A Great Gadget For On The Fly Documentary Films? Paulo Nunes dos Santos Shows Us A New Tool

A look at a a Kodak zi8 camera with a Rode Videomic microphone mounted on a shoe.

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I don't write too much about gadgets as I am not a "gear head", but I wanted to share this device pointed out to me on Facebook by fellow Gaia Photos photojournalist Paulo Nunes Dos Santos.

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WESTERN SAHARA LANDMINES: Documentary Photography From The African Desert By Paulo Nunes dos Santos At GAIA Photos

A landmine victim outside a medical center near Rabouni refugee camp

in the desert region of Western Sahara Africa.

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Western Sahara: The Desert Of Landmines is a feature story by Ireland's Paulo Nunes dos Santos now appearing on Gaia Photos.

As photojournalist Paulo Nunes dos Santos explains, "Sixteen years of fighting between Moroccan and Polisario forces, from 1975-1991, has left Western Sahara contaminated by landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW). During the conflict Morocco constructed a 2500 km defensive wall, known as the Berm."

Further, Paulo Nunes dos Santos says, "Landmine and ERW contamination hinders safe movement throughout Western Sahara for the local population and United Nations observers. Landmine Action has documented instances of mine laying along roads and tracks and at water points. As long as this state of affairs persists, nearly 200,000 Saharawi refugees currently residing in camps located in Algeria will be unable to return safely to Western Sahara and the conflict will remain frozen."

Paulo Nunes dos Santos visited the desert region of Western Sahara Africa and shares the legacy of unexploded ordnance UXO in his photo essay Western Sahara: The Desert Of Landmines, now appearing on Gaia Photos, a new international photography source of nearly 60 photojournalists from around the world whose mission is to promote quality and diversity in documentary photography.

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CAMBODIA LANDMINES: Documentary Photography Of Survivors From Gaia Photos By Paulo Nunes dos Santos

Landmine survivors laying down in the shade of a building under construction on the outskirts of Siem Reap, Cambodia.

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Cambodia: Land Mine Survivors is a feature story by Ireland 's Paulo Nunes dos Santos now appearing on Gaia Photos.

As photojournalist Paulo Nunes dos Santos explains, "Decades of war have left scars in many forms throughout Cambodia. Mines, the most lasting legacy of the conflicts, continues to claim new victims daily. Unofficial reports estimate that more than 40,000 Cambodians have suffered amputations as a result of mine injuries in the past 30 years."

Further, Paulo Nunes dos Santos says, "International non governmental organizations (NGO's) together with local authorities, are now trying to minimize the problems caused by landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO). Until just recently, thousands of Anti Personal Mines were made and sold every day by countries that openly champion democracy and human rights."

Paulo Nunes dos Santos visited Siem Reap, Cambodia, the home of Angkor Wat, and shares the legacy of unexploded ordnance in his photo essay Cambodia: Land Mine Survivors, now appearing on Gaia Photos, a new international photography source comprised of 51 photojournalists from around the world whose mission is to promote quality and diversity in documentary photography.

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Documentary Photography From The Western Sahara Now On Gaia Photos: The Forgotten People By Paulo Nunes dos Santos

Saharawi men racing camels during the FISAHARA festival in Dajla.

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Western Sahara: The Forgotten People is a feature story by Ireland 's Paulo Nunes dos Santos now appearing on Gaia Photos.

As photojournalist Paulo Nunes dos Santos explains, "As soon as the Moroccan occupation of the Western Sahara started and the vicious and bloody war diffused, nearly 200,000 Saharawis made their way across the desert under aerial bombardment to refugee camps in Algeria. Five camps were created under the control of the Polisario Front."

Further, Paulo Nunes dos Santos recounts, "Stories of war, exile and fear can be heard from most of the refugees one encounters in the camps, however feelings of hope and prosperity seems unanimous amongst all. The certainty of going back one day to their homeland to resume their traditional nomadic life characterizes the Saharawi people, a group long forgotten by the rest of the world."

Paulo Nunes dos Santos visited Rabouni refugee camp in Africa and shares the story of the Saharawi people in his photo essay Western Sahara: The Forgotten People, now appearing on Gaia Photos, a new international photography source comprised of 48 photojournalists from around the world whose mission is to promote quality and diversity in documentary photography.

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Western Sahara: The Saharawi Guerrilla

"Thousands of miles from any major civilization and with temperatures as high as 50 degrees Celsius, two armies are prepared to resume a war. On one side, there are over 100,000 heavily armed Moroccan conscripts. On the other, less than 20,000 lightly armed and highly mobile Polisario guerrillas."

This state of affairs sets the scene for Paulo Nunes dos Santos' photo reportage entitled, Western Sahara: The Saharawi Guerrilla, now appearing on Gaia Photos, an Internet portal comprised of 39 photojournalists from around the world whose mission is to promote quality and diversity in documentary photography.

Born in 1977 in a remote village in northeast Portugal, Paulo Nunes dos Santos relocated to Lisbon in 1998 in order to pursue Communication Sciences and Journalism studies at the university. Since taking his first foray into photography there, Paulo has traveled and photographed people and places of Europe, South America, Southeast Asia and Africa.

During the past few years, Paulo Nunes dos Santos has documented conflict and social issues while collaborating regularly with several media outlets in Portugal and his work is often published internationally.

Currently he lives and works as a freelance photojournalist in the Republic of Ireland and is available for assignments.

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