Amazon's uncontacted tribe: how media coverage can trigger action. I am always amazed when certain stories go "viral" and whiz around the world, having an instant effect on governments or people.
Take the pictures of the isolated tribe on the borders of Peru and Brazil shown here this week, followed last night by the complete film. Many people seeing them may have had a sense of déjà vu. Yes, they were almost exactly the same as those taken of the group two years ago. Astonishing new photos of uncontacted tribe. UPDATE: 4 February An extraordinary new film of the tribe in these pictures has been released.
It is the first aerial footage of any uncontacted community. Watch now » Outside looking in: the Amazon's isolated tribe. One of a series of photos released to bring attention to the plight of an Amazon tribe under threat from loggers.
Photograph: Gleison Miranda/Funai/EPA The aerial photograph or video is one of the dominant visual genres of our age. It is certainly the most domineering.