one of the things I like to do I’m in the Amazon it’s just bustling myths I
the Amazon it’s just bustling myths I
the Amazon it’s just bustling myths I don’t want all this nonsense this a
don’t want all this nonsense this a
don’t want all this nonsense this a romantic image we have of indigenous
romantic image we have of indigenous
romantic image we have of indigenous people they’re just people
people they’re just people
people they’re just people yeah reason I like these pictures
yeah reason I like these pictures
yeah reason I like these pictures because we’ll you know we always go and
because we’ll you know we always go and
because we’ll you know we always go and look at these places to see how
look at these places to see how
look at these places to see how different we are and what do gets me
different we are and what do gets me
different we are and what do gets me about these those two pictures actually
about these those two pictures actually
about these those two pictures actually what roses similar we are you know my
what roses similar we are you know my
what roses similar we are you know my kids do stuff like this mine and ice hut
kids do stuff like this mine and ice hut
kids do stuff like this mine and ice hut is in the peruvian amazon okay it’s like
is in the peruvian amazon okay it’s like
is in the peruvian amazon okay it’s like the far west side of the amazon right at
the far west side of the amazon right at
the far west side of the amazon right at the bottom of of the andes as national
the bottom of of the andes as national
the bottom of of the andes as national parks go it’s pretty big at 17,000
parks go it’s pretty big at 17,000
parks go it’s pretty big at 17,000 square kilometers it’s twice the size of
square kilometers it’s twice the size of
square kilometers it’s twice the size of Yellowstone National Park what makes
Yellowstone National Park what makes
Yellowstone National Park what makes money special is it has the highest
money special is it has the highest
money special is it has the highest diversity of life of anywhere in the
diversity of life of anywhere in the
diversity of life of anywhere in the world you’re dealing with a place with
world you’re dealing with a place with
world you’re dealing with a place with thirteen hundred and seven known species
thirteen hundred and seven known species
thirteen hundred and seven known species of butterfly that’s six percent of the
of butterfly that’s six percent of the
of butterfly that’s six percent of the world’s total it has 15 species of
world’s total it has 15 species of
world’s total it has 15 species of monkey ten percent of all the bird
monkey ten percent of all the bird
monkey ten percent of all the bird species in the world live in Maya
species in the world live in Maya
species in the world live in Maya National Park there’s more tree species
National Park there’s more tree species
National Park there’s more tree species and a single hectare than the whole of
and a single hectare than the whole of
and a single hectare than the whole of North America you know this is it’s just
North America you know this is it’s just
North America you know this is it’s just nuts the diversity in it there’s an
nuts the diversity in it there’s an
nuts the diversity in it there’s an undescribed species of poison dart frog
undescribed species of poison dart frog
undescribed species of poison dart frog it’s called sp3 it hasn’t got a name yet
it’s called sp3 it hasn’t got a name yet
it’s called sp3 it hasn’t got a name yet so you just been discovered a friend of
so you just been discovered a friend of
so you just been discovered a friend of mine to prove in herpetologist found it
mine to prove in herpetologist found it
mine to prove in herpetologist found it who knows how many species Manny’s got
who knows how many species Manny’s got
who knows how many species Manny’s got more reptiles and amphibians and
more reptiles and amphibians and
more reptiles and amphibians and anywhere else in the world
anywhere else in the world
anywhere else in the world there’s a giant otter a six-foot long
there’s a giant otter a six-foot long
there’s a giant otter a six-foot long the eight pounds of fish a day eight
the eight pounds of fish a day eight
the eight pounds of fish a day eight piranhas you know I’m badass have you
piranhas you know I’m badass have you
piranhas you know I’m badass have you got to beat her on IV in front so I
got to beat her on IV in front so I
got to beat her on IV in front so I doesn’t mean I’m badass cuz I think
doesn’t mean I’m badass cuz I think
doesn’t mean I’m badass cuz I think prawns but they are now but people say
prawns but they are now but people say
prawns but they are now but people say to me I know I don’t want to go to the
to me I know I don’t want to go to the
to me I know I don’t want to go to the rainforest and scared of snakes night
rainforest and scared of snakes night
rainforest and scared of snakes night fighting flies yeah and I always lied to
fighting flies yeah and I always lied to
fighting flies yeah and I always lied to them so you don’t need to be and you do
them so you don’t need to be and you do
them so you don’t need to be and you do these things scare the crap out of me
these things scare the crap out of me
these things scare the crap out of me this is a two stripe forest pit viper
this is a two stripe forest pit viper
this is a two stripe forest pit viper it’s perfectly camouflage as you can see
