draped in white gowns, gather around the 13th century rock-hewn churches for an evening of celebration, reflection, and reverence.
God is in the air
Thousands of pilgrims, draped in white gowns, gather around the 13th century rock-hewn churches for an evening of celebration, reflection, and reverence.
Taken in Lalibela, Amhara (Ethiopia)
  • 07 Jan 2020
  • Canon EOS 5DS R
  • 28mm
  • f/3.5
  • 1/125s
  • 3200 iso
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The Komo are shepherds and farmers. They raise cattle, sheep, and goats. They engage in some hunting and fishing, and also do some trading with the Nuer and other nearby peoples. The men hunt, fish, and do most of the herding and milking, while the women help the men with farm labor. The women also collect honey from the hives in the bush.
Komo sweat
The Komo are shepherds and farmers. They raise cattle, sheep, and goats. They engage in some hunting and fishing, and also do some trading with the Nuer and other nearby peoples. The men hunt, fish, and do most of the herding and milking, while the women help the men with farm labor. The women also collect honey from the hives in the bush.
Taken in Gambela (Ethiopia)
  • 20 Nov 2023
  • Canon EOS 5DS R
  • 85mm
  • f/1.6
  • 1/320s
  • 200 iso
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Subadult gorilla fixing the lense
Only 250 eastern lowland gorillas are left, and most of them are in Kahuzi-Biega National Park.
Eastern lowland subadult gorilla
Only 250 eastern lowland gorillas are left, and most of them are in Kahuzi-Biega National Park.
Taken in Kahuzi-Biega, South Kivu (Congo)
  • 01 Oct 2017
  • Canon EOS 5DS R
  • 200mm
  • f/2.8
  • 1/200s
  • 2500 iso
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Dupa boy
Taken in Poli, North (Cameroon)
  • 27 Nov 2022
  • Canon EOS 5DS R
  • 85mm
  • f/1.4
  • 1/400s
  • 100 iso
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Massai walking in a dry lake
Massaï wear a red robe, called shuka, which symbolizes their culture and it is supposed to scare away the lions.
Massaï walking to the dry lake Manyara
Massaï wear a red robe, called shuka, which symbolizes their culture and it is supposed to scare away the lions.
Taken in Manyara (Tanzania)
  • 24 Sep 2017
  • NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D750
  • 1050/10mm
  • f/4.0
  • 1/250s
  • 100 iso
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Young child facing the camera, his chin in his laps
Nuer tribe live in the West of Ethiopia (Gambella Region) as well as in South Sudan. They are the second largest ethnic group in South Sudan.
Nuer young boy
Nuer tribe live in the West of Ethiopia (Gambella Region) as well as in South Sudan. They are the second largest ethnic group in South Sudan.
Taken in Gambela (Ethiopia)
  • 30 Dec 2019
  • Canon EOS 5DS R
  • 85mm
  • f/1.4
  • 1/160s
  • 500 iso
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If you are not epileptic and want an explosion of colours, go to Harar in Ethiopia... or Desigual
Two colorful beauties
If you are not epileptic and want an explosion of colours, go to Harar in Ethiopia... or Desigual
Taken in Harar (Ethiopia)
  • 03 Mar 2022
  • Canon EOS 5DS R
  • 200mm
  • f/2.8
  • 1/500s
  • 320 iso
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Two elephants fighting in a wide plain
Male elephants can be quite sociable when not competing for dominance or mates.
Elephant fight in Serengeti
Male elephants can be quite sociable when not competing for dominance or mates.
Taken in Serengeti (Tanzania)
  • 18 May 2012
  • Canon EOS 7D
  • 200mm
  • f/2.8
  • 1/3200s
  • 200 iso
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Khoisan Tribe (formerly called Bushmen) suffered a lot from the war and only a few hundred left remains in Angola.
Khoisan
Khoisan Tribe (formerly called Bushmen) suffered a lot from the war and only a few hundred left remains in Angola.
Taken in Huila (Angola)
  • 24 Sep 2022
  • Canon EOS 5DS R
  • 35mm
  • f/2.8
  • 1/640s
  • 100 iso
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During special occasions, Suri people wear brightly colored flowers on their heads and paint their faces and bodies.
Suri boy
During special occasions, Suri people wear brightly colored flowers on their heads and paint their faces and bodies.
Taken in Kibish, Omo (Ethiopia)
  • 27 Nov 2023
  • Canon EOS 5DS R
  • 85mm
  • f/1.8
  • 1/500s
  • 100 iso
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Holi is a festival of colors where people splash different colors on each other to celebrate the victory of good over evil. Colors symbolize life, and coloring gives life to our wishes and celebrations, making Holi a festival of celebrating life, love, and passion.
Holi festival
Holi is a festival of colors where people splash different colors on each other to celebrate the victory of good over evil. Colors symbolize life, and coloring gives life to our wishes and celebrations, making Holi a festival of celebrating life, love, and passion.
Taken in Kathmandu (Nepal)
  • 24 Mar 2024
  • Canon EOS 5DS R
  • 70mm
  • f/2.8
  • 1/500s
  • 800 iso
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A woman facing the camera in a white crowd
During religious events, Ethiopian orthodox wear the habesha kemis, a white tissue that symbolizes purity and innocence.
Gaze in a white crowd
During religious events, Ethiopian orthodox wear the habesha kemis, a white tissue that symbolizes purity and innocence.
Taken in Bahir Dar, Amhara (Ethiopia)
  • 01 Feb 2016
  • Canon EOS 5DS R
  • 200mm
  • f/2.8
  • 1/1600s
  • 100 iso
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