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Choquequirao: How easier access will impact the remote site
DW
A proposed cable car may turn the remains of an abandoned Incan fortress into Peru’s next massive tourism destination. But is the site ready for millions of visitors? I traveled with DW journalist Joel Dullroy to film this short documentary to explore the potential archeological, ecological, and economic impacts of mass tourism on this remote site hidden in the jungles outside of Cusco.
Exclusive: we tracked down Bolivia’s fugitive former socialist president
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As Bolivia faced nearly two months of protest and roadblocks that brought the country to a standstill, I brought a documentary crew from UK’s Channel 4 to meet former president Evo Morales to discuss the current situation in the country. We attended protests and crossed road blockades, and spoke with both protesters and the coca farmers armed with spears and slingshots determined to defend Morales with their lives.
We’re Raising Our Kids Off-Grid In The Jungle | MY EXTRAORDINARY FAMILY
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Thelma and Josiah both grew up in the jungles of Bolivia, and today are raising three small children I traveled to their remote homestead to direct this reality-style documenetary short on their unique livestyle. I also operated the second camera and drone.
Bolivia is Facing a 'Coup d'état', Says US Under Secretary of State
O POVO
As Bolivia faced weeks of protests and blockades demanding the resignation of President Rodrigo Paz, my images of the confilcts were used by media outlets all over the world, inculding Al Jazeera, BBC, New York Times, France 24 and others. Brazilian newspaper O POVO filed this report using images I captured during a particularly heavy day of street clashes in the city center of La Paz.
Risky Business: Shellfershemen of Huarmey
Business Insider
On the cliffs of Peru's Pacific coast, a handful of brave shell fishermen are risking their lives to collect key ingredients to a very special type of ceviche. In Huarmey, I filmed these men repelling down cliffs and braving violent, crashing waves for their daily income.
Patterns of Past, Present, Promise: Reflections of Strength
The Global Fund/Storytailors
As a representative of UK-based Storytailors, I produced and directed this shoot to tell the story of Ivan Molina Aranibar, a young activist from Oruro fighting for the rights of HIV-positive people in Bolivia beyond as part of a global campaign carried out by The Global Fund. I assembled the production team, selected locations, directed the shoot, and even provided a live feed to UK-based clients in real time.
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The Impregnable Stronghold of Evo Morales
Agence France-Presse
Former Bolivian president Evo Morales is in hiding in Bolivia’s tropical Chapare region, protected by followers as he faces human trafficking charges while trying to regain the presidency. I traveled to Lauca Ñ to look at life in his stronghold as it guards against a possible government siege.
Race Across the World
Tambo Film
Over the years, I have worked with Peru’s Tambo Film as a producer and fixer for various versions of this race-based reality franchise for broadcasters in the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, and elsewhere. My work has included location scouting and coordination, as well as field producing with race teams across Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia.
Bolivia Paga Alto Costo Ambiental por la Fiebre del Oro
Deutsche Welle (DW)/Agence France-Presse
Jungle towns in northern Bolivia are under threat of disappearing as uncontrolled gold mining and climate change have rerouted local rivers, with communities lost in the wake. I traveld to stories from Tipuani, where more than half the homes are underwater and local officals are considering relocating the entire town to higher ground.
Uru Uru Team
The Iris Project
Lake Uru Uru, on the Bolivian altiplano, is dying as a result of climate change, nearyby mining activity, and pollution from the nearby city of Oruro. I was the producer, director, and videogrpaher on this short video highlighted the encredible work of enaged youth from this Andean city developing a multifaceted plan to save their dying ancestral lake.
Climate Chaos Makes Paddington Bear 'Hangry'
BBC Reel
In Bolivia, rural communities are learning to co-exist with wild Andean bears, as climate change is forcing behavioral and migratory changes among both wildlife and livestock. I traveled to the mountains north of Cochabamba to shoot this piece for the BBC and its Climate Guardians series about Quechua communities adapting to this new reality.
Risky Business: Colombian Special Forces
Business Insider
The Colombian military and police are some of the best-prepared anti-narcotics forces in the world. I (barely) survived three days filming with a Colombian Special Forces unit as they train at the massive Tolemaida Army Airfield. I also spoke to former Colombian Vice President Óscar Naranjo, who as head of the national police has been credited with taking down Pablo Escobar and the Medellín Cartel
Risky Business: Cerro Rico
Business Insider
Known as “The Mountain That Eats Men”, Bolivia’s Cerro Rico once filled the coffers of the Spanish Empire with silver, so much so that the city of Potosí was once as celebrated as Paris and London. I traveled to this famous mine to film the day-to-day life of one of the thousands of indigenous miners who struggle to survive scraping the last of this now-collapsing mountain’s minerals to earn an eager income.
Parker’s Trail Season 6
Discovery Channel/RAW TV/Tambo Film
As a cast member of the wildly popular reality show Gold Rush, Parker Schnabel is one of the world’s most famous gold miners. As the series local producer, I location scouted, developed stories, and managed a massive 6-week production for Parker’s own reality series, visiting and working in various gold mines across Bolivia.
