Raoul Manten

The World...
through my Lens!



I love to travel and while doing so try to capture powerful images. With these photo's I would like to tell the stories behind diminishing tribal cultures and wildlife. And more important share the beauty of what the world has to offer!

On my blog you can read about the (sometimes unexpected) encounters I had during my trips around the world, with nature and the fascinating people living on the different continents.

My basic equipment is a Canon EOS 1Ds Mark II digital SLR camera with a 70-200mm zoom objective, which I sometimes replace by a 24-70mm wide angle lens.

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    Critically Endangered Brown Spider Monkey. This photo was taken in November 2006 at the Archipielago Las Isletas (located just outside Granada in the waters of Lake Nicaragua), which is home to these critically endangered Brown Spider Monkeys. Like all spider monkeys, this species (Ateles hybridus) has very long, spindly limbs and a lengthy prehensile tail which can almost be called a fifth limb. The tail is made up of highly flexible, hairless tips with skin grooves which improves grip on tree branches and is adapted to its strictly arboreal lifestyle. The brown spider monkey has a whitish belly and patch on the forehead, and – highly unusual among spider monkeys – the eyes are sometimes blue. The islets are a group of 365 small islands scattered about the Asese peninsula. The islets are of volcanic origin and were formed over 20,000 years ago when the Mombacho volcano blew most of its cone into the lake, thereby creating the archipelago. Most of the islets are covered with unusual vegetation, and are rich with bird life.

    Critically Endangered Brown Spider Monkey.

    This photo was taken in November 2006 at the Archipielago Las Isletas (located just outside Granada in the waters of Lake Nicaragua), which is home to these critically endangered Brown Spider Monkeys.

    Like all spider monkeys, this species (Ateles hybridus) has very long, spindly limbs and a lengthy prehensile tail which can almost be called a fifth limb. The tail is made up of highly flexible, hairless tips with skin grooves which improves grip on tree branches and is adapted to its strictly arboreal lifestyle. The brown spider monkey has a whitish belly and patch on the forehead, and – highly unusual among spider monkeys – the eyes are sometimes blue.

    The islets are a group of 365 small islands scattered about the Asese peninsula. The islets are of volcanic origin and were formed over 20,000 years ago when the Mombacho volcano blew most of its cone into the lake, thereby creating the archipelago. Most of the islets are covered with unusual vegetation, and are rich with bird life.

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    Portrait of Nicaraguan Kids Smiling at the Camera. This photo was taken in November 2006 in the center of Granada (Nicaragua), where these two kids where very happy to be photographed and eager to see their smiling faces afterwards on the display of the camera.

    Portrait of Nicaraguan Kids Smiling at the Camera.

    This photo was taken in November 2006 in the center of Granada (Nicaragua), where these two kids where very happy to be photographed and eager to see their smiling faces afterwards on the display of the camera.

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    Little Girl looking out the Window. This photo was taken in November 2006 in the center of Granada (Nicaragua), where this little girl was standing in front of a window, eating her lunch and keeping a close eye to her younger brother who was playing outside in the street.

    Little Girl looking out the Window.

    This photo was taken in November 2006 in the center of Granada (Nicaragua), where this little girl was standing in front of a window, eating her lunch and keeping a close eye to her younger brother who was playing outside in the street.

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