Monthly Archives: March 2011

Time to spring into action!

Posted on 30 March, 2011 by Robin Wyatt

In the UK, spring has arrived. Suddenly, everywhere I look there are vibrant yellow daffodils. Not only outside, but also indoors in vases, bringing a splash of seasonal colour to our work and living spaces. Three days ago, the clocks …

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A taste of Maharashtra I: Travelling off the ‘Lonely Planet Trail’

Posted on 17 March, 2011 by Robin Wyatt

My first ever journal entry on this site was on my journey to becoming a photographer. At the point in time that I made my ‘big decision’, I did not even own a DSLR camera. During all my years spent …

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25 Years of Struggle and Reconstruction in Narmada Valley

Posted on 15 March, 2011 by Robin Wyatt

The images in this photo essay document the work of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) activists during 21st to 23rd October 2010, as the movement and its supporters from all over India gathered in the Narmada Valley to mark 25 years …

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Western Ghats Under Threat II: Open cast mining

Posted on 13 March, 2011 by Robin Wyatt

Photo essay about the detrimental effects on the environment and society of open cast mining and deforestation in Maharashtra’s Western Ghats, India.

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Western Ghats Under Threat (Part II): Open cast mining

Posted on 13 March, 2011 by Robin Wyatt

This photo essay from Sindhudurg District in the Indian state of Maharashtra is the second story from a two-part series on environmentally destructive activities in the Western Ghats region, originally produced for Tehelka in November 2010. I would like to acknowledge …

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Western Ghats Under Threat (Part I): Sand mining

Posted on 13 March, 2011 by Robin Wyatt

The images in the photo essay I’ve published on this site today come from Raigad District in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Together, they make up the first of a two-part series from that country’s Western Ghats. The work was …

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Western Ghats Under Threat I: Sand mining

Posted on 13 March, 2011 by Robin Wyatt

Photo essay about the detrimental effects on the environment and society of sand mining in Maharashtra’s Western Ghats, India.

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So I decided to become a photographer…

Posted on 10 March, 2011 by Robin Wyatt

  I was reading Timothy Allen’s recent blog post just now on his responses to questions he received after the BBC ran an audio slideshow of some of his photographs from Human Planet. I was so struck by the shots …

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