Water Collection Pakistan
Our research found that while localised impacts can be powerful, it is important to show the scale of a flood's impacts. People seeking clean water in the foreground add the human element to connect with the viewer.
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WHAT IT SHOWS: People displaced by the 2010 flooding in Pakistan collect clean drinking water from a tapstand in the town of Ghari Kharo, in western Sindh Province.
Photo by
DFID Russell Watkins (CC BY 2.0)
Principles:
Climate change impacts are emotionally powerful
Show 'real people', not staged photo-ops
Show local (but serious) climate impacts