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Media Update 02 April 2020
Pictures from Pioneer Drone Photojournalist Gail Orenstein
Gail Orenstein has been a photographer for 23 years. She lives in London and is a member of The NUJ and The International Press Association. She is also a news Drone journalist. Gail was the first female to drone in Kurdistan during the Mosul offensive in Iraq 2017. She has travelled often on her own to 84 countries and started her journey documenting prisoners in Guatemala in 1982. She has photographed and droned in many conflict zones, often the only female photographer in the field at the time.
Below are several images she has captured on her many adventures.
March 17th, 2020: A women with a traditional leaf hat scavenges through a recycling area under Long Bien Bridge outside of the centre of Hanoi.
Victory Day, 2019: Commemoration of victory over opposition forces at The Eternal Fire in Yerevan, Armenia.
March, 2019: A fisherman gathers together what's left of his livelihood on Savanna beach, Beira, Mozambique. Cyclone Idai hit Beira city, on March 14th, as a category two storm. The livelihood of many fishermen was wiped out in a day.
October 12th 2019: A cable car running daily to the top of Chiatura, Georgia, often called 'Stalin's graveyard'. Built in 1954 by the Stalinist government, the cable cars were used to pick up Manganese in the mines on the hilltops. On these Soviet-era tramways 3 of the 12 cable cars are still running. Many of the minerals used in former Soviet towns are toxic and are used for both heat and cooking because of fuel poverty.
For interviews or further information she can be reached at gailphoto@hotmail.co.uk
Drones Increasingly Embraced by Public Safety Authorities
In parallel with the growth of the drone industry, public safety authorities have turned to drone technology and seen the enormous benefits an aerial perspective brings to their life saving work.
No two jobs are the same, however every call-out is unpredictable, important, and very risky. Drones have proved to solve complex issues in situations where time, resources and decision making are paramount to the success of the operation.
For these benefits to be explored even further by the fire-fighting community, DJI has formed a new global partnership with Rosenbauer International AG, the world-leading manufacturer of fire service vehicles and firefighting equipment.
Find out more about this partnership here.
How Drones are Helping With the Preservation of Koalas
Sadly, koalas today face a dire outlook across Australia due to human development, droughts, and forest fires. Events like these and a declining population make conservation and research more important than ever.
Drones offer a more efficient way to count koalas from above, covering more ground than was possible in the past. Dr. Hamilton and his team at the Queensland University of Technology benefit from DJI drones to count koalas, using the data obtained to better help these furry friends from down under.
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Hasselblad Heroines: A Celebration of Female Photographers
Hasselblad Heroines shines a light on talented female photographers from around the globe as they make their mark in the photographic industry. Through these spotlights, each Heroine shares their experiences in their career, challenges they've encountered in a typically male-dominated industry and inspiration in their art through short video interviews.
By putting a spotlight on these creatives, Hasselblad Heroines hopes to encourage the next generation of female photographers to go against the grain and bring their creative visions to life.
Upcoming features include 2016 Hasselblad Master in Architecture Swee Oh, Hasselblad Ambassador Julia Fullerton-Batten, 2014 Hasselblad Master in Fashion/Beauty Bara Prasilova, Celia D. Luna, Hasselblad X You Grand Prize Winner Clarissa Bonet, 2016 Hasselblad Master in Portrait Natalia Evelyn Bencicova and Chiara Zonca.
You can share these amazing photos with your readers by directing them to the Hasselblad official website.
If you would like any further information please contact: nathalie.gerke@hasselblad.com