it’s perfectly camouflage as you can see
it’s perfectly camouflage as you can see from the color of the background it’s
from the color of the background it’s
from the color of the background it’s highly hemotoxic inside too toxic and a
highly hemotoxic inside too toxic and a
highly hemotoxic inside too toxic and a hangs around around neck height no have
hangs around around neck height no have
hangs around around neck height no have you got to worry about and I
you got to worry about and I
you got to worry about and I photographed this snake I’ve been
photographed this snake I’ve been
photographed this snake I’ve been walking within 18 inches of that snake
walking within 18 inches of that snake
walking within 18 inches of that snake for about half an hour setting a camera
for about half an hour setting a camera
for about half an hour setting a camera trap up backwards and forwards but and
trap up backwards and forwards but and
trap up backwards and forwards but and my friend Lex is suddenly freaked and
my friend Lex is suddenly freaked and
my friend Lex is suddenly freaked and just shouted and they call them Laura
just shouted and they call them Laura
just shouted and they call them Laura machaca that’s a local name right in our
machaca that’s a local name right in our
machaca that’s a local name right in our hearts we’re going crazy because we’ve
hearts we’re going crazy because we’ve
hearts we’re going crazy because we’ve just been and then so every time we went
just been and then so every time we went
just been and then so every time we went near it would contract ready to strike
near it would contract ready to strike
near it would contract ready to strike and it can almost strike its body length
and it can almost strike its body length
and it can almost strike its body length yeah guy thing gets in than that you’re
yeah guy thing gets in than that you’re
yeah guy thing gets in than that you’re gonna be dead in 25 minutes it is called
gonna be dead in 25 minutes it is called
gonna be dead in 25 minutes it is called a of the rock this is a super cool
a of the rock this is a super cool
a of the rock this is a super cool / I love these birds if you can’t work
/ I love these birds if you can’t work
/ I love these birds if you can’t work it out you can jailer you can just see
it out you can jailer you can just see
it out you can jailer you can just see the bottom of its beat poking out yeah
the bottom of its beat poking out yeah
the bottom of its beat poking out yeah maybe not okay so these this so that so
maybe not okay so these this so that so
maybe not okay so these this so that so one of the reasons manu is so diverse is
one of the reasons manu is so diverse is
one of the reasons manu is so diverse is a bit of a cheat because it actually
a bit of a cheat because it actually
a bit of a cheat because it actually starts at high altitude so the park
starts at high altitude so the park
starts at high altitude so the park starts right up in the end these and it
starts right up in the end these and it
starts right up in the end these and it goes right down to load and rainforest
goes right down to load and rainforest
goes right down to load and rainforest and this and in that process it goes
and this and in that process it goes
and this and in that process it goes through cloud forest which is really
through cloud forest which is really
through cloud forest which is really diverse and you know one of the least
diverse and you know one of the least
diverse and you know one of the least studied regions of the tropics actually
studied regions of the tropics actually
studied regions of the tropics actually this is an ocelot one of seven species
this is an ocelot one of seven species
this is an ocelot one of seven species of cat in marnie I think I took nine
of cat in marnie I think I took nine
of cat in marnie I think I took nine camera traps for three months and got
camera traps for three months and got
camera traps for three months and got one photo
one photo
one photo I’m clearly not doing very well anyway
I’m clearly not doing very well anyway
I’m clearly not doing very well anyway so these are I guess what you imagine
so these are I guess what you imagine
so these are I guess what you imagine when you think of people of the forest
when you think of people of the forest
when you think of people of the forest these are I guess what slightly miss
these are I guess what slightly miss
these are I guess what slightly miss correctly termed uncontacted mash capiro
correctly termed uncontacted mash capiro
correctly termed uncontacted mash capiro indians uncontacted in the sense that
indians uncontacted in the sense that
indians uncontacted in the sense that they have almost no contact with modern
they have almost no contact with modern
they have almost no contact with modern Western civilization I took this image
Western civilization I took this image
Western civilization I took this image traveling up through the southern
traveling up through the southern
traveling up through the southern southern part of mining on a boat one
southern part of mining on a boat one
southern part of mining on a boat one day and a group of these women were
day and a group of these women were
day and a group of these women were washing a baby in the river and most of
washing a baby in the river and most of
washing a baby in the river and most of them vanished into the forest and I you
