Covering the UNDP IP Conference as an events photographer and videographer in Chiang Mai, Thailand

I was assigned as an events photographer and videographer to work on the UNDP Indigenous Persons Conference, which was actually 2 conferences, the YECAP Indigenous Fellows Training and the Youth CO:LAB Regional Dialogue on Indigenous Youth Social Entrepreneurship conference.

While a lot of the indigenous youth face pressure and uncertainty in their lives, both conferences were conducted with a genuine sense of collaboration and conviviality. I hope my photographs and videos do justice to this.

At the CO:LAB Conference, participants were mentored on entrepreneurship with people giving presentations through the final day. Young indigenous entrepreneurs presented their ideas to the group. It was great to see participants so eager to listen and to learn about how best to develop their ideas and their skills and to see how open everyone was to the constructive criticism and feedback that they received.

The YECAP Conference was conducted with a similarly convivial atmosphere. The participants learnt about some of the issues they face and the steps they can take to mitigate the impacts on their communities.

One of the highlights was the group project that looked at the issues indigenous youth across the Asia Pacific are facing. Groups worked together to explain the issues and look at the solution.

The final results where a collaborative drawing made up from contributions from each of the groups.

You can see other examples of my photography work here and other examples of my videography work here.

You can see a selection of the photos I took below:

Fast-turnaround project as a video editor for United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

I worked as a video editor for UNDP and UN Women on the joint project to address stigma and discrimination experienced by women with disabilities.

The videos were posted on UNDPs social media channels to coincide with International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPWD).

The projects was done on a very tight turnaround and it was a great team effort to get all the videos done and signed off in time to be launched on IDPWD.

As the project is in the initial stages, it would be great to see it gaining traction and shining a light on a subject that is often overlooked and that it contributes to reducing stigma and discrimination for women with disabilities across the world.

It was a pleasure working with the team at UNDP. In terms of clarity of vision and understanding how to be optimise and publish the videos on social media they were among the best I’ve worked with it.

It was also great to work with the team from University College London who are clearly experts in their field and are working very hard to get this project out of the block.

You can see more of my work as a video editor here and other example of short clips I’ve edited for publication on social media here. Below is one of the clips that was published on various agencies social media channels to help promote the project.

Videographer for UNDP's Regional Office, Bangkok, Thailand

I was hired to work as a videographer by UNDP Asia and the Pacific to make a video for Human Rights Day.

The video was posted on UNDP’s social media channels and shows the journeys and hopes of 7 young human rights defenders and climate activists from across the Asia Pacific to inspire other youth to be more aware of the issues surrounding climate change.

The human rights defenders and activists hailed from across the Asia Pacific regions from countries including The Philippines, Pakistan, Nepal and India.

It was fascinating listening to the tell their stories about how the became activists and human rights defenders; the adversity they’ve faced; their optimism for the future and their suggestion for actions that youth can take across the region to increase understanding and awareness of a situation that is quickly becoming a pressing concern.

It was great to work with the UNDP team at their office in Bangkok, Thailand. It would be a pleasure to collaborate with them again on future projects.

You can see more examples of my videography work here and here.