18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Early morning drive near Kikwit

The drive from Kikwit to Kinshasa, DRC is aprox. 318 miles. This journey can take 12-18 hours depending on road conditions. We often leave before daybreak. The morning mist in the mountains give the forests a surreal quality.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 12.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: Kwilu Province, Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
Camera: Canon EOS 80D
Copyright: © Leah Lumeya