Help me to help others…
At the start of February, I will be embarking on a journey to shoot three different personal projects in Sulawesi and Sumatra, all of which will support development and conservation efforts in these locations. Why do I call them personal projects? Because I have not commissioned to shoot these stories - they are of great [...]
Fighting the Tide – Waste in Indonesia…
Bali has a well-deserved reputation as one of the world's best holiday destinations and millions of tourists arrive on the island every year to explore its culture, landscapes and nightlife. However this huge influx of people causes an extraordinary problem – vast amounts of waste and a lack of infrastructure to deal with it. It [...]
A cameraman once again…
In the middle of November I found myself doing something I haven't done for a long time – setting up a tripod, fitting a video camera and thinking about sound as well as lighting and framing. For the first time in several years I was shooting video again, and on top of that, getting back [...]
The John Fawcett Foundation, Bali, Indonesia
Last week I had the pleasure of spending two mornings covering the work of the John Fawcett Foundation here in Bali. The first day we travelled up to the village of Tuguh to visit a mobile clinic and then across to Ganesa Hospital where a volunteer surgeon from Australia was training two counterparts from the [...]
SUSCLAM – Sustainable Coastal Livelihoods and Management in Sulawesi
Tomini Bay, or Teluk Tomini as it is known in Bahasa, is one of the largest bays in Indonesia, covering close to 60,000 km2. It is located at the heart of the Coral Triangle region and is home to an extraordinary wealth of species, particularly in the marine environment. In 2008, the region was declared [...]
Teluk Tomini…
I’m currently in Gorontalo, northern Sulawesi, working on a project with SUSCLAM, an organisation dedicated to the preservation of mangrove habitat around Tomini Bay. ‘Teluk Tomini’, as it is known in Bahasa Indonesia, covers a vast area and is home to an incredible diversity of habitats – including some pristine stands of mangroves. However, much [...]
The last of Sulawesi – for now…
I’ve finally put up a broad selection of images from early this year taken in and around Makassar – in Sulawesi, Indonesia – whilst working with VSO Indonesia. Over the last few months I have already written a number of posts about the area which I’ve listed below, so I promise this will be the [...]
Bodyboards, bikes and burns – one month in Bali…
One of the reasons I made the move to Bali was to base myself in a place with easy access to interesting stories – and for a photographer interested in the environment and development, Indonesia is full of extraordinary potential . I also wanted to get back to some semblance of fitness, and so was [...]