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Welcome to Earth – Uyuni Salt Flats
National Geographic/Tambo Film
With an international crew deploying high-tech production equipment for astrophotography and capturing celestial hyperlapse images, I was the local producer/fixer for a week of nighttime shoots in Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni. Representing my partners at Tambo Film in Lima, Peru, I made sure all permits, logistics, and accommodations were in order and assisted in the very complex - and very cold - production process.
So Expensive: Quinoa Real
Business Insider
Quinoa has won the world over as one of the most widely consumed “superfoods” stocking high-end grocery shelves all over the world. I traveled across the altiplano near the Salar de Uyuni to show the reality of this commodity boom in Bolivia, the birthplace and heartland of the sought after Quinoa Real.
El Señor de Las Papas
AJ+ Español
I was sent to a remote corner of Peru’s Sacred Valley to capture the story of Julio Hancco Mamani, a Quechua farmer who grows 400 native varieties of potatoes. Telling the story of his life’s work, and spending time with his amazing family, will have a long-lasting impression on me, and will always be a reminder of why I do the work I do.
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Sequía, Helada y Cambio Climático
Agence France-Presse
Bolivia is facing various crisis as a result of global climate change, as extreme and unpredictable weather patterns have affected agricultural production across this country. I produced, reported, and shot this news story where farmers on the Altiplano explain their experiences of crop failure, and the desperate search for solutions.
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The Vanishing Aymara Potato Tradition
OZY
For centuries, farmers in Bolivia have used a natural freeze-drying process to make chuño, a dehydrated potato that allows them to store this important food staple for years and years, protecting against years of bad harvests. As the producer, director, and cinematographer of this documentary, I told the story of Humberto Limachi, a farmer who explains how climate change is preventing him from carrying on with this ancient tradition, threatening the food security of his family and his community.
Bolivia’s Psychedelic Dream Homes
New York Times Daily 360
I produced this piece about the innovative work of Freddy Mamani and his famous New Andean Architecture, a style that is becoming more and more prevalent in the city of El Alto. Working alongside NYC-based cinematographer Aaron Fedor, I also provided 360-degree footage for the piece, featured in the New York Times’ Daily 360 segment.
The lessons for Canada from the Pope’s apology in Bolivia
CBC/The National
I was contacted by producers from The National, the flagship nightly new program of the Canadian Broadcasting Company, to produce the Bolivian side of a story regarding the Pope’s complicated relationships with indigenous communities. I sourced subjects and locations on behalf of the CBC and made sure they had the interviews and images they needed to tell their story.
Nación Marica
AJ+ Español
As part of a broader series of videos by journalists from all over Latin America, I filmed this story about two young Bolivian homosexuals who are claiming their complex identities as sources of pride.
Colombia: Rebuilding lives and businesses in post-conflict rural areas
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
I traveled to Colombia’s Norte de Santander region, where violent political groups and drug traffickers too often put the lives of local farmers at risk. Accompanied by agricultural officials, I was there to document efforts to provide stable, healthy livelihoods for farmers in this conflict-ridden area. I produced, directed, shot, wrote, and edited this and other videos about these efforts.
La coca mata a las abejas de Bolivia
EuroNews / Agence France-Presse
My news report on the effects of pesticide use on local bee populations in Bolivian coca country garnered national and international attention. Even local coca farmers recognized the problem, and publicly promised to address the issue.
The Refugee Journey
Zakat Foundation
Working with Minneapolis-based filmmaker Cully Gallagher, I traveled to Kenya as the DP for a variety of documentary projects, including this educational video on refugees. I shot all the segments and interviews in Africa, including in hidden safehouses in Nairobi and the Kakuma Refugee Camp.
Este Boliviano Construye Robots Con Basura
AJ+ Español
I produced and shot this award-winning video on Esteban Quispe, the genius from the Bolivian countryside who builds robots out of trash. The first video published about Esteban outside of Bolivia, both Spanish and English versions have gone viral, to date collectively boasting more than 22 million views.
Integración Local de Refugiados en Bolivia
UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
I worked with the UNHCR-ACNUR office in Buenos Aires to shoot a series of profiles of refugees living in Bolivia.
Center for Ecological Agriculture (CEA)
Mano a Mano
I shot and edited this video about Mano a Mano’s Center for Ecological Agriculture and it’s work in developing much-needed skills for Bolivian farmers facing climate change.
UAC-CP graduate Emilio Mamani Villca: Coffee consultant
Carmen Pampa Fund
Unidad Académica Campesina-Carmen Pampa is a rural university in the coca growing region of Nor Yungas. It is also where I first fell in love with Bolivia as a volunteer in 2008. I do multimedia projects with the Carmen Pampa Fund, Minnesota-based organisation that supports the school.
Windows Azure: The Tribune Company
Viewstream
I produced, directed and wrote this award-winning video for Viewstream, a leading digital agency in San Francisco, CA. It is just one of many projects I coordinated with Microsoft, one of Viewstream’s flagship clients.
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