Tag:Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
From the official Earth Hour Blog this week… 25 April 2016: Often viewed as barren, we like to think the resilience of the desert is something to learn from. In the absence of flora and fauna, we often think of deserts as a vast plain of inhabitable and harsh land, and while landscapes of these habitats often conjure up uninviting and barren images, that notion isn’t entirely accurate. Though lacking in water, deserts don’t lack life – shrubs, plants, animals […]
This week the Guardian published a gallery of images showcasing some of the previous entries to the Environmental Photographer of the Year Competition. I was very pleased to see that one of my images was included from the 2014 competition in which my short film, ‘The Toxic Price of Leather‘ was named Environmental Film of the Year. The competition goes from strength to strength and is now a leading source of some of the most thought provoking photography and film […]
If you’re in Shanghai this weekend, I’ve been invited to speak about my work documenting climate change issues in Asia at the Coal+Ice Exhibition, a project of the Asia Society’s Center on US-China Relations. I’ll be presenting my work at the Vanke Xuhui Center (55 Ding An Road, Shanghai, China) from 14:00-15:30. I look forward to seeing you there. “Coal + Ice is a documentary photography exhibition featuring the work of 30 photographers from China, the United States, Canada, Malaysia, […]
This past summer, I was invited by the Pulitzer Center to take part in a unique event in Beijing, focused on the topic on “ecological civilisation”. The conference, hosted by the Pulitzer Center, The Communication University of China and the Yale School of Forestry was a bringing together of scholars, journalists, business leaders and government officials. Throughout the day we discussed China’s major environmental challenges and also the role that religion and the concept of ‘ecological civilisation’ has to play […]
If you’re in NYC this month, check out the Pulitzer Center’s exhibition ‘GLOBAL GOODS, LOCAL COSTS: FASHION’S TRUE PRICE’ at Photoville 2014 which will run from Sept 18-28. I’m really pleased to have my recent work from India included in this exhibition along with two other grantees, Jason Motlagh and Larry C. Price. Here is an outline of the exhibition: “Global Goods, Local Costs: Fashion’s True Price is a visual exploration of the human lives affected by the production of […]
“The Atkins CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year competition is an international showcase for the very best in environmental photography and film. Honouring amateurs and professionals of all ages, it provides an opportunity for photographers to share images of environmental and social issues with international audiences, and to enhance our understanding of the causes, consequences and solutions to climate change and social inequality.” Very pleased to share the news with you that my short-film ‘The Toxic Price of Leather’ has […]
A quick post today to share with you a video released this week of an interview I recently did with DJ Clark, from the Word Press Photo Academy. In this short video we talk about my recent Pulitzer Center sponsored project in India and discuss my transition into shooting video over the past few years. If you haven’t seen the series already on Youtube, there is a host of great interviews with many figures from the photography world. There are […]
If you happen to be in Washington DC this weekend, check out the screenings of a host of Pulitzer Center short-films at the Consortium of Universities for Global Health Annual Conference. The event will take place at Washington Hilton on May 11 from 6:30-7:30. I am sure this will be another great Pulitzer Center event. Here are some more details about the films from the Pulitzer Center website: Dying to Breathe: For 10 years now, Chinese migrant worker He Quangui […]
Very pleased to announce the launch of my new short-film ‘The Toxic Price of Leather’, a feature which looks at the effects of extreme pollution on the people and environment in and around the Indian city of Kanpur. Here’s a brief outline of the story. On the banks of the Ganges River in northern India, lies the city of Kanpur. It has become one of the most important cities in India as its leather industry has grown and it is […]
If you’ve been following me on Instagram or Twitter recently, you’ll probably have seen updates from my travels as I have been travelling in the US, visiting numerous schools and universities giving presentations about my work on China and India. It has been another amazing experience and I just wanted to share some of my thoughts here about education outreach and how it has now become one of the core parts of my life as a photojournalist. You missed out […]