Impacting Indigenous Culture – The Tar Sands of Northern Alberta
Every extractive industry deeply affects the relationship between people on the land and their newly manufactured landscape. The incredibly rapid development of the tar sands in Northern Alberta is having a profound affect on the culture, lifestyle and health of the First Nations. Conversely, communities have gained employment, and access to modern health care and [...]
Two photographs of Monument Valley, which is the best?
I want your opinion! I was recently in Monument Valley in Arizona and I created these two drastically different images of the landscape with the mittens. Photographed only 50m apart, these two images raise several questions about composition, viewer opinion and human impact on our environment. I want to know which image you prefer. Image [...]
Climate Change – Images of a Changing Planet
Portfolio of climate change images from Greenland and the Arctic. Climate Change Photography – images of a changing planet – Images by Robert vanWaarden
Irish Moss Photography – Canadian Geographic Photographer
My photography essay on the Irish Moss Industry on Prince Edward Island, Canada, appears this month in Canadian Geographic. The story behind these photographs begins one blustery morning when the rain was pelting my tent whilst camping with family and friends. The dawn brought with it a slew of men and horses, crawling the North [...]