them vanished into the forest and I you
them vanished into the forest and I you know we you’re not allowed to stop so we
know we you’re not allowed to stop so we
know we you’re not allowed to stop so we carried the boat on you’re not allowed
carried the boat on you’re not allowed
carried the boat on you’re not allowed to communicate with them you know
to communicate with them you know
to communicate with them you know certainly not allowed to go and talk to
certainly not allowed to go and talk to
certainly not allowed to go and talk to them or or you know get close to them
them or or you know get close to them
them or or you know get close to them because we could very easily give them
because we could very easily give them
because we could very easily give them flu virus and they could wipe out an
flu virus and they could wipe out an
flu virus and they could wipe out an entire population this particular group
entire population this particular group
entire population this particular group are one of they think around 800
are one of they think around 800
are one of they think around 800 uncontacted people living in Manya at
uncontacted people living in Manya at
uncontacted people living in Manya at the moment they’ve been more visible in
the moment they’ve been more visible in
the moment they’ve been more visible in since about 2011 coming out into the you
since about 2011 coming out into the you
since about 2011 coming out into the you know an area on the southern end of Manu
know an area on the southern end of Manu
know an area on the southern end of Manu they’ve killed two people so it’s
they’ve killed two people so it’s
they’ve killed two people so it’s there’s a slow process to come into
there’s a slow process to come into
there’s a slow process to come into contact with them last summer I went
contact with them last summer I went
contact with them last summer I went into Manu to shoot a story for the
into Manu to shoot a story for the
into Manu to shoot a story for the magazine I went to live with a magic
magazine I went to live with a magic
magazine I went to live with a magic younger people and they’re the most sort
younger people and they’re the most sort
younger people and they’re the most sort of numerous of the indigenous people
of numerous of the indigenous people
of numerous of the indigenous people that live in money these people are
that live in money these people are
that live in money these people are hunter-gatherers still I took this photo
hunter-gatherers still I took this photo
hunter-gatherers still I took this photo from a plane this is what you call a
from a plane this is what you call a
from a plane this is what you call a first contact heart these people are
first contact heart these people are
first contact heart these people are living in the early stages of contact
living in the early stages of contact
living in the early stages of contact with the outside world so they’re very
with the outside world so they’re very
with the outside world so they’re very remote I think this was 23 miles by
remote I think this was 23 miles by
remote I think this was 23 miles by plane from the nearest village these
plane from the nearest village these
plane from the nearest village these people are they’re really going to only
people are they’re really going to only
people are they’re really going to only see people from that village maybe once
see people from that village maybe once
see people from that village maybe once a year maybe do a bit of trading and
a year maybe do a bit of trading and
a year maybe do a bit of trading and then I went to stay in a very remote
then I went to stay in a very remote
then I went to stay in a very remote community in the middle of mining which
community in the middle of mining which
community in the middle of mining which no one’s allowed in to really have to
no one’s allowed in to really have to
no one’s allowed in to really have to get special permissions I met this
get special permissions I met this
get special permissions I met this family these people were about two weeks
family these people were about two weeks
family these people were about two weeks in contact they come down from the
in contact they come down from the
in contact they come down from the headwaters of the marnie River and these
headwaters of the marnie River and these
headwaters of the marnie River and these people have always just lived very
people have always just lived very
people have always just lived very isolated in a tiny community they’d
isolated in a tiny community they’d
isolated in a tiny community they’d never been to the big community village
never been to the big community village
never been to the big community village called yung Roboto where I was this was
called yung Roboto where I was this was
called yung Roboto where I was this was their first trip there so the villages
their first trip there so the villages
their first trip there so the villages they you know refer to them as the
they you know refer to them as the
they you know refer to them as the uncontacted people and they’d come there
uncontacted people and they’d come there
uncontacted people and they’d come there and they’d get machetes
and they’d get machetes
and they’d get machetes you know stoned out through metal tools
you know stoned out through metal tools
you know stoned out through metal tools which should join the most important
