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Behind the Veil { 23 images } Created 17 Jul 2021

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  • An orphaned Chimpanzee serves a life sentence for being clever, curious, adventurous and seeking freedom. Ironically, this is on Ngamba Island, a sanctuary and home to 49 orphaned chimps. "For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others." – Nelson Mandela
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  • What thoughts and emotions must they conjure up to see creatures behind the other side of the bars?
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  • Samburu boy, open-eyed and on the lookout. He looks on with guarded curiosity while his mother and sister are distracted.
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  • Maasai warrior dressed in traditional attire and adorned with jewelry.
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  • Chimpanzee reaches out for help through the confines of the cage at Ngamba Island, Uganda.
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  • A Samburu elder listens intently and with piercing eyes filled with life experiences in Kenya.
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  • Kalahari San Bushman shows his Leopard Tortoise shell that's filled with a mixture of tobacco and herbs. As he burns it off ceremonially, clan members inhale the smoke individually and move into a state of trance. As the substances begin to take effect in concert with the dancing and chanting, their trance deepens and they take on the spirituality of a male lion.
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  • Foot of a Batwa elder tells the story of a hard life as a hunter-gatherer.
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  • A Samburu toddler sees and experiences the world while hanging off his mother's back.
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  • Ngamba Island, sanctuary and home to 49 orphaned chimps rescued from the illegal pet trade and bushmeat trade. This Chimpanzee, an old soul and a deep thinker, was captured after figuring out how to jump over the electric fence that separates them from humans on the island. Now serving a life sentence (again) for being clever, curious and seeking freedom from the confines of the sanctuary. The heartbreaking irony! Resigned to never being able to live in freedom again.
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  • The Japanese say you have three faces. The first face, you show to the world. The second face, you show to your close friends and your family. The third face, you never show anyone. What you see is not what always is.
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  • An innocent chimpanzee consoles himself while serving a painful life sentence on Ngamba Island.
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  • The Long Neck Tribe people are refugees from Myanmar and restrained in Chiang Mai. Others profit from selling them as a tourist attraction. They are on display in this human zoo. Her stoic look tells a compelling story of slavery, exploitation and death of a soul.
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  • A beautiful, energetic and spirited young Kayan girl - full of life, hope and promise. Untainted and unvarnished. Not yet subjected to the indoctrination and oppression within the situation she was born in as a refugees from Burma. As she grows up, will she succumb to the pressures and conform like the rest? Or will this free soul fight for her soul? One hopes that her glimmer and light only shine brighter and stronger with time.
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  • Kalahari San Bushman swipes for a dab of tobacco and powerful herbs that are stashed in a Leopard Tortoise shell.
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  • Kalahari San Bushman elder gets comfortable on the ground and begins to share stories and secrets about the Leopard Tortoise shell on his knee.
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  • Two girls dressed in traditional attire solicit tourists as they climb the stairs to Doi Suthep Temple. While they have a private moment, they revert to interacting with their mobile phone. The juxtaposition of tradition and modern technology makes this an intriguing moment in Chiang Mai, Thailand. And sadly, a sign of the times.
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  • The Batwa elder starts fire using hunter-gatherer techniques.
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  • Clutched hands of a Batwa elder in Bwindi, Uganda.
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  • A mezmerizingly beautiful woman looks out the window as she has a moment to herself. What could her life story be?
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  • Local boy full of life, innocence and joy in Bwindi, Uganda.
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