Ed Kashi - environmental photography - Oil extraction

Ed Kashi on his environmental photography projects in the Niger delta and Madagascar The photojournalist Ed Kashi's work chronicling oil extraction in the Niger delta, the Curse of the Black Gold, won him the Prix Pictet Commission, whereby he was invited to produce a body of work on the theme of Earth. Here he discusses the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, his work in the Niger delta and the recent Prix Pictet exhibition, Madagascar: A Land Out of Balance. 

Interview and editing by Eric Hilaire guardian.co.uk, Thursday 6 May 2010 07.00 BST

(http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/interactive/2010/may/06/ed-kashi-niger-delta-madagascar)



(VIDEO - ON WEBSITE) 

As i was unable to embed the video i have made some still captures of images as the video is made up as a slideshow of photographs accompanied by the photographer talking about his project. (the captured screen shots of the stills are above this text)