Canon CPN - Brent Stirton Dancing with light

Reportage by Getty Images photographer Brent Stirton tells the story behind his award-winning coverage of the rangers in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He reveals the tales behind the Charcoal Wars and the slaying of endangered mountain gorillas.
It took me a while to get over being the baby guy, now Im known as the gorilla guy. Brent Stirton, senior staff photographer at Getty Images and four times a World Press Photo winner, talks to CPN's Mike Stanton about celebrity portraiture, dancing with his camera and how he gained access to one of the most remote and volatile regions on earth armed only with an EOS-1Ds Mark III.

Born in South Africa, he is senior staff photographer for the Assignment Division of Getty Images. He is based in New York and specialises in documentary work, regularly appearing in Newsweek, National Geographic, CNN and the Discovery Channel. He is the winner of several awards including contemporary issues first prize singles in the 2007 World Press Photo competition

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[DebraNorris08]

I have always wondered what the full story was, behind that incredible photo of yours, and now I know. My only remaining question is, how ever did you take the shot at that specific angle? It's surely a once in a lifetime, along with the experience itself.

[anthroth]

Dude, v ery interesting....You had a hot woman vying for your attention, remember?