Michael "Nick" Nichols. Jane and La Vieille

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE formed a deep bond with La Vieille, an elderly chimpanzee who had survived years of hardship at the Pointe Noire Zoo in the Republic of the Congo. Jane advocated for her rescue, helped secure support for daily care, and later guided the creation of the Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center, where La Vieille could finally live in safety.Michael “Nick” Nichols captured this quiet, unforgettable moment between Le Vielle and Jane Goodall—a glimpse into the bond between a legendary scientist and the creatures she has devoted her life to. For Nichols, storytelling is epic in scale: his subjects range from lions and elephants to tigers and chimpanzees, but the humanconservationists who dedicate themselves to these animals—Jane Goodall, J. Michael Fay, Iain Douglas-Hamilton, Craig Packer—are just as central to his narrative. His long friendship with Goodall has given him unparalleled access to her world, allowing him to capture