About - Terrain | Phil Clarke Hill | Video and Photo Journalism

I’m a video and photo journalist, documentary dp and director, working internationally in the field since 2007. The core aim of my work is to get under-reported or overlooked stories in large media outlets, with a focus on the environment, social justice and underground culture.

I have dedicated much of my career to South America – regularly working throughout the region since 2011, and in particular in Brazil. I’ve been based back in London since 2020, focusing on UK stories but also working internationally.

My work has been broadcast and published by many major outlets including the BBC, the Guardian, Vice News, National Geographic Traveller, the New Statesman, AJ+, VOA, the Washington Post and GEO. I also produce material for organisations such as the FSC, UNISDR, UNHCR, UNDP, the World Stroke Organisation. My photography collection is represented by Getty Images.

I’ve received grants from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting and One World Media for projects in Brazil, plus bursaries from Screen Skills and the Rory Peck Trust. I was a finalist for the Amnesty Media Award and Environmental Photographer of the Year, and have been awarded by the Royal Photographic Society and the International Photography Awards.

Most importantly though, it’s all about the message that the work can show; teaches; represent – hopefully that speaks for itself.