Photo Essays

In pictures: Chinese coal giant plunders Inner Mongolia's water resources

Posted by Angela Glienicke — 23 October 2013 at 12:00am - Comments

Local farmer Hu Shan pulls up a dead yang chai bush near Shenhua's Number 8 water well

We’ve had a fantastic, hot summer this year, cooling down with a drink of water whenever needed.

So when I look at Bo Qiu’s photo feature of water shortages in Inner Mongolia it is a strong reminder that easy access to clean water is not a given for everyone.

Article tagged as: china, China Water, coal, photo essays, photos, pollution, slideshows

In pictures: Solidarity with Arctic 30 around the world

Posted by Angela Glienicke — 27 September 2013 at 5:42pm - Comments

Greenpeace activists protest outside the Russian Embassy in London

The last few days have been very emotional for me. I work on the picture desk and dramatic images have been coming in showing the Russian coast guards reacting with force to our peaceful action at Gazprom’s oil platform. Now, the Arctic 30 have been remanded in custody for up to two months.

Article tagged as: Arctic Greenpeace climate, photo, photo essays, slideshows

In pictures: the chimps' threatened home in Cameroon

Posted by Angela Glienicke — 14 August 2013 at 4:53pm - Comments

An adult chimpanzee at the Pandrillus Drill Sanctuary, Nigeria.

I am fascinated by chimpanzees, these most human-like mammals that nurse their babies until they are three years old, use simple tools like twigs to poke into ant nests and noisily communicate with the rest of their troop.

Article tagged as: cameroon, deforestation, palm oil, photo essays, photos, slideshows

In pictures: swimming with sharks

Posted by Angela Glienicke — 6 August 2013 at 11:52am - Comments

Whale sharks in Cenderawasih Bay

It’s Shark Week! This collection of photos from our archive supports Discovery Channel’s celebration of these amazing species and the television programme’s aim to raise awareness and respect for sharks.

Article tagged as: photo essays, photos, shark, shark finning, Shark Week, sharks, slideshows, slideshows whale shark

Photo essay: Oil on Lubicon Land

Posted by bex — 23 June 2011 at 10:32am - Comments

From deepwater drilling in the Arctic to the Tar Sands in Canada, oil companies are going to ever greater extremes to squeeze the last drops of oil from the Earth. And where oil companies pile in, environmental destruction follows.

Article tagged as: alberta, canada, go beyond oil, oil, oil spills, photo essays, rainbow pipeline, tar sands, videos

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