Environmental paediatrics | El Diario
July 2023
New feature (writing) for El Diario, featuring Dr. Ferran Campillo, one of the only two environmental paediatricians in Spain. Read interview here.
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Solar rooftops in Germany | Ballena Blanca
May 2023
New feature (writing) for the latest issue of environmental magazine Ballena Blanca, featuring the 100.000 solar rooftops project in Germany and how the involvement of civilians was key to make it a success.
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Exhibition | Ras Al Khaimah Fine Arts Festival
February 2023
Delighted to have one of my images (see Quince below) selected for this year’s Ras Al Khaimah Fine Arts Festival (RAKFAF) in the United Arab Emirates.
The image belongs to my personal project, My Mum’s Garden.
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La vecina que cambió un barrio | Ballena Blanca
December 2022
New feature (photography and writing) for the latest issue of environmental magazine Ballena Blanca, featuring Manuela and her amazing journey towards a more sustainable neighbourhood. The story is also now available online in El Diario.
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Cars in El Retiro park | Ballena Blanca
Summer 2022
A lookback at when cars could go by El Retiro park , first published in print in Ballena Blanca and later online in El Diario. See the latter here.
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Flourish Produce, Regenerative Agriculture | Gourmets
November 2021
New work (text + images) for this month’s issue of Gourmets, featuring farmer Calixta Killander and her regenerative agriculture project in Cambridgeshire (UK), Flourish Produce.
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Taming the Garden | Ballena Blanca
October 2021
New writing work for the latest issue of environmental magazine Ballena Blanca, featuring film director Salome Jashi and her latest documentary, Taming the Garden.
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BOOK: Fermiers Urbains | Gestalten
September 2021
It is with great joy that I share these news: Urban Farmers, the book (photographed by Valery Rizzo, published by Gestalten, written by yours truly) will be out in French next month! The book was originally published in English and has also been translated to German. The French edition is available for pre-order now.
Divided in case studies, profiles, features and “activities at home” , the book, which also includes four guest essays, offers a global overview of urban agriculture across the world. From a scholar that quit academia to fight to save Mexico City’s chinampas to a passionate activist tackling food insecurity by teaching urban farming skills in Nairobi; Urban Farmers is an invitation to roll up the sleeves, start digging and ultimately grow not only vegetables but strong communities.
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Growing food justice in Brooklyn | Yes Magazine
September 2021
You can now read an excerpt of my book, Urban Farmers, featuring East New York Farms! and their crucial food justice work in Yes magazine.
To read more about the book, photographed by Valery Rizzo, written by yours truly and published by Gestalten, see here.
The book is currently available in English and German, and will be soon available in French.
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Flaura, edible flowers | Modern Farmer
July 2021
New work for Modern Farmer, featuring Flaura, the project of Laura López Terrón, an edible flower farmer who works on Tenerife, Canary Islands. Laura, the founder and owner, discusses her transition from office jobs to working the land, plus the difficulties of starting from scratch in a new place. Read full story here.
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BOOK: Urban Farmers | Gestalten
April 2021
It is with great joy that I share these news: Urban Farmers, the book in which photographer and co-editor Valery Rizzo, the Gestalten team and yours truly have been working on for months will be out in Europe soon (April 29th)!
Divided in case studies, profiles, features and “activities at home” , the book, which also includes four guest essays, offers a global overview of urban agriculture across the world. From a scholar that quit academia to fight to save Mexico City’s chinampas to a passionate activist tackling food insecurity by teaching urban farming skills in Nairobi; Urban Farmers is an invitation to roll up the sleeves, start digging and ultimately grow not only vegetables but strong communities.
Writing this book has been a journey and I feel truly grateful for everything that I have learnt along the process. With special thanks to those busy farmers, activists, food justice advocates and all the others who made time for our interviews, the book couldn’t have happened without them. It does take a village!
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School Streets in London | El Diario & Ballena Blanca
April 2021
New work on London’s School Streets and how the initiative is reducing toxic air pollution. Work for Spain’s national newspaper El Diario and environmental magazine Ballena Blanca. See link here.
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Silo London, a zero waste restaurant | Viajes National Geographic
February 2021
A feature about the self-proclaimed first zero waste restaurant in London. Read full story (in Spanish) here.
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Farm shoot | Flourish Produce
September 2020
I had an amazing time shooting new imagery for Flourish Produce, a lovely 16 acre farm located in Cambridgeshire. Established in 2017, their farming methods are based upon Regenerative Agriculture techniques that prioritise improving soil health and working to increase the wildlife and biodiversity of the farm.
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Plátanos of Tenerife | Modern Farmer
October 2019
New work for Modern Farmer, featuring La Calabacera, an organic banana farm located in Tenerife, Canary Islands. Dulce Acevedo, the owner, discusses the transition to organic agriculture and why they did it. Read full story here.
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Flourish Farm | Courier
June 2019
New photo work for Courier Media (London newspaper), featuring the lovely Flourish Farm.
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Growing Underground | El País Semanal
December 2018
Very excited to share this interview with Richard Ballard of Growing Underground, a pioneer hydroponic farm in London. Published in El País Semanal, you can now read it online here.
Tenerife | London Evening Standard
June 2018
New work for London's newspaper Evening Standard. The feature talks about the hidden Tenerife. Published in print on 22/06/2018, you can read it online here.
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Isabelle Legeron MW | El País Semanal
June 2018
Very excited to share this interview with Isabelle Legeron MW, a person whose work I admire so much. Published in last weekend's El País Semanal, you can now read it online here.
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The Urban Beekeeper | El País Semanal
January 2018
It was a real pleasure to interview Dale Gibson, of Bermondsey Street Bees. A former broker in the City who is now fighting to raise awareness of the needs of urban bees from his artisan honey and consulting business. Work for El País Semanal magazine published in print on 31/12/2017. Read online here.
