Filmmaker / aerial photographer
Surviving the Sun
People with albinism in sub-Saharan Africa face discrimination and violence, but by far the greatest threat to their lives is skin cancer. This short documentary produced in collaboration with NGO Standing Voice profiles Tanzania farmer and mother Kudra Maingu from her village on the banks of Lake Victoria through a clinic that removes a life-threatening tumour.
Shooting PD / aerial photographer
Living in the Shadow of Guatemala's Volcano
On 3 June, the Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupted, killing at least 113 people and leaving 332 missing. Thousands were displaced and questions are being asked about the government's response. The Guardian travelled to Guatemala to find out what will become of the communities living in the volcano’s shadow - many of whom had been resettled by authorities to cheap land there - and what lessons must be learned from the disaster.
Filmmaker / aerial photographer
The End of the Chinese Miracle
China's economic miracle is under threat from a slowing economy and a dwindling labour force. A documentary made for the Financial Times in China and Vietnam investigates how the world's most populous country has reached a critical new chapter in its history. Narrated by Jamil Anderlini, co-produced by Ben Marino. Copyright: The Financial Times Ltd
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The Artist and the City: Ai Weiwei on Beijing
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei explores his complex relationship with Beijing - “a city that doesn’t belong to its residents” - and takes us through his neighbourhood Caochangdi, a migrant and artist village on the urban fringe where he has tried to carve out a space for freedom of expression. From the Guardian Cities / Tate series 'The Artist and Their City.' The film is on display as a multi-screen installation at Tate Modern and was selected as a Vimeo Staff Pick.
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Part of the Guardian's 'Keep it in the Ground Campaign', this special interactive documentary investigates the effect of China's addiction to coal both on the people who mine it, and on those affected by the climate change it causes. We travelled through barren northwest China, and saw landscapes scarred by coal mining and ravaged by desertification. We met families broken by black lung, a disease caused by the inhalation of fine dust particles estimated to affect 6 million Chinese miners and manual labourers. We also met the last hangers on in villages otherwise deserted due to rising temperatures and drying wells.
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An immersive New York Times documentary project for which I produced the video component. Around a million members of the Rohingya minority are stateless, shunned and persecuted for their Muslim faith in Myanmar. Lost in the diplomatic wrangling over the fate of those who flee to nearby countries are the harrowing personal consequences. When Hasinah Izhar left her village in Western Myanmar to be smuggled to Malaysia, she took with her her two youngest children but left the elder son behind. It is a choice she struggles with every day.
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Brilliant Ideas: Cao Fei
Chinese artist Cao Fei is one of the most ground-breaking and talked-about artists of her generation. She uses new technologies to explore themes of escapism, consumerism and the effects of economic change on China. This portrait is one of six I shot in China and Japan for Bloomberg's Brilliant Ideas Series. Other episodes:
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Director of photography, aerial photographer
China's Housing Bubble
Shanghai's property market is super hot, with surging demand for new apartments and prices in September 2016 hitting an all-time high, as the new middle class becomes the urban elite. Those who can afford to are even snapping up their second or third property as status symbols. Other features shot for VICE News on HBO:
Filmmaker / aerial photographer
Chile's Copper Crash
In 2010 the world celebrated the rescue of 33 Chilean miners. But within months, the copper boom that enriched a generation of miners and made Chile one of the wealthiest countries in Latin America fizzled out. A special report for the Financial Times assesses the impact of Chile's copper crash on the country's economy and people. Copyright: The Financial Times Ltd
Filmmaker / Aerial photographer
After the Rain: What is Happening to Hong Kong's Democracy
Two decades after the UK handed Hong Kong back to China, President Xi Jinping is in the former colony for the first time to celebrate the anniversary. Britain and China had signed a joint declaration enshrining the 'one country, two systems' principle that allowed Hong Kong greater democratic freedoms than the communist mainland. But an erosion of those freedoms, combined with intensifying economic pressures, is leading some to emigrate.
Flame Catchers: Beijing's 2008 Olympic Legacy Lives on in a New Generation of Boxers and Shuttlers
A look back at the legacy of hosting the Olympic Games from the perspective of the young lives, spectators, and athletes impacted most. Eight years on, we checked out China boxing's cradle, inspired by Beijing 2008, and revisited the breakthrough moment in Chinese badminton.
Director of photography / aerial photographer
Director of Photography
Brilliant Ideas: SUIKO
Hiroshima-based artist SUIKO is one of Japan’s best-known street artists. Formally trained in visual design, SUIKO made his mark with his unique style that combines graffiti with traditional Japanese art forms such as calligraphy and ukiyo-e woodblock prints. One of six episodes I shot in China and Japan for Bloomberg's Brilliant Ideas series.
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Kathmandu Before the Quake
I visited Kathmandu with New York Times video journalist Jonah Kessel exactly a month before an earthquake hit in April 2015, killing thousands and reducing much of the city to rubble. I had been struck by the beauty of the city, the warmth and cohesion of its diverse people and the sense of inherent calm amid its chaos. Many of the temples and palaces we visited were flattened, and in light of the human tragedy, Jonah crafted our footage into a fitting tribute to a place I came to love.
Director / director of photography
Rewilding Patagonia
This half-hour special I directed and shot for Al Jazeera’s Earthrise program explores how a 304,000-hectare national park in Chile has been brought back to life by restoring the land to nature.
Director / Director of Photography / Aerial Photographer
China's Green Revolution
A mini-documentary for Al Jazeera Earthrise explores how China, the world's biggest CO2 emitter, is tackling chronic urban air pollution by rolling out a revolution in low-carbon transport.