Phil Coomes, the BBC Picture Editor, has a cracking blog

on the BBC website that takes the name of VIEWFINDER.

I’m hoping that Phil will grant duckrabbit an interview at the end of the Summer.  I’m pretty sure that he’s behind most of the BBC’s massive leap forward in the way that it presents imagery.  It’s no surprise that the New York Times website is the leader in this field, because coming from print they have always had a deep relationship with photography. The BBC of course has been a world leader in moving image and sound, but clearly there’s a commitment to find new ways to tell stories and photography is starting to hold its own.

On his blog today Phil asks some key players about the state of photojournalism, including duckrabbit contributor Daniel Cuthbert.

One reply caught my eye. Anil Ramchand from Corbis encourages photographers to get themselves skilled in multimedia. They could do a lot worse then come to duckrabbit for training. Funnily enough I’ve just heard that one of our last trainees has placed a multimedia feature with the BBC.  Anil is on to something ….

Anil Ramchand (Corbis):

“There still are a lot of young people wanting to craft a career in photojournalism. The enthusiasm is still there. It has never been easier for these individuals to remain independent and secure assignments on their own rather than rely on an agency for work. For the journalist, it has become pretty necessary to be aware of developments in technology, and it’s useful to acquire multimedia skill sets.”