The Hard Rain Picture Show takes audiences on a journey through rainforests, man-made deserts, inside shantytowns and peasant villages and into communities of indigenous people living in the most remote habitats on earth. It is not another travelogue or an exercise in hand-wringing. The presentation takes us face to face with our problems and the solutions hidden inside the issues that define the 21st century. It inspires audiences to participate in the complex debate about how best to address the pressing problems that threaten to engulf us.

“Mark is one of the most effective photographers in the world. In his slide presentation he showed us that he has two voices: the ‘voice’ of his images and the ‘voice’ of his lecturing. With superb timing and with a wonderful way of linking pictures and words he revealed things that have been invisible to us. There are few others who have such a thorough grasp of issues of the environment, development and new approaches to business practice. For 1,000 people Mark’s lecture was a truly memorable occasion.”
Herbert Giradet, Chairman, Schumacher Society, London.

“Mark has brought us an extraordinary account of our environmental crisis. Hard Rain is electrifying – the most moving slide presentation I have ever seen. He transported his audience from the Sheraton Ballroom in Perth, Australia to facets of a world seldom seen by one individual. We travelled with him and went away transformed in our understanding. His commentary forces us to ask fundamental and unexpected questions about ourselves and how we live. An extraordinary experience.”
Philip Noyce, Director, United Nations Global 500 Forum.

The Hard Rain Picture Show has been seen by audiences in Australia, Scandinavia, Switzerland, Cuba, USA, Mexico, India and Britain. It has been hosted by government ministries, the British Council, businesses, newspapers and by campaigning organizations.

For more information or to book a Hard Rain Picture Show, email mark@hardrainproject.com

This site is a forum for debate about the issues that will define the 21st century. Be part of it. Email your contribution here and come back soon to see what other readers are saying.

To register for news, information and offers from Hard Rain Project, please enter your email below.