Tag:the environment
“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 […]
If you happen to be a speaker of Portuguese, you may like to read this article published recently in Público, Portugal’s daily national newspaper in which I am interviewed about my work documenting the impacts of climate change around the world. The article is titled “They document a changing world so no one can say they didn’t know”, and was part of World News Day, which was on 28th September, with this year’s focus on climate change. Throughout the article […]
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 […]
Thank you to Amateur Photographer Magazine which has included my work as part of their environment special this month, ‘Documenting the Consequences of Climate Change’. “Photography is doing a big job in raising awareness of climate change and informing our understanding of how the planet is changing. The urgent need for action is strengthened by the work of photographers such as Cristina Mittermeier and Sean Gallagher, who show the dire state of the planet and crises happening around the world […]
I am pleased to share the news that Cambodia Burning will be screening this week (Sept 21-22) at The Nest Summit, as part of Climate Week NYC. “The Nest Summit, the official event partner of Climate Week NYC, is a 365 climate action platform and annual event dedicated to advancing sustainability in the United States. We convene the visionary companies, NGOs, researchers, activists, and influential governmental policy-makers to demonstrate how they are leading the way to a cleaner and safer […]
Thank you to The British Journal of Photography for this interview and article about my film, Cambodia Burning, which was named the moving image winner of the inaugural Decade of Change award. I am pleased that the extra exposure from the current exhibitions, in both the US and in Asia, will bring more attention to this issue in Cambodia and the climate crisis at large, especially in the run up to COP26. Read the full interview and article HERE. This […]
On 9th August, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its latest report on the effects and impacts of the climate crisis. This new report outlined the deepening crisis in which our global community finds itself pointing the finger squarely at humanity for self-inflicting upon itself the worst effects of climate change. “Humanity’s damaging impact on the climate is a “statement of fact”, say UN scientists in a landmark study”, reports the BBC. “The report says that ongoing emissions of […]
My film ‘Cambodia Burning’ will be screened in an exhibition to be held at the Jockey Club Museum of Climate Change, of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. The exhibition runs from 10 June – 30 September 2021. “Jointly organized by the Jockey Club Museum of Climate Change of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, UK-based digital media organization 1854 Media and British Journal of Photography, the ‘Decade of Change’ exhibition showcases the winning photographs of the inaugural Decade of […]
I’m very pleased to share the news that Cambodia Burning has won the ‘Moving Image’ category in the British Journal of Photography’s ‘Decade of Change’ Awards. “Around the world, governments are repeatedly failing to act on climate change. But photography can serve as a mirror. A warning sound. A vehicle for truth. From 1854 and British Journal of Photography, Decade of Change is a global environmental initiative conceived to harness the universal power of photography to galvanise climate action.” This […]
I was pleased to sit down (virtually) with Voice of America – VOA to discuss the making of and impact of my film, Cambodia Burning, after its recent screening at the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital in Washington DC. It’s very encouraging to see the continued enthusiasm and interest in the film, all of which helps to shed light and raise awareness of the ecological crisis continuing to take place in Cambodia. – The project was made with […]