Tales from Latin America
Last week I did some flying with my Mavic Pro drone over Puerto Maldonado and the Rio Madre de Dios. It had been a while since I last flew, but it was fun to get up in the air again — especially with the crowd of kids wanting to watch! Puerto Maldonado is a rainforest […]
Last Wednesday I flew to Puerto Maldonado on the Rio Madre de Dios and caught my first glimpse of the devastation caused by gold mining in the rainforest. While it was my third trip to Puerto Maldonado, it was my first time to sit next to the window looking out across the Madre de Dios […]
Just came upon this little video that I made 8 years ago in the Amazon rainforest. It was shot, poorly edited, and uploaded all in one evening from the middle of the jungle about 50 miles from the nearest city. How they had an internet connection, I don’t know — probably satellite. It’s short and […]
The Monitoring of the Andean Amazon Project (MAAP) has released a report on deforestation hotspots in the rainforest as well as a series of satellite photos showing examples of the devastation that mining, palm oil harvesting, and general agriculture is making on the region. If you care about your children and your grandchildren and the future, […]
As my trip approaches, the usual questions about what video and photo equipment to take always comes up. On this trip, I think I’m pretty set on what to take as my focus has become more and more on video. Two and a half years ago I made the switch to 4K video after purchasing […]