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🇬🇧 ‘Selfie’ Flamingos story published by
When the art of photography merges with the art of street graffiti to address conservation. Mural against flamingo poaching in Montecristi during sunset. A local woman walks with a pink coat draped over her shoulders in one of the cities with the highest number of poachers in the entire Dominican Republic, yet it is also emerging as a symbol of the battle against this trade. Mural painted by artists .art , and Frank Peña.
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Quando a arte da fotografia se funde com a arte do grafite de rua para abordar a conservação. Mural contra a caça furtiva de flamingos em Montecristi durante o pôr do sol. Uma mulher local caminha com um casaco rosa sobre os ombros em uma das cidades com o maior número de caçadores furtivos em toda a República Dominicana, mas também está emergindo como um símbolo da batalha contra esse comércio. Mural pintado pela artista Kilia Llano.

🇬🇧 My first image ever published by National Geographic Magazine (on the left), in the March 2024 issue!
For sure, it’s one of my biggest dreams since my childhood. I’m incredibly grateful for the publication, but mostly for the opportunity to share such an important project about flamingo conservation in the Dominican Republic. The story explores how these animals are trapped in nature and taken to resorts to live as mere decorations and objects of selfies. The picture shows a flamingo with cut feathers so it doesn’t fly from hotels.
Special thanks to for inviting me to document the Rescate Rosado project and for dedicating his life to these animals, along with .accionecologica .
Thanks to the team for choosing this image to be part of the beautiful issue and for trusting the story. Congratulations to for the powerful cover story on Hyenas in Maasai Mara.
🇧🇷 Minha primeira imagem publicada pela revista da National Geographic (esquerda), na edição de março de 2024!
Com certeza, esse sempre foi um dos maiores sonhos desde a minha infância. Sou incrivelmente grato pela publicação, mas principalmente pela oportunidade de compartilhar um projeto tão importante sobre a conservação de flamingos na República Dominicana. A história explora como esses animais são presos na natureza e levados para resorts para viver como meras decorações e objetos de selfies. A imagem mostra um flamingo com p***s cortadas para que não possa voar dos hotéis.
Agradecimentos especiais a por me convidar para documentar o projeto Rescate Rosado e por dedicar sua vida a esses animais, junto com .accionecologica
Obrigado à equipe por escolher esta imagem para fazer parte da bela edição e por confiar na história. Parabéns a pela poderosa história de capa sobre Hyenas em Maasai Mara.

🇬🇧 2022 - A brief retrospective of such a special and intense year in my career as a conservation photographer. I started 2022 with the opportunity to join as the conservation photographer (1,2) for almost 2 months in Kenya, documenting several projects, mainly related to birds of prey, big cats, and conflicts between humans and wildlife. While working on this expedition, my first article was published on back home, referring to the fires in Juquery State Park in 2021. In early June, I traveled from Kenya to Uganda in search of one of the greatest adventures of my life, the encounter with wild gorillas in the country's impenetrable forests (3,4,5). A few weeks later I received an email welcoming me to the (iLCP), making me the third Brazilian to become part of this community with some of the most renowned nature photographers in the world. Since then, I have been involved with several projects that are still ongoing in Brazil (6). In August I had my photo story “Historical rescue of caimans in Pantanal” nominated as a finalist for the Panda award. So I started preparing to attend the festival in October in Bristol. On 10/13 I received my birthday present in advance and the most awaited news, I was elected Panda Awards’ winner in the photo history category (7,8). A week of immersion in the world of natural history productions. Meetings with , editors, and the opportunity to network and connect with amazing people who have the same purpose as mine. From there, I went on an expedition to Iceland in search of the rare wildlife of this very special island (9). I then returned to Brazil in early November and two weeks later I embarked on a new journey with journalist in search of stories about threatened environmentalists in Latin America. Two weeks exploring Colombia and getting to know the history of these leaders up close (10). I am now ending this incredible year with more meetings and the certainty that 2023 will be as special as 2022 was. I thank everyone who followed my work here and I wish you a great new year.
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🇬🇧 Finding wildlife in Iceland can be very tricky! I went on an expedition around the island for 10 days and spent most of the time looking for wild animals. This harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) was spotted at Hindsvík in the late afternoon. A very curious animal that got close to the beach several times to see what was happening onshore. These animals are considered as Least Concerning according to the IUCN Red list and are found in coastal waters of the northern Atlantic, Pacific Oceans, Baltic and North Seas. 🦭
🇧🇷 Encontrar a vida selvagem na Islândia pode ser uma tarefa não muito simples! Estive em uma expedição ao redor da ilha por 10 dias e passei a maior parte do tempo procurando os animais selvagens. Esta foca-comum (Phoca vitulina) foi avistada em Hindsvík no final da tarde. Um animal muito curioso que se aproximou da praia várias vezes para ver o que estava acontecendo em terra. Esses animais são considerados Pouco Preocupantes de acordo com a lista vermelha da IUCN e são encontrados nas águas costeiras do norte do Atlântico, Oceano Pacífico, Báltico e Mar do Norte. 🦭