(Click here to watch and listen to the video version of this blog entry) Introduction With the arrival of Kadyrov's men in Ukraine I was bound to spot some footage of them to geolocate any time soon. Today was the day. And Mariupol was the place.Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya, who last week (March... Continue Reading →
(Click here to watch and listen to the video version of this blog entry) Introduction On March 10, 2022, I came across a concerning video that had been shared on Facebook earlier that day. In his post, the author implies that the video depicts a market in a village in Afghanistan where people were selling... Continue Reading →
(Click here to watch and listen to the video version of this blog entry) What happens when you have to geolocate a photo or a video and there's no available google street view or panoramic images to help you out? Sometimes you will have to find the coordinates of locations so remote that there are... Continue Reading →
(Click here to watch and listen to the video version of this blog entry) As someone who loves animals, seeing so much damage done to a wildlife centre makes me a mix of sad and angry. This video, shared on February 25, 2022, showed the result of Russian shelling on a small Ukrainian Zoo.Here is... Continue Reading →
(Click here to watch and listen to the video version of this blog entry) For the past week and a half, since the Ukrainian-Russian war started, I have been busy, just like many others in the OSINT industry, geolocating anything that I can find regarding the conflict. I will be sharing how to do quick... Continue Reading →
And how relying on information from the news can set you back. (Click here to watch and listen to the video version of this blog entry) Introduction As the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian military unfolds, the world watches. Many of us want to do something but what? Do we, as individuals, hold any... Continue Reading →
(Click here to watch and listen to the video version of this blog entry) Today as I was scrolling through my LinkedIn’s home feed I came across this image that had been liked by someone from my network. It depicts two female tennis players, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova, each picture showing one holding an... Continue Reading →
(Click here to watch and listen to the video version of this blog entry) A while ago I spotted an image on reddit that really struck with me. I immediately knew I wanted to use it as my profile picture everywhere. It’s topical, impactful and beautifully done. The problem was that by the time I... Continue Reading →
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