which should join the most important
which should join the most important thing in the world to them so it was
thing in the world to them so it was
thing in the world to them so it was really interesting meeting them and
really interesting meeting them and
really interesting meeting them and photographing them and as a photographer
photographing them and as a photographer
photographing them and as a photographer you want to go and hang out and shoot
you want to go and hang out and shoot
you want to go and hang out and shoot people as they are and shoot them
people as they are and shoot them
people as they are and shoot them relaxing and you know really you don’t
relaxing and you know really you don’t
relaxing and you know really you don’t you want to be invisible but with these
you want to be invisible but with these
you want to be invisible but with these guys that was impossible I said to them
guys that was impossible I said to them
guys that was impossible I said to them have you ever seen a white guy before
have you ever seen a white guy before
have you ever seen a white guy before they said we’ve never seen a non-magic
they said we’ve never seen a non-magic
they said we’ve never seen a non-magic anger Indian before they didn’t change
anger Indian before they didn’t change
anger Indian before they didn’t change their expression at all for the entire
their expression at all for the entire
their expression at all for the entire time I was there they just stared at me
time I was there they just stared at me
time I was there they just stared at me they’re totally underwhelmed by the
they’re totally underwhelmed by the
they’re totally underwhelmed by the entire experience as well as I think not
entire experience as well as I think not
entire experience as well as I think not is amazing he isn’t Wow
is amazing he isn’t Wow
is amazing he isn’t Wow so I posed them you know I arranged them
so I posed them you know I arranged them
so I posed them you know I arranged them and trying and photographing because all
and trying and photographing because all
and trying and photographing because all I could do with them but I kind of liked
I could do with them but I kind of liked
I could do with them but I kind of liked the portraits through again and I lived
the portraits through again and I lived
the portraits through again and I lived in the community one of the things I
in the community one of the things I
in the community one of the things I like to do I mean in the Amazon it’s
like to do I mean in the Amazon it’s
like to do I mean in the Amazon it’s just bust all the myths I don’t want all
just bust all the myths I don’t want all
just bust all the myths I don’t want all this nonsense this a romantic image we
this nonsense this a romantic image we
this nonsense this a romantic image we have of indigenous people they’re just
have of indigenous people they’re just
have of indigenous people they’re just people and they their culture is
people and they their culture is
people and they their culture is fascinating and everything else but they
fascinating and everything else but they
fascinating and everything else but they are just people and we tend to we tend
are just people and we tend to we tend
are just people and we tend to we tend to over blow that a bit I went on the
to over blow that a bit I went on the
to over blow that a bit I went on the school swimming lesson and the teacher
school swimming lesson and the teacher
school swimming lesson and the teacher to all the cliff she put like 30 kids in
to all the cliff she put like 30 kids in
to all the cliff she put like 30 kids in a boat she directed everyone with this
a boat she directed everyone with this
a boat she directed everyone with this enormous carving knife she crossed the
enormous carving knife she crossed the
enormous carving knife she crossed the river got out of the boat and then just
river got out of the boat and then just
river got out of the boat and then just buggered off into the forest on her own
buggered off into the forest on her own
buggered off into the forest on her own to cut guavas or something and all the
to cut guavas or something and all the
to cut guavas or something and all the kids just went swimming I was the
kids just went swimming I was the
kids just went swimming I was the swimming lesson I thought this is the
swimming lesson I thought this is the
swimming lesson I thought this is the way to live isn’t it
way to live isn’t it
way to live isn’t it this is Yoanna every day she would walk
this is Yoanna every day she would walk
this is Yoanna every day she would walk past our camp with her Saddleback
past our camp with her Saddleback
past our camp with her Saddleback tamarin which is a gremlin on her head
tamarin which is a gremlin on her head
tamarin which is a gremlin on her head and that was her toy and she take it
and that was her toy and she take it
and that was her toy and she take it swimming it it just absolutely hated
swimming it it just absolutely hated
swimming it it just absolutely hated water it was just this protracted awful
water it was just this protracted awful
water it was just this protracted awful experience for it going in the water
experience for it going in the water
experience for it going in the water and all it wants to do is get into a
and all it wants to do is get into a
and all it wants to do is get into a head so I said can I take your picture
