Tag:beijing
In this new series of videos, I want to give you an insight into what it is like photographing with me on the streets of some of Asia’s most interesting cities. We start in my home city of Beijing, China. My work has evolved over the years. In my coverage of the climate crisis, I now use drones, shoot documentary films, incorporate portraiture etc., but the routes of my photographic approach lie in documentary and reportage photography. This means capturing […]
Temperatures recently were again close to 40C (104F) in Beijing. The Chinese capital has seen waves of heat descend on the city, breaking records and providing more warnings of the changing climate in Asia. “Last weekend the mercury soared past 40C (104F) for three consecutive days, the first time that the city has endured such prolonged heat since its weather station started recording temperatures in 1951. Surrounding areas also issued “red” weather warnings, indicating that the temperature could surpass 40C […]
What you need to know about China’s record breaking heatwave. If you’ve been following the latest climate news recently, you will have heard about the brutal heatwave battering northern China. In this short video, I share with you a few important facts to understand what is happening on the ground here. Watch more of these videos on my YouTube channel.
‘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 […]
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 […]