17 Articles
Think global, act local - documenting the lived experiences of others
Telling the stories right on our doorstep has the potential to have incredible impact on the critical issues of our time, while also reducing or avoiding the challenges and pitfalls that so often come with exploring stories within communities of which we are not a part.
Photography as a tool for change
As documentary storytellers we are uniquely placed to inform and influence through the work we produce. However, our practice should not be limited to simply sharing stories — doing little else but informing others.
The power and pitfalls of human stories
Human-centric stories can be incredibly compelling and inspire people to take action, but when exploring them we must ensure we are not inadvertently contributing to the very issues we are documenting and seek to address.
Under the Surface
Everyone has their own, unique relationship with nature. It’s shaped by where we live - from the continent right down to the street.
The sands of time
Can the EU push back against the sands of time, or will it experience its own Dust Bowl?
Where there’s a will, there’s a way
Many attempts are being made to create scalable carbon capture and storage technology to suck CO2 from the air, store it and then use it. But within nature there already exists a means by which this can be achieved that’s easily scalable.
Out of sight, out of mind
The responsibility we have for the waste we produce in our homes goes beyond separating it and throwing it in bins for collection, and it’s time we recognised that.
The grass isn’t always greener.
How the impact of our diet is less about what we eat, and more about how it was produced.
Seeing the woods and the trees
For tree planting to have the necessary impact on mitigating climate change we must also preserve the trees that already populate our woods and line our streets.
On the horizon
The climate crisis is propelling us into uncharted territory, and our relationship with technology and nature will dictate how we navigate our way through.
Lo-TEK
Designer and author Julia Watson describes the things she saw during a recent trip to Beira, Mozambique, as “the future of climate change”.
Bringing the Climate Crisis to Our Doorsteps
When you think of climate change, what images immediately spring to mind?
The Chef's Manifesto
Our food culture is shaped by many things, but chefs are some of the biggest influencers. Like supermarkets, their choices impact the whole supply chain - from farm to fork - and the very foundations of our food system and food culture.
Shaping the world around us
We are in a geological epoch defined by human impact — the Anthropocene. What we do with that knowledge will shape the world for ever.
Beyond the aisles
We all have a role to play when it comes to the issue of food waste — even what occurs outside of the household — but how do we take action against something we cannot always see?
When it comes to our food, knowledge is power.
How much significance do you attribute to the best before date? And why do you trust it as an indicator of freshness?
Turning food waste into cash.
In an ideal world none of our systems — especially those providing our basic, essential needs — would produce any waste. But the food system in its current form, be it at a national or global level, produces a criminal amount of waste — much of it avoidable.