head so I said can I take your picture
head so I said can I take your picture she won she was right you know whatever
she won she was right you know whatever
she won she was right you know whatever so for three days I just I took every
so for three days I just I took every
so for three days I just I took every day but yoni went swimming take this
day but yoni went swimming take this
day but yoni went swimming take this picture of her with this thing on her
picture of her with this thing on her
picture of her with this thing on her head this is eventually one hand you
head this is eventually one hand you
head this is eventually one hand you know and her story is very sad I know
know and her story is very sad I know
know and her story is very sad I know and bring it down on it but I’ll tell
and bring it down on it but I’ll tell
and bring it down on it but I’ll tell you her story after this picture was
you her story after this picture was
you her story after this picture was taken the monkey died on a pot of
taken the monkey died on a pot of
taken the monkey died on a pot of boiling water fell on it her mum died in
boiling water fell on it her mum died in
boiling water fell on it her mum died in childbirth she now wanders around with
childbirth she now wanders around with
childbirth she now wanders around with her sister who’s called Grace Kelly no
her sister who’s called Grace Kelly no
her sister who’s called Grace Kelly no idea why and she’s you can see in this
idea why and she’s you can see in this
idea why and she’s you can see in this picture she’s got so many headlight so
picture she’s got so many headlight so
picture she’s got so many headlight so she shaved all their head off so just
she shaved all their head off so just
she shaved all their head off so just you know just in a few months and so to
you know just in a few months and so to
you know just in a few months and so to this picture her entire life and world
this picture her entire life and world
this picture her entire life and world is completely changed ah how I’d
is completely changed ah how I’d
is completely changed ah how I’d photograph the education system you know
photograph the education system you know
photograph the education system you know this is a story about how indigenous
this is a story about how indigenous
this is a story about how indigenous group of people live in a national park
group of people live in a national park
group of people live in a national park whether they have health care and
whether they have health care and
whether they have health care and education everything they should have so
education everything they should have so
education everything they should have so I wanted to photograph that and this
I wanted to photograph that and this
I wanted to photograph that and this photo and this picture as well yeah
photo and this picture as well yeah
photo and this picture as well yeah reason I like these pictures because
reason I like these pictures because
reason I like these pictures because we’ll you know we was going to look at
we’ll you know we was going to look at
we’ll you know we was going to look at these places to see how different we are
these places to see how different we are
these places to see how different we are and what they gets me about these those
and what they gets me about these those
and what they gets me about these those two pictures actually what Rosa has
two pictures actually what Rosa has
two pictures actually what Rosa has similar we are you know my kids do stuff
similar we are you know my kids do stuff
similar we are you know my kids do stuff like this this is the wisest man I’ve
like this this is the wisest man I’ve
like this this is the wisest man I’ve ever met
ever met
ever met he’s called Don Alberto’s a shaming and
he’s called Don Alberto’s a shaming and
he’s called Don Alberto’s a shaming and he blew my head off with the most
he blew my head off with the most
he blew my head off with the most powerful hallucinogen known to man which
powerful hallucinogen known to man which
powerful hallucinogen known to man which is probably why I’m draining so much in
is probably why I’m draining so much in
is probably why I’m draining so much in that fish why didn’t have any form of
that fish why didn’t have any form of
that fish why didn’t have any form of spiritual connection with the rainforest
spiritual connection with the rainforest
spiritual connection with the rainforest because I have a spiritual connection
because I have a spiritual connection
because I have a spiritual connection with anything I am the least spiritual
with anything I am the least spiritual
with anything I am the least spiritual person in world so us all right I’ll be
person in world so us all right I’ll be
person in world so us all right I’ll be open-minded
open-minded
open-minded blow my head off let’s see where we go
blow my head off let’s see where we go
blow my head off let’s see where we go over this and he did
according to Western science ayahuasca
according to Western science ayahuasca activates parahippocampal areas of the
activates parahippocampal areas of the
activates parahippocampal areas of the brain that are involved in processing
brain that are involved in processing
brain that are involved in processing emotion and memory Don Alberto describes
emotion and memory Don Alberto describes
emotion and memory Don Alberto describes how forest spirits will talk to Charlie
