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Greenpeace Photo Essays






Poisoning the poor - electronic waste in Ghana. Story Kim Schoppink, photos Kate Davison

Mid 2008 a Greenpeace team including campainger Kim Schopppink and photographer Kate Davison went to Ghana to document and gather evidence of what really happens to our electronic waste.


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Shock and Awe - Daniel Beltrá award winning images

Greenpeace freelance photographer Daniel Beltrá talks about his latest award winning images. From the 'Shock' of Amazonian rainforest destruction to the 'Awe' of the icescapes found in the Ross Sea, Daniel reveals how the two are connected.


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Great Whale Trail Expedition - Jiri Rezac on the Southern Ocean

Photographer Jiri Rezac's observations on board the Esperanza in the Southern Ocean as they search for the whaling fleet.


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Great Whale Trail Expedition - Whale sounds and images

Photographs by Paul Hilton and sounds provided by whale researcher Nan Hauser - all in the Pacific ocean 2007.


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Melting Glaciers - John Novis at Mt Everest
     

Taking a 1968 photograph of the Rongbuk Glacier in Tibet, John Novis joined Greenpeace China on an expedition to take a comparison shot and document the effects of climate change on the area. He tells his story of this very special assignment.


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Carving up the Congo - Natalia Truchi tells her story

Natalia Truchi visited the Congo river in March 2007. Greenpeace organised the expedition to give journalists and politicians a real insight into the destruction and injustice related to the logging industry in the Demoocratic Republic of the Congo. This is her story...


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Defending the Whales 2007 - Daniel Beltra

Award winning photographer Daniel Beltra joined the crew of the Greenpeace ship 'Esperanza' for the 2007 Defending the Whales expedition to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. This is his story of the expedition, of the beauty and power of the oceans and of the unusual events that occurred in the icy Antarctic waters.


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Defending Our Oceans - Looking back on 2006 - Gavin Newman
   

Underwater Photographer and Videographer Gavin Newman has been a regular guest onboard the Esperanza working with "Defending Our Oceans"  during 2006. Gavin looks back at som eof his personal highlights from the expedition so


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Underwater Turkey, Beauty and the beast - Roger Grace
 

Photographer and Marine Biologist Roger Grace was onboard the Rainbow Warrior for the "Defending Our Mediterranean" tour 2006.

He has selected images from the journey and explains their context.

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West Africa pirate fisheries - Pierre Gleizes

Photographer Pierre Gleizes was onboard the Esperanza for the West African Pirate fisheries leg of Defending Our Oceans during March/April 2006.

He has selected images from the journey and explains their context.

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Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary - Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert

Photographer Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert was onboard the Esperanza in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary during December 2005 and January 2006. You'll recognise some of his images from the no whaling campaign.

He's chosen some of his favourite images from the journey and talks us through his selection.

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