
Bangladesh - Dike
This photo series by Danish award-winning freelance photojournalist & documentary filmmaker Anders Birch documents the impacts of sea-level rise and flooding in Bangladesh. This series was chosen because it focuses on the human story of this climate impact. It consistently uses a human subject to provide scale and draw the audience into the story. For example, the image of a woman cooking in her flooded house drives home the real cost of climate change for individuals and communities in a clear way.
Anders Birch/laif
Rights Managed
WHAT IT SHOWS: The eldest daughter outside the family hut at high tide. The dike is the only safe place in town where water can not reach.
Photo by
Anders Birch/laif
Principles:
Climate change impacts are emotionally powerful
Show 'real people', not staged photo-ops