TIME Lightbox feature on oil development

Following US president Trump's executive orders effectively reviving the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipeline projects, TIME Magazine started working on a Lightbox feature looking at the effects of oil production related to them. The essay titled "A Crude Awakening-A Visual Exploration of the Pipeline Controversy" appears here and includes work by nine photographers who have shot stories on oil development.

My image of a Grizzly bear crossing an access road near a tarsands mine in northern Alberta is featured in the section on deforestation. Enjoy the read!

Better late than never...

It's been in the works for almost a year. It took tweaking and re-tweaking, configuring and updating, and I am sure nobody wants to know the boring details behind it all, but it's finally here and live: my new website!

The only thing that hasn't changed is the URL, it is still hosted at jirirezac.com, and so is this blog. Everything else (apart from the images) is new, based on the Photoshelter adaptive template.

As always, I am keen to hear feedback, comments and criticism, if you have the time...

Home away from Home

It's a strange feeling when your home of many sea voyages, expeditions and adventures suddenly turns up on your doorstep. Usually, when I join the Greenpeace ship Esperanza, it involves dragging multiple bags and cases through multiple airports before arriving somewhere at the other side of the world. This time, it was a 1-hour ride on the tube to Tower Hill.

So the Esperanza arrived in London, moored just next to Tower Bridge, and I had an opportunity to catch up with friends and crew members. She was in town for a week, and I must say I have missed the old girl - my favourite ship in the Greenpeace fleet, she has been home for months at a time, on every ocean, on more trips than I care to remember over the past 10 years. Nice to have had her so close to my chosen home, London. Here's a few pictures to go with the occasion.

Portfolio Candidates

It's over two years since I have added anything to the portfolio - so understandably, during that time, I think I have accumulated a few keepers. They were mostly shot on a range of assignments, from cover shoots to expeditions and neatly fall into the four categories 'Creative', 'People', 'Industry' and 'Places. Here is a gallery of the new additions, soon to be published on my redesigned website - watch this space.

London Boaters Story in Cicero Magazine

In the first few days of May, my wonderful colleague Jakob Horstmann and I worked on a story about London's canal boat occupants. The weather was nice, the people too, and the days passed quickly and productively. Yo hum.

 In this months' edition of Cicero Magazine, the story has been given a 10-page spread - haven't seen that in a while, so thought it's worth sharing. Happy summer holidays!