Portrait of a Climate Change Activist – Anna Keenan
I find Amsterdam, the Netherlands, to be an ideal base; it is a central point for international work, it is a hot bed of photography (the World Press, FOAM etc.), it is on the right track for a sustainable lifestyle, and last but not least, the friends and community are amazing. One of these dear [...]
Project Survival Media launches Solutions for Survival
A unique and important media project, Project Survival Media, has just launched their newest plan, Solutions for Survival (S4S). This new program, is about challenging the industry-sponsored myth that we just can’t meet our energy needs without investing in dirty energy. S4S will do this by creating a documentary series in the United States on [...]
Youth Climate Report details COP 15 Participation
For several years the international youth climate movement (IYCM) has been growing exponentially. Focused around the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, youth from all over the world have come together, organized, shared ideas, influenced change and returned to their home countries to implement solutions. I have been photographing this movement for a couple of [...]
Cape Farewell – Youth and Climate Change in the Arctic
In September of 2008 I joined the British Council of Canada as their photographer on the Cape Farewell Expedition 2008. Our goal was to take an international group of 20+ students into the Arctic to teach them about Climate Change and how to use Art to communicate the message effectively. “The expedition sailed around the [...]
Photography – Best of from COP 15
Gallery of the ‘Best of’ images from COP 15 in Copenhagen. Images ©Robert vanWaarden
Photographs of the Barcelona Climate Talks – UNFCCC Negotiations
Photographing live from the Barcelona Climate Talks…… For the collection of photographs from the United Nations Climate Change Talks in Barcelona, Click I am here in Barcelona for two reasons: An exhibit of my images of youth action around the world for climate change is displayed on the wall here at the center. One of [...]
Photography of PowerShift UK – Reporting by Project Survival Media
Crossposted from ItsgettinghotinhereMore Photography and Gallery Here. By: Adaeze Umolu Young men and women at the reception and registration desk are in high spirits as UK Powershift 09 has brought hundreds together to tackle our climate future here in London. Irrespective of physical, cultural or social differences, the determination of these young men and woman [...]
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 [...]
Rainy March in March for TVA
The water pours off my hood and dribbles onto the lens of my camera, frustrating my attempts to clear the drops of Tennessee rain. However, drops of rain, otter hair and the condensation in my rain cover are minor issues compared to the issue that I have been photographing today. This afternoon, the March in [...]
Capitol Climate Action in Washington
Today, thousands of individuals converged on Washington D.C for the Capitol Climate Action, a march to surround and sit in on the Capitol Coal Plant. Check out the images at http://www.photoshelter.com/va/climatechange XML Feed Robert vanWaarden
