Somalia is at the frontline of the global climate crisis.
After five consecutive failed rainy seasons, Somalia is already in its longest historic drought, with harvests and livestock now decimated in a country already crippled by twenty years of civil war. In 2022 alone, over one million Somalis fled rural villages for rapidly growing protected aid camps. The U.N. estimates that over 4 million farm animals have perished since the beginning of 2021. For herders and villagers in the rural regions of Somalia, this is a disaster of unprecedented magnitude, with famine a deadly reality in 2023.
Giles Clarke is a photojournalist focusing on capturing the human face of current and post-conflict global issues.
Awards 2024: World Report Award - Master Award Winner - Festival Della Fotografia Etica - Lodi, Italy.
2022: Winner of the Sharjah Government Communication Award for his past work in prisons in El Salvador
2021: Winner of the 'WARS Photography Award' created by Associazione 46 Parallelo / Atlante Delle Wars in Italy for work in Yemen.
2021: PX3 Prix De La Photographie Paris - Gold Award - 'Yemen In Covid' - War/Press Category.
