No folks, this isn't Afghanistan. And no, I was in no mortal danger when taking pictures of these poppies - and neither was I under the influence of any illicit substances in general, and opium in particular. We simply happened to drive past them in the Czech countryside during the summer holidays. Although I knew of poppy being grown here, I had no idea that the Czech Republic is the world leader in poppy seed production, with around 50000 tons, or over 50% of global output.
Thus these fields are pretty common, unguarded and frankly, quite unspectacular once the red petals finish blooming. Nevertheless, I had my trusty G10 with me, and couldn't resist taking a few images.
23 August 2011
22 August 2011
Canada Tarsands reportage to be shown at Visa Pour L'Image in Perpignan
after having just returned to London, I have learned that on Tuesday, the 30th August, my reportage of Canada's Tarsands will be shown during an evening projection at Visa Pour L'Image photojournalism festival in Perpignan, France. Thanks to my French agents Rea who submitted the images, I am surprised and immensely humbled at the recognition this story continues to receive. A small preview of the main images, as featured in the travelling Tarnished Earth open-air exhibition are displayed below.
1 August 2011
Tarnished Earth Exhibition moves to Northampton
The Tarnished Earth exhibition with my photos from the Canadian tarsands will be on public view in Northampton from August 1st. More details here. A good, punchy article was published in The Northampton Chronicle.
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