photography
Art for climate change
Advancing dialogue in the field of climate change has been a challenge in the past for visual artists. Not at all any more, since artists are waking up now to climate change. But what good can they do – and how green is their work? I reveal how they’re dealing with the threat of catastrophe [...]
Occupy COP 17 – General Assembly Portraits
The Occupy Movement has gripped people from all over the world. At COP 17 in Durban, South Africa, a General Assembly is being held outside the conference to discuss different solutions for the Earth’s collapsing systems. Project Survival Media spent some time speaking with participants at the first General Assembly on November 28th, 2011. These [...]
Portraits of the Conference of Youth – Durban, South Africa
This past weekend in warm and rainy Durban, South Africa, youth from around the world gathered for the 7th session of the Conference of Youth (COY). The COY is held prior to the United Nations Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC) Conference of Parties (COP) every year. This year, COP17 is taking place in Durban, South Africa [...]
10:10:10 in Utrecht, Cradle to Cradle
In conjunction with the Global Work Party, Cradle to Cradle, a event informing children and adults about sustainability was held today in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The Cradle to Cradle event was packed with kids and families, enjoying the sun, learning about sustainability and creating cool things with recycled materials. The photographs below show kids making [...]
On Assignment in Arizona
“Just seeing the future for us and knowing that they [our parents] wanted a better future for us, I have the same feeling for, not myself, but the kids and for my relatives and that something better will be in the future for them, that keeps me going. Knowing that we have succeeded in one [...]
The Rise of a Climate Movement – 20 Images from 2009
2009 will be defined as the year that the climate movement exploded. Millions of people around the world got behind the call for a strong deal in Copenhagen. Although the final result was a failure, the activists pictured in these images know that they are Not Done Yet! These 20 images are from the year [...]
Images – ‘Best Of’ from the Climate Conference in Copenhagen
Gallery of the ‘Best of’ images from COP 15 in Copenhagen. Images ©Robert vanWaarden
Photography of the Climate March in Copenhagen
Over 100,000 people converged in Copenhagen on Dec. 12, 2009 to march towards the Bella Center and demand a fair, ambitious, and binding treaty at the end of the Conference of Parties. This gallery is a selection of some of my best photography from the day.