
Artist’s statement
I created this image on one of my trips to Bwindi National Park in Uganda. On this day the dominant silverback sat by himself in the dark canopy of the cloud forest. The reason I love to photograph mountain gorillas is the fact they are so similar to us humans. The looks that I got from him this day reminded me of a shy, pensive person. I wondered what was crossing his mind as he saw me photographing him. Do they think like us? Or is he just an innocent being wondering who this intruder to his world is? I believe the mystery of what is going through his mind tells his story.
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