Documentary and photographs

July 20, 2026

Last month we were honoured to be joined in the field by Joan de la Malla and Aner Etxebarria, who are both highly esteemed portrayers of nature conservation at its intersection with anthropology and local communities.

Joan specialises in photography and documented the work of our team during workshops and interviews, remote imaging surveys and walks in the woods, as well as our daily lives in the field. Aner is a documentary maker and is working on a short film in which the voices of the Tsimane’ people will take the foreground, focussing on what the changes in their world mean for them in practice.

The work of Aner and Joan is invaluable for this project as it captures our research in images that say so much more than we can with words alone. We are excited to share their work with you soon! For the moment, be inspired by their websites:

https://aneretxebarria.com/

https://www.joandelamalla.com/

The IEK-CHANGES project is an ERC Starting Grant funded by the European Union (IEK-CHANGES, 101117423) to Dr. Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares.

Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Council Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

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All Amazonian pictures by Joan de la Malla

Illustrations and logo design by Mar Cartró-Sabaté

El proyecto IEK-CHANGES es una beca «Starting Grant» del Consejo Europeo de Investigación (ERC) financiada por la Unión Europea (IEK-CHANGES, 101117423) y concedida al Dr. Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares.

No obstante, las opiniones y puntos de vista expresados son exclusivamente de los autores y no reflejan necesariamente los de la Unión Europea ni los de la Agencia Ejecutiva del Consejo Europeo de Investigación. Ni la Unión Europea ni la autoridad que concede la subvención se hacen responsables de los mismos.

© 2026 Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
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Todas las fotografías de la Amazonía son de Joan de la Malla

Ilustraciones y diseño del logotipo: Mar Cartró-Sabaté