how forest spirits will talk to Charlie
how forest spirits will talk to Charlie in a dream and show him his true path
snakes wasps spiders crocodiles there
snakes wasps spiders crocodiles there were a lot of animals in the divisions
were a lot of animals in the divisions
were a lot of animals in the divisions but the only ones giving me messages
but the only ones giving me messages
but the only ones giving me messages were actually the rainforest animals
whatever he did it worked it really
whatever he did it worked it really worked well I want to do go on a journey
worked well I want to do go on a journey
worked well I want to do go on a journey to discover more about the forest and it
to discover more about the forest and it
to discover more about the forest and it irritatingly was about me
the understanding of myself and being
the understanding of myself and being given this understanding by the
given this understanding by the
given this understanding by the creatures of the forest was the most
creatures of the forest was the most
creatures of the forest was the most enlightening and profound experience
enlightening and profound experience
enlightening and profound experience I’ve ever had it absolutely blew me away
I’ve ever had it absolutely blew me away
I’ve ever had it absolutely blew me away so then yeah a few years later do I feel
so then yeah a few years later do I feel
so then yeah a few years later do I feel the same no I just feel more confused
the same no I just feel more confused
the same no I just feel more confused about spirituality than I was before but
about spirituality than I was before but
about spirituality than I was before but I did see this the forest spirits in my
I did see this the forest spirits in my
I did see this the forest spirits in my in my visions and the I was out for
in my visions and the I was out for
in my visions and the I was out for three hours I saw a world made of toffee
three hours I saw a world made of toffee
three hours I saw a world made of toffee Lego at one point I saw all kinds of
Lego at one point I saw all kinds of
Lego at one point I saw all kinds of stuff at a whole world of nice frogs on
stuff at a whole world of nice frogs on
stuff at a whole world of nice frogs on that side and nasty frogs on that side I
that side and nasty frogs on that side I
that side and nasty frogs on that side I was kind of rolling but and then I was
was kind of rolling but and then I was
was kind of rolling but and then I was they were filming me as you saw and
they were filming me as you saw and
they were filming me as you saw and everything when they talked to me what
everything when they talked to me what
everything when they talked to me what because you’re sort of you you have a
because you’re sort of you you have a
because you’re sort of you you have a conscious level as well so talking and I
conscious level as well so talking and I
conscious level as well so talking and I was watching these blue words coming out
was watching these blue words coming out
was watching these blue words coming out of my mouth and going into the lens and
of my mouth and going into the lens and
of my mouth and going into the lens and at one point I was flying over the
at one point I was flying over the
at one point I was flying over the Shetland Islands looking down on it it
Shetland Islands looking down on it it
Shetland Islands looking down on it it was it was crazy
was it was crazy
was it was crazy one thing about ayahuasca that drug I’ve
one thing about ayahuasca that drug I’ve
one thing about ayahuasca that drug I’ve got to tell you right it’s made out of a
got to tell you right it’s made out of a
got to tell you right it’s made out of a vine they pound this vine and they mix
vine they pound this vine and they mix
vine they pound this vine and they mix it with a leaf right if you just treated
it with a leaf right if you just treated
it with a leaf right if you just treated it and you boil it for like a day this
it and you boil it for like a day this
it and you boil it for like a day this pounded vine and if you drink it does
pounded vine and if you drink it does
pounded vine and if you drink it does nothing you have to mix it with a
nothing you have to mix it with a
nothing you have to mix it with a specific species of leaf in order for
specific species of leaf in order for
specific species of leaf in order for your body it’s really metabolizing for
your body it’s really metabolizing for
your body it’s really metabolizing for it to do its thing well that’s great the
it to do its thing well that’s great the
it to do its thing well that’s great the 17,000 species of wooded plant there how
17,000 species of wooded plant there how
17,000 species of wooded plant there how did they figure that out that always
did they figure that out that always
did they figure that out that always just blows my mind how did they figure
just blows my mind how did they figure
just blows my mind how did they figure town that up boil it for a day yeah they
town that up boil it for a day yeah they
town that up boil it for a day yeah they have Jamie Oliver or the Barefoot
have Jamie Oliver or the Barefoot
have Jamie Oliver or the Barefoot Contessa do they put those leaves in it
Contessa do they put those leaves in it
Contessa do they put those leaves in it mix-ups gonna blow your head off mind
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