Quick dispatch from Antananarivo

August 3, 2022

I’ve been in Madagascar’s capital for a few days, preparing for my upcoming expedition and exploring the city on foot with my cameras and recorders.

What does an active volcano sound like?

November 12, 2021

Boiling lava, gases escaping, mini earthquakes and lava bombs create a surreal soundscape inside the volcanic caldera at Erta Ale in Northern Ethiopia.

2020 sound recording expedition to Kenya

March 23, 2021

I keep looking over my shoulder as I’m setting up my rig in a dead Acacia tree. The last thing I want to see now is a lion, a buffalo or a hippo. Technically I’m not allowed to exit the vehicle in Tsavo National Park, and for good reason. The density of big wildlife here is impressive.

Sound recording in Borneo - expedition report

January 23, 2020

People generally spend the holidays visiting family, buying presents, taking a break from work and maybe going on a relaxing vacation. This is what passed through my mind as I was speeding up a hill deep in the Bornean rainforest with a hungry Orangutan chasing our small group.