Proud for one second


  • Photographer
    Jan Janssen
  • Prize
    Honorable Mention
  • Company/Studios
    Jan Janssen Fotografie
  • Date of Photograph
    01-10-2016
  • Technical Info
    Nikon 810 , 24-70 mm

The mountain gorillas in the Virunga mountains are threatened with extintion. In the past, they shared their habitat with the Batwa Pygmies. In the early 1990's the Batwa were evicted from the parks of Bwindi and the Mgahinga National Parks, in the effort to protect the mountain gorillas and their habitat. The Batwa were evicted with no compensation and it has been over 20 years now. They are impoverished and the government is still not helping. The Batwa are the poorest among the poorest, without (farming) land of their own. Thereby they have no or very limited acces to education and healthcare. I was shocked to see these pygmies being abandoned while the government is making a lot of money on tourists visiting the mountain gorillas. These pictures are taken in front of their houses, where i asked them to stand and feel proud for one second.

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