If a city can be defined by a means of transport, then Jakarta is the motor scooter; they are a cheap, quick way to get around the city. It’s not unusual to see a whole family on one scooter; there must be a million of them on Jakarta’s roads.
There’s also a kind of mini people [...]
Jakarta June 2009
Posted on Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
Rebranding Lagos
Posted on Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
Well after nearly two weeks filming in Lagos I think I am getting closer to understanding this city a bit. It may no longer be the capital of Nigeria but it is most definitely the heartbeat of the country. Yesterday’s filming was broken in to two halves. During the morning we filmed the Eyo festival, [...]
The cameraman’s view
Posted on Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
Lagos 19 April 2009
This is a city with amazing energy. The constant movement of people and traffic, combined with heat and dust, create an atmosphere unlike any other city I have filmed in. Everyone is working hard; labourers on building sites work from 6am to 6pm. The fishermen’s wives leave for the markets at 5am [...]
Tokyo
Posted on Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
We’ve recently returned from Tokyo, one of the most iconic megacities in the world. Vast areas of Tokyo lie below sea level. Huge embankments protect all of the rivers that flow through it and they have built three hundred meter wide levees to protect the city from flooding. Climate change will bring increased torrential rainfall [...]
Lagos: Africa's Megacity
Posted on Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
Jessica and I have just returned from a recce trip to Lagos, Nigeria, the fastest growing city in the world. Lagos is Africa’s only Megacity and it is expanding at an alarming rate. We had heard no end of talk about the chaos that awaited us, but what we found included some pleasant surprises. Improved [...]
Filming Australia's Drought
Posted on Monday, October 12th, 2009
Flying into Adelaide it is all too easy to see how 8 years of drought is ravaging South Australia. Muddy rivers, parched parks and dead trees scar the landscape, all tell tale signs of a city that is dying of thirst.
The 5 days in Adelaide kicked off with Lesley and Mick Fischer, farmers on the [...]