Best of 2009 – 20 Images of Climate Change Activism
The Rise of a Climate Change Movement – 20 Images from 2009 – I spent the majority of 2009 focusing on the climate change social movement and working closely with the international youth climate movement, ngo’s and the TckTckTck campaign.
Copenhagen Climate Talks – COP 15
Photographs – Best of Copenhagen Climate Conference. The United Nations COP 15 – Images by Robert vanWaarden
COP 13 in Bali – UN Climate Change Conference
Photography of United Nations Climate Conference, COP 13, in Bali. – Images by Robert vanWaarden – To License click image.
Slideshow of the Climate March in Copenhagen
Photography from the Global Day of Action for Climate Change in Copenhagen. Over 100,000 people marched on the streets in favour of a strong, ambitious and fair deal to be signed this week. XML Feed Robert vanWaarden
Announcing Project Survival Media
Imagine on all seven continents, there are young people equipped to globally broadcast pivotal stories on impacts, struggles, and solutions. Imagine that you had one minute to tell negotiators how you wanted them to represent you. What would you say? Announcing PROJECT SURVIVAL MEDIA. The brainchild of Journalist and Activist Shadia Fayne Wood, Project Survival [...]
vanwaardenphoto.com connection with Photoshelter
For quite some time now I have held a Photoshelter account. It has been used primarily in the background and for specific client requests. However, in an effort to make my stock images more available and it easier to search for images, it has now been integrated into vanwaardenphoto.com. When you enter vanwaardenphoto.com you will [...]
Oman for National Geographic Traveler – Photography Assignment
I am back from my assignment for the Netherlands version of National Geographic Traveler. I must admit, the climate in the Netherlands is much more conducive to clear thinking. From the moment we stepped onto the tarmac in Oman, it was about heat and humidity. Please note, I have become accustomed to stepping out of [...]
National Geographic Photography Competition – Judging
A few weeks ago I received an email from the web editor at National Geographic here in the Netherlands informing me that every month they run a competition for amateur and semi-professional photographers. Initially I was a little confused, I was set to head to Oman for the magazine and was wondering why I was [...]
Getty Grants for Good – Finalist
Getty Grants for Good is a program that Getty images has recently started to acknowledge and support the work that photographers and non-profit organizations are doing to work together to create a better world. It is a unique grant program and this year saw over 400 proposals from over 26 different countries. Together with the [...]
On assignment for National Geographic Traveler
A couple of images from my recent assignment for National Geographic Traveler – the Netherlands Editie. I just got back from a trip in the Austrian Alps with a writer to create a story for the magazine about a specific region. Up before the crack of dawn, we were running all day then downloading and [...]
Cape Farewell Photography Exhibit – Pan Canada Tour
If we ever needed a good example of how the sum of a product is greater then its’ parts, we need to look no further then the Cape Farewell Photography Exhibit. Through the hard work of countless people, the British Council office in Ottawa, the voyagers and staff of the Cape Farewell voyage, and then [...]
Anthony Suau – World Press Photo Winner
The World Press Photo Jury has announced the winner of the World Press 2009 competition. Anthony Suau’s image of a eviction proceeding in Ohio was chosen as the image that, according to the jury, best represented the most important story in the world today, the collapsing global financial system. I disagree with the jury of [...]
Winterlude and Cape Farewell
This weekend several of the voyagers from the Cape Farewell Youth Expedition will be giving presentations during the wonderful Winterlude Festival in Ottawa. Although, according to the Winterlude website, “Due to weather conditions, the Sun Life Snowflake Kingdom is closed.” I am not to sure what that means, but alas, it sounded like fun! So [...]
Winter Photography in the Netherlands
A freeze has bit the Netherlands over the last few weeks. It has become a great time to curl up with a book or a friend and sip hot chocolate, or a great time to take you kid out for a sleigh ride along the canals. All across the country the skates are being dusted [...]
