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Photographers in China – Documentary – 镜像中国 – 摄影师在中国

‘Time Through Lenses’ is a new TV documentary that profiles photographers who have documented the changes to China over the last 70 years. I was pleased to be one of the small group of photographers selected and spent a few days with the crew to share and talk about my work documenting the country’s environmental challenges. I spoke extensively about my long-term work on desertification and climate change impacts across the country. I also discussed my life and career as […]

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Photographing northern China’s ‘Super’ Sandstorm

“Why is the sky orange?” I pulled the sheets from around my eyes and looked at my daughter. “What do you mean?” I said. “The sky. It’s orange,” she stated in a very matter-of-fact way. I rolled over and pulled the curtain to one side. I peered through my half-awake eyes out onto the streets of Beijing which were shrouded by a distinctive orange haze. It was like the city had been dipped and soaked in a cup of English […]

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China Dialogue Interview & Feature – China’s Threatened Coastline

Thank you to China Dialogue for publishing this in-depth interview and feature about my work documenting the impacts of climate change along China’s Bohai Bay. This region has been identified as one of the most vulnerable coastlines in China and is predicted to be one of the worst affected in coming decades by rising sea levels and associated flooding, land subsidence and coastal erosion. The aim of my 500km journey was to understand how this region is adapted and prepared […]

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Photographing China’s Super Sandstorm

On Monday 15th March 2021, a record breaking sandstorm descended on northern China, engulfing cities including the Chinese capital, Beijing. Photographer and Filmmaker, Sean Gallagher, went out into the sandstorm and this video shows you his experiences and difficulties in capturing photos during this extreme weather event. In recent decades, northern China has suffered from sandstorms as a result of increasing desertification in the north of the country which is largely dry, arid and covered with deserts. Efforts have been […]

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China Sandstorm – Video Clips Now Available

Video clips from last week’s sandstorm in China are now available through my video archive on Pond5. The clips are available in 4K and HD and are suitable for editorial films, documentaries and online videos that are focused on the climate crisis and/or environmental issues. You can also find video clips from my other projects there too. If you need help finding suitable video for your next project, please reach out and I am happy to help in your search.

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Documenting Climate Change Podcast

I was recently invited to speak with Chris King of the Documenting Climate Change podcast, a new online audio show dedicated to discussing topics surrounding coverage of the climate crisis. Click HERE to visit the website and listen to the full conversation I had with Chris. This week’s guest is one of the few people who from the outset of his exploration of climate change took a human-centric approach – whether documenting the impact of rising sea levels on coastal […]

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Photography of China – Feature

Thank you to Photography of China who featured my work on their feed and website recently. If you have an interest in contemporary and historical photography of China, the site offers a fabulous resource for those interested in photographers who have documented the country, since the dawn of photography through to modern times. About Photography of China: Since 2011, Photography of China’s goal has been to offer a multifaceted vision of China and its history through the eyes of people […]

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Photography and Climate Change Awareness – Allaboutphoto.com

Thank you to Allaboutphoto.com who have included my work in their recent article, Photography and Climate Change Awareness. The article focuses around the question, “Do you think that photography can help raise awareness about Climate Change?”. I offered my answer: “Photography has the power to educate, inform and inspire action with regards to climate change. Through thoughtful and meaningful photography, images have the ability to take the viewer to the heart of the story and helps them understand the intricacies […]

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Uncaged awarded Award of Excellence by Pictures of The Year

Thank you to Pictures of the Year who have awarded my film, Uncaged, with an Award of Excellence in the Documentary Daily Life category at this year’s awards. This film chronicles the journey of Gu Xuan, a young Chinese conservationist who has dedicated himself to protecting China’s songbirds from poachers. You can view the film below. In the forests on the outskirts of Beijing, birds hang silently from the trees, lifeless, entwined in nets. Bird poaching has become a silent […]

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Bohai Bay: China’s Threatened Coastline – Published on the Guardian

I am pleased to share with you my latest published work, a feature on the Guardian about the environmental threats facing China’s Bohai Bay. Followers here will be familiar with some of this work as I have been sharing images from this project the past couple of months on my Instagram and Facebook feeds. It’s always very satisfying to see work published, especially in such a good layout. Special thank you to Dale Willman from the Resilience Journalism Program of […]

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