Tag:Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
Cambodia Burning [4K] កម្ពុជាកំពុងឆេះ from Sean Gallagher on Vimeo. I am delighted to share the news that my film Cambodia Burning has won the Short Film Award in this year’s Earth Photo Competition, hosted by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) and Forestry England. I am pleased that this award will bring even more attention to the plight of Cambodia’s forests and those brave local conservationists and citizens trying to save what is left of the country’s biodiversity. — You […]
I am happy to share the news that one of my images from my recent project ‘Cambodia Burning‘ has been shortlisted for the British Photography Awards 2021. The image selected is the one above and depicts two recently cut trees lying in the Beng Per Wildlife Sanctuary, in northern Cambodia. The image was taken by drone and it was my aim to communicate a new way of viewing the dramatic loss of forests in Cambodia. I am pleased that the […]
Followers of my work this year will know that I have spent a lot of time sharing work from my recent project, Cambodia Burning. This work, supported by the Pulitzer Center, was carried out in February 2020 and highlighted the impacts of rampant deforestation and forest fires on the people and landscapes of the country. The project was featured in both Yale Environment 360 and with National Geographic, with a short film also released with the same title. In recent […]
I am writing this post in response to the publication of an article, in print and online, in the Phnom Penh Post on 3rd November 2020 titled, Prey Lang documentary wins awards, draws ministry’s criticism, written by Phnom Penh Post journalist, Khouth Sophak Chakrya. The article contains a number of inaccuracies that I believe need correcting, so that anyone interested in this story and this issues it covers have a true and accurate account of my film and its production. […]
I recently had the pleasure of sitting down and chatting with Alison Stieven-Taylor from the Photojournalism Now website, discussing my recent work in Cambodia, as part of her In Conversation series. This conversation was recently shared on the L’Oeil de la Photographie, or Eye of Photography, website. Read the feature on the L’Oeil de la Photographie website HERE and watch the YouTube conversation I had with Alison discussing my Cambodia Burning project and other stories I have been working on […]
In this ‘Behind the Story’ featurette, produced for the Pulitzer Center, I discuss the making of my recent story, Cambodia Burning. I discuss how the project idea was conceived, the main challenges in carrying out the work and what I think the future holds for the forests of Cambodia. To learn more about this project, see the project page on the Pulitzer Center website HERE. SIGN-UP TO SEAN GALLAGHER’S NEWSLETTER FOR UPDATES ON NEW WORK, PRINT SALES, WORKSHOPS & EVENTS.
I’m really pleased to be able to share with you a recent publication of my work, a photo-essay feature with Yale Environment 360 focusing on my project earlier this year in Cambodia, supported by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. The piece is titled ‘Turning the Tide on the Relentless Destruction of Cambodia’s Forests‘ and showcases a selection of images from the series, accompanied by introductory text about the issues facing Cambodia’s forests. Followers of my work will be familiar […]
Cambodia Burning [4K] កម្ពុជាកំពុងឆេះ from Sean Gallagher on Vimeo. I am very pleased to announce that my recent new film, Cambodia Burning, has been shortlisted for the Earth Photo Awards in the Changing Forests Category. The awards showcase some of the best photography and film from around the world, highlighting both the beauty of nature and the challenges facing it. Learn more below and visit the online exhibition HERE. “This virtual exhibition showcases the very best in environmental visual media […]
This past week National Geographic published their new story, “Cambodia’s biggest lake is running dry, taking forests and fish with it” and I am pleased to have a selection of my images supporting the article. Followers of my work will know I spent time in Cambodia earlier this year, documenting the challenges facing the country’s forests, as part of my project Cambodia Burning. The ecosystems of the country are intertwined and the loss of forests across the country is having […]
Reports are coming out of Cambodia this month that there has been a large spike in deforestation, correlating with the global outbreak of COVID-19. On April 21, Conservation International reported, “In Cambodia, our field office reports an increase in deforestation caused by illegal logging, as well as an increase in the sale of bushmeat. The field office also anticipates that sharply increased urban-rural migration due to job losses could drive further deforestation via agricultural expansion and logging.” Followers of my […]