Patagonia Sin Represas: Patagonia Without Dams

I created this video with environmental photographer (and my frequent collaborator) Bridget Besaw on the proposed large-scale dam project in Chile’s southern Patagonia region. Bridget fell in love with the region through traveling in and photographing the wild, largely untouched landscape, something I also experienced when I traveled to Patagonia in December 2010, and again in March 2011. Bridget speaks about what’s at stake environmentally and culturally if this dam project moves forward, despite widespread opposition among Chileans.

I interviewed Bridget about her relationship to this story and edited the piece. Since it’s debut on the Patagonia website in November, 2011, the video has received over 40,000 hits.