Chile Earthquake 4 – what the ocean took
This is the video that breaks my heart. This was the most destruction I saw of all the earthquake. The earthquake left much standing. The ocean was merciless. And these people, in this secluded town, did not receive any governmental help until Thursday – a load of clothing and food. [...]
Chile Earthquake, 3 – Day 2
We finished editing, as I noted in my previous post, at 7am. We returned to the wireless point Nacho had found at 3am. It no longer existed. We drove around a little looking for wireless, and, not finding any, we went to Radio Paloma – the only radio station in Talca. [...]
Reporting in disaster zones – Part 2
When communications fail it’s really hard to deliver your material to your contractors. Yes, digital media helps in capturing and editing material far faster than traditional media, but also consumes an enormous amount of power (laptop and camera batteries) and requires a steady data connection in order to transmit, which was non-existent at the time.
Power, [...]
The Chilean Earthquake, 1 – Challenges of a Disaster Zone
Last Saturday, at 3.37am, Chile was struck by a terrible earthquake. At the epicenter, the quake registered 8.8 on the Richter Scale, one of the 5 strongest earthquakes at least since 1922. By noon, Nacho and I had been flooded with requests for photos and or video. I was hired by the AP to shoot [...]