98.3%
98.3% is a series about proximity – not physical, but biological and emotional.
Humans and gorillas share approximately 98.3% of their DNA. I knew that number before entering the forest, but standing only a few metres from a gorilla family gave it an entirely different meaning.
Their hands gripping a branch. A mother holding her infant against her body. The way they rest, touch one another and observe their surroundings. The way they look directly into your eyes.
Some gestures felt strikingly familiar.
I photographed them in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, spending time with families led by a silverback whose presence determined the rhythm of the group – when to rest, when to move and when to feed.
These photographs are not intended to humanise gorillas. They are an attempt to look at them for what they are, while recognising how much of ourselves we inevitably see in them.
98.3%. The remaining 1.7% suddenly feels very small.
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Uganda.
A few meters between us.
Eyes meeting ours.
Sometimes watching.
Sometimes lost in thought.
98.3% of our DNA.
A hand, a gesture, a look.
Strikingly familiar.
The same moment of rest.
The same curiosity. The same attention to one another.
A mother holding
her infant.
The instinct to protect.
To touch. To hold. To stay close.
Different species. Separated by 1.7%
And suddenly, that difference feels very small.
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