Tabacalera
Honduras, 2014. Worker processing tobacco on a tobacco farm in Honduras. A selection of the project is published in Tabacalera Exhibiting at the PM Gallery
Back at the PM Gallery for their 8th Ealing Open exhibition with Rain-Art. Rain-Art is a series I developed over the winter months which shows a different approach to my work with the camera. Rain-Art is about expressing my experience of the dark, rainy winter season. The exhibition runs from 24 May to 21 June, 2014 @ PM Gallery, Walpole Park, Mattock Lane, Ealing W5 5EQ Opening times Tue – Fri 1–5pm; Sat 11am–5pm; Sun 1–5pm
Women washing in river
Cortês, Honduras, 2014. Women washing cloths in the local river. For those who have no access to running water, this is a regular task.
Lenca indigenous woman in traditional dress
Indibuca, Honduras, 2014. Lenca woman in traditional dress. Just back from three weeks in Honduras, I'm currently working on several stories I followed up on while in the country. One of them was a visit to the Lenca indigenous peoples in Indibuca. Boruca - Indigenous people of the 21st Century
Costa Rica, Bruncajc, 2014. Making the transition between traditional lifestyle and the demands of the 21st century, the Boruca indigenous people of Costa Rica cultivate their traditions and believes while developing eco-tourism and art making to generate a sustainable income.
New-born piglets
Costa Rica, Tabarcia, 2014. Family farming and pig breeding. New born piglets in a pig stable in Costa Rica.
Boruca art
Costa Rica, Bruncajc, 2013. Lourdes is a member of the So Cagrú indigenous women's art group at Bruncajc. The Boruca indigenous peoples have build a reputation for their fine art work and mask-making, combining traditional skills and forms with new designs and paintings. Mastering this skill has allowed the Boruca to build a reputation for their unique artwork, and a sustainable income for their people.
Shortlisted for the Travel Photographer of the Year Award for 2013
Great news! My photo essay was shortlisted for the Travel Photographer of the Year 2013 in the category Vanishing & Emerging Cultures. The essay shows the descendents and house of Colonel Paulino (Pernambuco, 1838-1920) who was a very rich and powerful landlord. The history of the Northeast of Brazil was defined by the legendary “Coroneis”, who owned farms the size of European countries and reigned supreme. The photo essay shows the descendents and what is left of the former legendary wealth.
Traditional Kyoto
Kyoto, Japan, 2013. Sitting on the floor in his workshop in the front of his shop in Gion, Kyoto, the traditional tatami mat maker first hand-washes and evaluates every stem before weaving them together as a mat.
Published in "Children Can Do 2014"
Children Can Do was produced as a celebration of how children make the world a better place. The photo chosen for the 2014 calendar is from my work with Crescer e Viver, a social circus based at Praça Onze, in the heart Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Crescer e Viver use circus activities to help children and teenagers from the local favela develop a sense of self-worth and can-do-it mentality. The calendar was endorsed by the Rt Hon Lord Mayor Alderman Roger Gifford and launched at Mansion House in London.
Traditional Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan, 2013. Chouchin are traditional handmade Japanese paper lanterns. In this shop the artist was writing on the lamps which is a traditional way of decorating the chouchin in Japan. Chouchin are used in Buddhist temples and on the entrances of restaurants and shops. The craft of chouchin stems from China and dates back to the 6th century.
Exhibiting at the Art Pavilion
The presented work while relating to the present bears an echo from the past. Dona Carninha and her family can trace their ancestry back to the first slaves brought to the estate of Colonel Paulinhos, a powerful landlord in the hinterlands of the state of Pernambuco. Exploring the idea of how the past is still present and influencing today's social reality in the Northeast of Brazil, the exhibit invites the viewer to slow down, take a moment to enter the presented reality.
The exhibition opens Nov 19 – Dec 01, 2013 at
Art Pavilion, Mile End, Clinton Road, E3 4QY; off Grove Road, nearest tube: Mile End
Tuna auction at Tsukiji Fish Market
Tokyo, Japan, 2013. Tsukiji Market is the biggest wholesale fish and seafood market in the world. An estimated 2,000 tons of marine products are handled in Tsukiji Fish Market every day and the tuna auction is a very important part of the market's early morning routines. Once the tuna is layed out in the auction house and valued, the licensed buyers inspect all fish before the bidding starts.
Dam Project Rio Una
Mata Sul, Northeast Brazil, 2013. As part of the dam project for Rio Una, small communities like Engenho Verde have been told to leave the area. For the little community this means to leave behind the only home they have known. Some families have lived on the property for generations and this is the only reality they know. As the little community struggles to come to terms with the impact of the dam project, each family has to decide where to go from here.
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