Typhoons, tsunamis, volcanoes, floods – when nature shows itself from its violent side and people and animals flee to safety, this young man packs his cameras, heads for the epicenter of the affected area, and shoots.
![]() When he climbed up onto the roof of the highest building in a small Vietnamese town during a typhoon warning ten years ago, instead of taking refuge in the cellar with the residents, people declared him mad. That was the first time the “storm chaser” was able to sell footage he had put his life on the line to shoot. An idea was born, and James made his hobby into a career.
The Englishman now lives in Hong-Kong. Now in his mid-thirties, he is already a seasoned natural disaster cameraman and has shot footage of over 50 typhoons, hurricanes, cyclones and their impact. But that doesn’t seem to have been excitement enough for him: a few years ago, he also started tackling volcanoes belching fire and dust.
We have the wild and visually stunning footage captured under these extreme and risky conditions in HD for you – and we can also supply lots of it in 4K. Hold on tight!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FRAMEPOOL
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Hard as it is to believe – 15 years have already passed since filmmakers Stephan Bleek and Ulrike Ziegler discovered that getting hold of good footage was far too difficult and set up a “matchmaking agency for filmmakers” to bring those who have excellent material and those who need it together – Framepool was born. And grew to be the second-largest global provider of Rights Managed footage.
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The power of nature …
… shows itself in small things that move slowly and change constantly as well as in powerful winds and mighty floods. Practically nobody captures this in more poetic images than our partners at Naturevision as they follow nature and the gradual changing of the seasons around the world closely. One can practically smell their sprouting mushrooms, feel the chill of ice crystals growing and hear the babbling of wild mountain streams. Almost as refreshing as an autumnal stroll!
![]() Nature + time lapse + 4K
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The power of humans...
...often reveals itself through violence and the deployment of weapons. Footage of this is needed, too, and we can supply fresh material from our new partner Alex Sergeev showing military exercises in East Ukraine.
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In 1917, the world changed
Lots of century-old material will be in demand next year: with the 100th anniversary of the Russian revolution approaching, we have already located relevant material in our archives, including original footage of the October Revolution featuring Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin. If you find you need anything we don’t already have in our webshop, we will be happy to search for it for you.
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Everybody on Earth should see the film “ Before the Flood”, the National Geographic documentary on the consequences of climate change made by Oscar award winners Leonardo diCaprio and Fisher Stevens (director). Starring Ban Ki-moon, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Pope Francis ... And our footage, of course – anything else would be unimaginable given Framepool’s longstanding focus on this area!
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BE FAIR, AND PLAY BY THE RULES!
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An exception to copyright law exists, but is all too frequently misapplied: the right of quotation. Works protected by copyright may be used for the purpose of quotation. This can apply to academic works, news reports, satires, parodies or documentaries dealing with the topic under discussion. Countries including the USA and Israel also allow quotation in teaching and educational materials and by search engines.
The key concept here is fair use: quotations from works protected by copyright must be used within the framework of an independent work on the topic. Assembling “collections of quotations” is not covered. While no fixed rule exists that would define exactly how much can legitimately be cited from another work, borrowing too much will not be judged to be covered by “fair use” if a dispute arises. Even when sources are given, one may not use third-party material to embellish one’s own work.
As is always the case, rules differ and are interpreted differently in different places. As such, whether footage can be used for the purpose of quotation, and the form it can be used in, must be determined individually on a case-by-case basis to avoid unpleasant surprises. We would be happy to help you with this.
Enquiries to rightsclearance@framepool.com ›More about rights clearance and license issues ›
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