The Thirsty West Bank
May 4, 2009
In a Drying Land, a Constant Struggle for Water Read more
Video: The Biggest Dry, Stories of Australia’s Waning Rivers & Worried Towns
March 9, 2009
A love song, a hymn of mourning: where has Australia’s beloved water gone? As the Murray-Darling river basin trickles into another decade of drought, its people catch what remains of the waning water and parched earth in their stories. Read more
The Biggest Dry: Photo Gallery
March 9, 2009
From any eye and all angles, the Murray-Darling River Basin conjures a grand but vexing vista. Read more
International photography contest, Prix Pictet, focuses on sustainabilty and water
November 4, 2008
The first annual photography contest to focus on the theme of “sustainability” awarded Benoit Aquin its grand prize Friday. Read more
Photo essay — “Thirsty world: Desperate quest for water”
October 21, 2008
What Matters, a new anthology by David Elliot Cohen, continues to make waves with its water-focused photojournalism. CNN recently featured a photo essay by Circle of Blue contributing photographer Brent Stirton and the Pacific Institute’s Dr. Peter Gleick Read more
Video: Kenny Irby of the Poynter Institute
August 22, 2008
In a video interview with Circle of Blue, Kenny Irby, visual journalism group leader and diversity program director of the Poynter Institute, discusses the power of photos to drive social change. Read more
“Mouth to Source” hopes to create a virtual library of Earth’s rivers
August 21, 2008
Mouth to Source/Paul Stewart“Mouth to Source”, an online blog hoping to navigate and photograph the world’s rivers, allows users to virtually tour the Mekong river in South Asia. Paul Stewart, founder and editor of the site hopes to work with others across the globe to visually categorize the rivers of the world. “Our goal is to be able to navigate the entire globe via the river and water systems…every river is important to us,” says Stewart.
Find the original Quicktime Panoramas at Mouth to Source.
Images: Circle of Blue collaborator featured in National Geographic
June 24, 2008
Nearly a year after four mountain gorillas were carried out of the forest — shot and burned — photojournalist Brent Stirton’s photographs of the event are featured on the cover of the July 2008 National Geographic. Read more
Video: Circle of Blue briefing
June 17, 2008
Circle of Blue advisors and team members discuss journalism, science, data and communications design focused on water. Read more
Pictures: Water, water, everywhere
June 16, 2008
BOSTON - The importance of water in the lives of people worldwide is highlighted in a photo essay by the Boston Globe. Images from China, the United States, India, and other countries around the world show the importance of water to all. Read more
