My Work
Taken by the Ocean
Playa Perales, a town of 400 people along the Chilean coast, was swept in the tsunami created by the February 27th, 2010 Chilean earthquake. Four days after the cataclysm, the people of the isolated hamlet were still waiting for aid from the government and living in the scavenged scraps of their homes.
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Without Limits
Francisca Mardones refuses to let her physical impediments limit her. After being paralyzed in a hurricane in 1999, Mardones took up tennis as a means of physical therapy. Today she is the 1st ranked female wheelchair tennis player in Chile, 17th in the Iberoamericana league and 29th in the world. Her motivation to play tennis [...]
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A Refuge for Those Without Hope
Reinaldo Montecinos Yáñez arrived at a Hogar de Cristo shelter in Santiago in 2005. Serverly malnourished, he weighed only 29 kilograms. He did not even have the strength to walk. He went to the Hogar de Cristo to die. In time, however, he managed to get better, and still spends his nights on the mattresses [...]
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Down the Lines
Dependent on technology developed over 100 years ago, our energy grid is in trouble. Consumption is increasing dramatically, and the construction of our power lines has fallen far behind, setting the stage for more serious and frequent blackouts in the coming years. This video was part of my contribution to Powering a Nation, UNC-Chapel Hill’s [...]
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stills
A Mapuche woman holds up a branch from the sacred cinnamon tree during the annual Columbus Day protest in Santiago, Chile October 12, 2009. An estimated 5,000 people attended the march. A child navigates through a city bus in Santiago, Chile. Wes Waddle affixes rope to a bundle block so that it can be used [...]
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The Lures of the Mountains
Danny Williams grew up in the Great Smoky Mountains surrounding North Carolina’s Fontana Lake. Williams gave up heavy operating heavy machinery and a life on the road to run the shuttle boat around Fontana Lake and live permanently in the mountains of his upbringing. This video was produced for the Charlotte Observer’s special multimedia section [...]
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projects
Starting at UNC-Chapel Hill, I was involved with a number of multimedia documentary projects which gave me a deep appreciation for the story telling aspects the many elements of multimedia can contribute. First as a multimedia producer for La Tercera, and now as a freelancer, I am fortunate enough to continue examining topics in depth [...]
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A Father’s Sacrifice
John came from Acapulco, Mexico, three years ago. He was 15. He enrolled in high school and excelled. He learned English quickly and made his father proud. In October of 2008, John saw his school friends from his living-room window. He went out to see them. They had stolen a gas can from the back [...]
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Raising Burmese
School is important to Toe Toe’s mother. So Rose keeps the 9-year-old’s hair cut and helps with homework. At the first sign of fever, Rose’s hand is the one reaching for Toe Toe’s forehead. Yet, Rose is not Toe Toe’s mother. Rose is a teacher at one of the few schools for Burmese children in [...]
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Fighting the Tides
The Coast of Ocean Isle Beach in North Carolina is washing away at both ends. Erosion has plagued the east end for years, and has now begun carrying away the west end.