Jennifere Thompson
Australia

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Lonely Boy"

When growing up in a man's world it can be lonely. When you are a monkey it means extinction.

Biography: Jennifere Thompson is an Australian photographer specialising in wildlife and wild animal portraits. Jennifere is also the founder of ICU TOO, a continuous print exhibition from 2014-2022. The project is about the parallel expressions that primates share with humans. Most years, only a handful of primate portraits are selected and added to the project. Jennifere travels by herself and has been to Rwanda, Tanzania and Borneo. When she can't travel to natural habitats, Jennifere will visit zoos worldwide and sanctuaries. Jennifere's first journey to Rwanda was her most memorable experience as a...