Select prints can be ordered from this gallery; on the lower left of each image is a shopping cart icon which will direct you to the options available.

This big cat centre located on the outskirts of Livingstone Zambia. Home to cheetahs, lions, caracals and elephants, it shelters these increasingly endangered species . The centre controversially funds its conservation work with strictly controlled paid interactions between the cats and the public, with the practice being so divisive they have even received death threats. Little opportunity is given to the reasons the centre has to fundraise in this manner, or the extensive conservation work they do rescuing orphaned lion cubs (some seen in the images here) or helping local communities find non-destructive methods in warding off animals when they come into contact with livestock, or the sacrifices staff make to ensure the welfare of its guests. Ian, seen feeding the lion cubs, often spends months away from home to sleep in the same room as the cubs, waking three time a night to ensure they receive the meals essential to their development. Prints are available for sale from this gallery, and go towards helping the centre support its devoted staff and its incredible, vulnerable inhabitants. © Chris Parkes Select prints can be ordered from this gallery; on the lower left of each image is a shopping cart icon which will direct you to the options available.

Sierra Leone remains one of the world's poorest countries. Outside of the immediate challenges imposed by poverty, women and those considered disabled face entrenched views on what they can achieve and do in their lives. Movements in sport and education rise to challenge and break these views. ©Chris Parkes Select prints can be ordered from this gallery; on the lower left of each image is a shopping cart icon which will direct you to the options available.

Across Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria, communities, students and teachers face a wide range of challenges accessing education: ongoing conflict, funding, capacity, staffing, buildings, environment, sanitation, cultural attitudes and more. This series of images examines these issues through individual stories, creating a portrait of resilience and tenacity in the face of overwhelming odds. ©Chris Parkes

Performers combine motion and emotion to provoke the same in us, their audience, This collection brings together over ten years of working with artist from a range of disciplines; dancers, musicians, cooks, make up artists, models, performance artists, all storytellers in their own right. These images evoke their work and their spirits. © Chris Parkes Select prints can be ordered from this gallery; on the lower left of each image is a shopping cart icon which will direct you to the options available.

The world's first carbon-negative economy is also home to world's largest pocket and the birthplace of Buddhism, preserved in the country's impressive collection of monasteries. Bhutan has a truly unique approach to travel. Nestled against the Himalayas, this beautiful, green country doesn’t permit independent travel, but instead invites visitors to apply for visiting permits and a daily fee. This covers all your food, transport, entry fees and accommodation. and a professional, government-accredited travel partners, who act as your hosts. Your journey from when you land to each visit, is curated and narrated, adding a deeper meaning to what you are seeing, hearing, tasting and feeling. This may sound unusual or even awkward to some, but the truth is that it creates a unique experience, where you emerge immersed in the culture, food and the spirit of this beautiful country. © Chris Parkes Select prints can be ordered from this gallery; on the lower left of each image is a shopping cart icon which will direct you to the options available.

With the highest low point on Earth, Lesotho is a country literally built in the mountains. Landlocked and held by South Africa, this huge and beautiful landscape is home to a people full of rich cultural traditions and whose main method of transport is still horses. The distinctive blankets you'll see here hold a very special in Basotho culture. They are intended to accompany the wearer for life. They will be swaddled in it as an infant and then laid to rest in it when they pass. Each blanket features a pattern that tells a story about the country's past. This series of images was shot around the highlands of Thaba-Thseka. They are intended to celebrate the beauty of Lesotho, from its huge dams to its dazzling night skies to the beautiful people who inhabit it. ©Chris Parkes Select prints can be ordered from this gallery; on the lower left of each image is a shopping cart icon which will direct you to the options available.

Select prints can be ordered from this gallery; on the lower left of each image is a shopping cart icon which will direct you to the options available.