Makassar’s ‘Trash mountain’…
On the outskirts of Makassar in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, is the 'TPA', or municipal waste site, where the majority of the city's rubbish is dumped. The site is huge – covering over 14 hectares and receiving over 7000 tonnes of waste every day – and reasonably well managed, with a fleet of bulldozers and excavators [...]
Bali Spirit Festival Preview…
Something a little different today. On Saturday I was shooting at the Bali Spirit Festival Preview, at Antida Arts in Denpasar – a great venue and a fantastic evening. I am steadily broadening the range of subjects and events that I cover here in Bali and will be shooting a lot more live music in [...]
Human trafficking in Indonesia…
I have been working on a completely different project over the weekend, producing some campaign images for the Sacred Childhoods Foundation. As well as working at the 'Trash Mountain' in Makassar, Sacred Childhoods Foundation also works on a number of other projects, including one concerning the issues of human trafficking and the exploitation of children. [...]
Jongaya leprosy settlement, Makassar, Sulawesi
I am now back in Bali, catching up with life and emails, editing images from the trip to Makassar and filming some interviews for another project – life is always varied here! The trip to Makassar was fantastic and whilst I didn't quite achieve all that I hoped, I still consider it a success. And [...]
Sulawesi update – plans, plans, plans…
I have now been in a hot and sunny Makassar since Thursday evening, meeting up with friends and contacts and chasing down a few details of the different projects, which are now starting to come together. First stop in Makassar was to meet up with two good friends here – Sarah Oakes and Pete Howson, [...]
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 [...]
