A striking and intimate portrait by South African photographer Pieter Hugo, this chromogenic print depicts a hyena handler and his animal companion in Abuja, Nigeria, capturing the complex and deeply human relationship between man and beast. The vivid, large-scale photograph is part of Hugo's celebrated series *The Hyena and Other Men*, which challenges Western perceptions of Africa by presenting these roaming performers with dignity, rawness, and magnetic presence. The rich color saturation and unflinching directness of the image invite viewers to confront their own assumptions about danger, poverty, and cultural otherness.