Pieter Hugo

Pieter Hugo is a South Afarican photographer known for his punch in the gut photography. His photography speaks on genocide, AIDs, and other issues many people dont understand or dont want to know about. What drew me to him was his "The Hyena and Other Men" series. He found these men through a cell phone forward and decided to track them down. It turned out they where a group of men, a little girl, three hyenas, four monkeys and a few rock pythons. The men where performers that used the animals to entertain crowds and sell traditional medicines. Pieter talked them into letting him travel along and earned theyre trust.






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