Field reports
Here are some stories from the field. Personal accounts from locations where we work and the people we meet. From trips in the Amazon rainforest and cacao farms in Bahia to the caves of PETAR in Brazil. Documenting the field trips, the people and the landscapes behind the work of Impulse 4 Development.
Amazon Rainforest, Brazil
In 2019, I documented a the partnership between Impulse 4 Development and a local NGO working in the Amazon rainforest.The work focused on visually documenting collaboration on the ground — the people involved, the environmental context, and the realities of working in one of the world’s most sensitive ecosystems. Photography and video were used to support transparency, communication, and long-term understanding of the project’s environmental and social dimensions.
Cocoa Farms in Bahia
Located in northeastern Brazil, the state of Bahia is known for its cultural history, Atlantic coastline, and remnants of the Atlantic Forest biome — one of the world’s most biodiverse and threatened ecosystems. In southern Bahia, cocoa cultivation has long been integrated into the forest landscape through traditional agroforestry systems known as cabruca, where cacao trees grow beneath a native forest canopy.
PETAR - Alto Ribeira State & Tourist Park.
Located approximately 350 km southwest of São Paulo, PETAR (Parque Estadual Turístico do Alto Ribeira) is one of Brazil’s most significant protected rainforest regions. Known for its extensive cave systems — each with distinctive geological and ecological characteristics — PETAR offers a rare intersection of biodiversity, scientific research, and carefully managed adventure tourism.