ABOUT THIS EPISODE
In this episode of Edits, Ashley speaks with photographer James Whitlow Delano on documenting deforestation in Southeast Asia and the Amazon.
James has been photographing the ongoing deforestation of some of the world's largest tropical rainforests and the effect on indigenous peoples that inhabit the lands since 1994.
Ashley discusses James' project "Rainforest Sentinels", where he attempted a new form of creative communication for an issue affecting so many equatorial rainforests. James also discusses his creative process behind the work and reasons why this particular topic has been close to him for decades.
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James Whitlow Delano is a Japan-based documentary storyteller. His work has been published and exhibited throughout the world and led to four award-winning monograph photo books, including, Empire: Impressions from China and Black Tsunami: Japan 2011.
Projects have been cited by the Alfred Eisenstadt Award (from Columbia University and LIFE magazine), Leica’s Oskar Barnack, Picture of the Year International, NPPA Best of Photojournalism, PDN, and others for work from China, Japan, Afghanistan, and Burma (Myanmar), among others.
In 2015, he founded EverydayClimateChange (ECC) Instagram feed, where photographers from six continents document global climate change on seven continents.
Website: www.jameswhitlowdelano.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/jameswhitlowdelano
