France, Feb. 21 -- British photographer Hugh Kinsella Cunningham has lived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since 2019 and has spent years documenting the region, first covering conflict before turning his lens to landscapes and communities across the Congo Basin.
A series of his photographs, now on display in Paris, brings together images of the world's second-largest rainforest and the people who depend on it - from melting glaciers on the Ugandan border to families drifting on timber rafts down the Congo River.
Cunningham tells RFI why the central African basin matters for the future of the planet, and why the Congo River remains a lifeline for millions.
RFI: Your exhibition "In the Heart of the Congo Basin" retraces several ...