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Once upon a time millions of elephants roamed the African savannah. Today it is not only their habitat that is shrinking; every year, tens of thousands of them fall victim to ivory hunters. With the help of the Masai, organisations like the Big Life Foundation are trying the protect these highly intelligent mammals.

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Leica M (Typ 240) / Summicron-M 50 mm f/2

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Álvaro Ybarra Zavala

Born in Spain in 1979, Ybarra learned photography from his grandfather when he was still a child. The only official training he got was at a Joop Swart Masterclass in 2009, for which he was selected by The World Press Photo Foundation. 2011 Getty Images Grant for Editorial Photography for his reportage of Colombia’s civil war. Represented by Getty Images.