Video
Documentary: The Grand African Green Up
(Client: National Geographic)
In partnership with AFR100 and Justdiggit, I traveled to four African countries to film interviews for this documentary about ecosystem restoration efforts made across Africa. The film, narrated by Wanjira Mathai and directed by Safi Graauw, was broadcasted by National Geographic and can still be seen on NatGeo’s YouTube channel.
Multimedia production: Climate change in Saint-Louis
(Client: Trouw, El País, Deutsche Welle)
On the Atlantic coast of Senegal, the historic fishing town of Saint-Louis is slowly disappearing into the sea. Climate change and coastal erosion causes houses, mosques and schools to be swallowed by the salt water. For Trouw, El País and Deutsche Welle, I created a multimedia story in video, photo and text.
Commercial: Aftershokz x Eliud Kipchoge
(Client: Aftershokz, Global Sports Communications)
For Chinese headphones brand Aftershokz, I spent some time with the world’s best marathon runner, Eliud Kipchoge. In his training centre in Kaptagat, I followed him and the NN Running Team to film for a commercial showcasing the Aftershokz x Eliud Kipchoge limited edition headphones.
Dispatch: Conflict in Tigray
(Client: The Daily Telegraph)
With Africa correspondent Will Brown, I traveled to Eastern Sudan, where we reported on the bloody conflict in Tigray. Tens of thousands of Tigrayans fled from bombings, attacks by the federal army and machete-wielding militias. Apart from the stories we captured for the print edition of The Telegraph, we made this video.
Multimedia storytelling project: Grit & Grass
(Client: VPRO)
For Dutch broadcaster VPRO’s Bureau Buitenland platform, Saskia Houttuin and I traveled to Nigeria’s Plateau State, where we created two interactive multimedia stories which focus on both sides of a deadly conflict between herdsmen and farmers, that is fueled by climate change. The first story is about the farmers, the second about the Fulani pastoralists.
Project feature: Locust hunting in Northern Kenya
(Client: British Government)
With UN agency FAO and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the British government, I went hunting for locusts in Northern Kenya. Check out the video I made to see how spray planes, helicopters, experts and community members work together to control one of the worst locust invasions in over seventy years.
Reportage: Idai Cyclone aftermath in Mozambique
(Client: RTL Nieuws)
Together with Africa correspondent Saskia Houttuin, I regularly make video reports for Dutch broadcaster RTL Nieuws. For the video on the left, we traveled to the Mozambican town of Beira, which was hit severely by both the cyclone and the floods. You can find more of our reports on Saskia’s YouTube channel.
Interview: Saskia Noort visits Tanzania
(Client: Amref Flying Doctors)
Dutch writer and Amref Flying Doctors ambassador Saskia Noort and her daughter Julia Schellekens traveled to the Maasai community of Kilindi, Tanzania. Here, they attended a so-called ‘ARP’, an Alternative Rite of Passage without the harmful FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) practice. For this video (created by Chilo.TV), I interviewed Saskia Noort on the last day of our trip.
Presenting: Smartphone photography Videos
(Client: Simyo)
For Dutch mobile telephone provider Simyo and in cooperation with Bruut Amsterdam and advertising agency Kokoro, I've hosted a video web series about photography. In the YouTube vids, I gave some tips and tricks on how to take a good picture with a smartphone.