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5 Street Photography Tips You MUST KNOW – Advice from a Photojournalist – YouTube

In this video, I want to share with you five tips that I know will help improve your street photography. I draw upon my 15+ years as a professional photojournalist to give you advice to how you can take your street photography to a new level using these tips. By knowing and understanding these techniques and mindsets, I hope you can also use them to improve your images. In summary, here are my 5 advanced composition techniques to elevate your […]

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5 Photography Composition Tips From a National Geographic Photo Story – YouTube

In this video, you will learn the 5 composition techniques that I used in the making of my photo-story, ‘Jakarta – The Sinking City’, published with National Geographic. These insights are not just tips—they are career-tested techniques that have shaped my approach to capturing life’s unscripted moments. Each segment offers in-depth insights, helping you not only take better photos but also understand the mindset of a professional in the field. 📷 What’s In The Video: 1) Introduction to Composition 2) […]

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How to Become a Photographer with National Geographic – New YouTube Video

In this new video on my YouTube channel, I share with you 5 SECRETS to how you can become a photographer with National Geographic. I draw upon my 15+ years as a professional photographer, to give you advice and guidance to how you can get your photographic work published in leading publications. In summary, here are my 5 tips for becoming a photographer with National Geographic: 1) Think Stories, Not Images 2) Photograph What It Feels Like 3) Find Your […]

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Road to Carbon Neutrality Screened at COP28 Climate Summit

The documentary ‘Road to Carbon Neutrality‘ was recently screened at COP28 in Dubai, at the China pavilion. This documentary, made with the National Geographic Channel, follows my journey across China this past year to photograph, document and try to understand the efforts China is making to meet its carbon neutral goals. On a personal level, it’s really gratifying to know that my photographic works are being displayed at the most important levels of climate talks. I truly feel that documentary […]

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Tuvalu – Losing Paradise – Channel4 News Documentary

I’m pleased to see some of my drone footage being used as part of the UK’s Channel 4 News documentary about Tuvalu, premiering at COP 28 this month. It’s always been my ambition that my work, both photo and video, become part of the dialogue about the threats and consequences of climate change. Knowing my imagery is being viewed by attendees at the conference gives me some satisfaction that photography and documentary filmmaking can at least help visualise the threats […]

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