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Bush-Meat Baby
Photograph by Maria Stenzel

A hunter for a mahogany logging camp on Rio Los Amigos holds a one-month-old howler monkey that was captured after its mother was killed for meat. Some conservationists believe that the collateral impacts of these camps on the forest—such as hunting for bush meat or warring with indigenous communities—may pose a greater threat than logging.

Camera: Nikon F100
Film Type: Fujichrome Provia 100
Lens: 28-70mm zoom
Speed and F-Stop: 1/60 @ f/2.8 or f/4

Weather Conditions: Sunny
Time of Day: Noon
Lighting Techniques: Small flash
Special equipment or comments: Consider using flash when your subject is in the shadows.