The emotions on the monkey’s face, the mask just over his face, the sitting posture… it all comes together to make this image emotionally provoking. Most animals are depicted as devoid of emotions, but it’s images like this that show just how complex animals are too. This image is the overall winner of the 2020 European Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest.
Jasper Doest is a photographer for National Geographic. You can find more of Jasper’s work here.
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