‘Top 5 Reasons I Quit My Job’ by Corey Pein, Editor in Chief of Demotix Photo Agency.

Corey Pein, former Editor in Chief of Demotix has quit, and he's not gone quietly. He's written a post on his blog about the damage he feels Corbis are doing to Demotix since they......

An alternative point of view on The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013.

Justin Leighton suggested I point you to this post on The Register for an alternative point of view on The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013.  Full article here. ...

Myths and Facts: The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 and how it will affect photography.

Yesterday I posted why I think some of the rhetoric around the new Enterprise and Regulatory reform act was misleading and inaccurate to say the least. This scaremongering, particularly by the campaign......

Hurtling towards photogeddon or why taking your photos off the net is possibly the worst thing you can do if you want to retain copyright.

From some of the things being written in the last few days you'd think that the sky is about to fall on photography's head: "@stop43uk: #Stop43, This act will kill the Media industry.......

Going Going Gone … @jamortram book goes on sale.

Jim Mortram's first book Electric Tears and All Their Portent opened for pre-order yesterday. There will only be 150 copies and as of this morning there are about 40 left! Get a copy......

So you think you want your photo to go viral?.

Ben Roberts is a superb photographer whose work on a huge Amazon warehouse has just gone viral.  The following post is taken from his blog.  It's a......

@WorldPressPhoto: Visual Excellence and Sub-Standard Governance.

'When the result of the World Press multimedia contest was announced it was noticeable  that among the winners was work by NPR. The chair of the judges this year was Keith Jenkins,......

Goodbye Richie Havens.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BSJYkOKZd8...

When was the last time you were stopped and searched?.

I've only been banged up once. It wasn't a very pleasent experience. The bloke in the cell next door had diabetes. He asked to see a doctor and in return got a good kicking. In......

Are you in need of some Night Contact?.

Night Contact is shaping up to be a superb event.  Hats off to Anna and Emily, the clever people behind CONTACT. See you there. On Friday 27th September,......

Politics matter.

God bless you Glenda Jackson MP for a remarkable and important speech breaking commons convention to say what you actually think. We are living in dangerous times. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDtClJYJBj8...

“Last week we found a 500 pound bomb and we were happy”. Bunney and Harley photofilm in Laos..

Tessa Bunney and Rebecca Harley are a formidable team. Both of them are ex duckrabbit trainees with Harley going on to set up the magical Hinterlands workshops where they......

What makes a great photofilm team?.

I recently finished the draft of a photofilm I directed in Bangladesh and sent a copy to the photographer and videographer for their feedback. The photographer said, can you give the photos a bit more......

The Magnificent One: Philip Jones Griffiths by Donna Ferrato and Emmanuel Trousse.

I haven't had a chance to watch this yet because I'm training a group of people in London, but I'm going to pop it up because I'm sure a lot of duckrabbits will be......

“Bisi wants to come home. Bisi wants to go dancing in Lagos clubs”.

Wow I wasn't expecting that. Take five out of your day to watch this remarkable and inspiring short about a remarkable and inspiring man. I don't want to spoil it by saying anything. Please do......

Just because the picture has been photoshopped doesn’t mean what you are looking at isn’t real.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/70731382@N04/6841055468/in/set-72157629596982963 'This image shows a snap shot in time of the vortex structures that are generated around a truck. My research uses computational methods to investigate the aerodynamic properties and stability of road vehicles. As......

Wonderful new album from Youth Lagoon.

Youth Lagoon's second album, Wondrous Bughouse, is one of the most arresting headphone records you'll hear this year. Trevor Powers, the band's sole member, layers strange but alluring synth textures under quirky......

At what point do you put down the camera and call the police?.

There's a disturbing set of pictures currently showing on TIME, taken by Sara Naomi Lewkowicz, that in part document a woman being assaulted by her boyfriend:   ...

Cliché on cliché?.

I am looking forward to being surprised by imaginative photography that is original, curious, and thoughtful. I am not concerned at all about what equipment has been used, I am not sure it’s really......