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My name is Lionel. I'm a 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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