Category: News
United Nations – UNISDR assignment in Mariana
What can be done to prevent disasters in the future? How can communities be safeguarded in advance rather than waiting for them to happen? Using the Bento Rodrigues disaster in Minas Gerais as a case study, commissioned by Ethan films, myself and Ruy Sposati investigated some of these questions for the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction: ( http://www.unisdr.org ) The final piece will be a 3 minute film, coming soon.
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Bolivia Salar Uyuni feature in NGT
Latest Nat Geo traveller article – written by Nigel Richardson and with my pictures (in this month’s edition), shows the amazing Salar Uyuni salt flats and the surrounding Eduardo Avaroa National Park, the most geologically amazing landscape I’ve ever been to, multi-coloured lagoons, geysers, desert and the largest salt flat in the World that stretches for miles.
read the full article online here
Santeria photo in Conde Nast Traveller
It’s always nice to see how photos can be used or different contexts, sometimes ones you wouldn’t expect – here I found out that a shot from the Santeria series I did in Cuba, was used in Conde Nast Traveller (Espana), to speak about the Santeria association in Havana: Mercado de Asociaion Yoruba Cubana. Nice that they’re mentioning this important Cuban cultural institution, educating about the islands African heritage, and happy that they used my pic!
Smithsonian magazine – Rio water quality
A proud moment to have some work in the excellent, and highly regarded Smithsonian magazine. The article is about the worrying water quality in Rio, the same water that the sailing teams will be competing in. Efforts are being made to clean up the bay, many say too little too late, where others claim they have being sailing in the water for years with no adverse affects. This is an important issue, and something I will be looking at in more detail over the coming weeks / months, from some different angles besides the obvious. Here’s the article (it’s from last year, but still very much current):
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rios-polluted-waters-may-make-olympic-swimmers-sick-180956141/
Thousands Protest against the impeachment of Dilma Rouseff in Rio
Sunday morning April 17th, tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro to protest the impeachment proceedings of the President Dilma Rousseff, claiming that it is a coup. Apafunk, Furacao 2000 and Rhythm of the Favela put the show together, that felt undeniably a bit like Carnival, but with a serious overtone.
Alas it was not enough, at 22h, after hours of political circus, hypocritical corrupt politicians (most of whom are being investigated themselves), the votes were cast to go ahead with the impeachment. This is a worrying day for democracy in Brazil.
I’m not by any means saying Dilma or PT are perfect, but this may now set a precedent for whenever those in the senate, or indeed the public, are unhappy with the President, then impeachment proceedings start. What will happen here over the coming months here, is anyone’s guess.
David Cameron, are you watching what’s going on here? hmm….
Phil Clarke Hill
Phil Clarke Hill
Phil Clarke Hill
Phil Clarke Hill
Phil Clarke Hill
Digital Dubs @ Largo Carioca, Rio de Janeiro
Digital Dubs at Largo Carioca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
In Brazil and available for assignments
Hi everyone, in case you didn’t know, I’m back in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I’m available for editorial of commercial assignments, now shooting video in addition to photos. I am happy to travel anywhere in the country, or indeed other countries in South America if you so require. Get in touch if you have anything you’re looking to cover! My Brazilian number is +55 21 997 092 248
View from Pao de Azucar (Sugar Loaf Mountain), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Cologne City Guide in National Geographic Traveller
I’ve got this city guide formula down now! A set that I shot back in December is in this month’s National Geographic Traveller, this time Cologne, it’s in the shops now, and you can preview the spreads below. Next up, Sao Paulo…
Nao vai ter golpe…
Nao vai ter golpe! / there with be no coup! I hope not… It’s a significant moment in history here in Brazil. Yesterday (31st March) Thousands protested in Largo Carioca, Rio de Janeiro, with ‘a festival for democracy’ in protest against the the ultra right wing political movement, that are trying to impeach the president.
Phil Clarke Hill
Wassail Tales film on the BBC
As promised, the Wassail tales multimedia film that myself and Gwendolen Von Einsiedel made, is now online. It ran on the BBC website yesterday and made the most viewed list, racking up over 80,000 hits in it’s first day! take a look here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-35669794
New images up on 4 Corners
Some new images of mine are now live and available for licence on the top quality photography agency: 4 Corners. Sets from Buenos Aires, a Gaucho Estancia in the Argentine Pampa, and the historic gem in Minas Gerais, Brazil – Ouro Preto. Take a look here.
San Telmo market
Gaucho estancia near Lujan, Buenos Aires province, Argentina
Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Wassailing down west-country way
A bit of light relief for this Friday afternoon, we headed to a Wassailing down west-country way this week… The multimedia piece is ready and will be aired shortly. With Gwendolen Von Einsiedel on the audio, good work!
Wassailing in Mudgeley, Somerset
Wassailing in Pilton, Somerset
Wassailing in Pilton, Somerset
I like bananas, do you like bananas?
Banana market stall, San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico
Delivering a Fire Engine to ‘the Jungle’ refugee camp with Arcadia
I Just got back from ‘the jungle’ refugee camp in Calais, where approximately 6,000 refugees from many different countries are currently stuck, trying to get in the UK by risking their lives jumping onto trains or into trucks. The camp has been there for years, but recently it’s numbers have greatly swollen due to the European refugee crisis.
I was down there with Arcadia and Calais Youth Alliance to deliver a fire engine, outlining the importance of emergency services there and how often the issues being faced there are ignored by the authorities.
What really struck me about being down there, was that there was very little presence from the large NGOs, and none by the UN, even though this is certainly a humanitarian crisis. Instead by far the bulk of those helping out with donations, time and ingenuity were independent people and grassroots micro charities that have been set up especially and on site, within recent months. Many of those present and running such operations are from the activist and festival circuit, using the skills learnt from many land protests, free parties, festivals and travellers sites, to help those most in need who are stuck between two of the richest countries in the World, with little option but to stay in the difficult conditions they face every day in the camps.