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Time to skip town
Don’t worry Haitian friends, we have enough images in our psychological luggage to knead our brains for weeks to come; we won’t forget your plight as we settle back into our comfortable Toronto lifestyles.
A brief history of Haiti: how natural are “natural disasters”?
Haiti's history reveals that the structural inequalities in the country run deeper than the foundations of it's fallen buildings.
Dignity and Disasters: “bearing witness” to the suffering of others
When does "witnessing" trespass into voyeurism and violate the dignity of those that we are seeking to help? Does image upon image of piled dead bodies actually increase our comprehension of the tragedy as it unfolds?
Decade of Disasters
An interactive slideshow from the Globe and Mail about our "unprecedented" decade of natural disasters.
Waiting for a Disaster
It’s hard not to feel like an ambulance chaser when you’re waiting for a natural disaster to happen. With a production crew now on stand-by, the grim role of disaster watch has fallen to me.
Getting ready for the unknown
Natural disasters are the known unknowns. Ten years in the field making documentaries has taught me to prepare for the worst, so naturally the first priority was to hire a really good team.
What is the FACT Team?
It’s the most important job you’ve never heard of. The Red Cross FACT team arrives in-country during the emergency phase of a response operation.
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