What connects metadata and dementia? As any of you following this blog will know my mum has dementia, and I've posted several times with observations on her situation. The last couple of years contemplating my......
A few posts caught my eye over the last few days (some courtesy of @johnedwinmason - thanks for the heads up John). Seemingly disparate, but to my mind teasing out a common thread about......
What do you get when someone very clever and digitally 'able' is inspired by the work of another artist who was also very clever? You get this.........watch and be amazed.......... https://vimeo.com/37120554...
...on Holocaust Remembrance Day that the future is as important as our past, and that we should not forget. https://vimeo.com/60002414...
"It takes a lot to floor me. I’ve seen a lot of dumb stuff in the humanitarian industry. I’m moderately immune to dumbassery these days, and tend to keep my righteous indignation in......
Duckrabbit and The Daily Swagger's international correspondent R.U. Wise presents an interview with brave British wildlife photographer Ian Norman Trepid, and his recent expedition to...er...somewhere with animals....and er.....well....more animals. ...
What else can I say. If you have a spare few minutes over the holiday weekend please watch this.... https://vimeo.com/40301492...
But what if the words an image conjures are at best mistruths and at worst.....well.................lies? There's an excellent article by Martijn Kleppe on Africa is a Country which explores the various......
"White people love charity. It is like justice except for the part where the two are opposites. White people like charity because we get to keep on doing our own thing without......
......on World Water Day. Yes, that's today. But it matters every other day too. Water is brilliant stuff. We all need it (obviously). I grew up in a wet place (90 - 250 inches annually), and......
Touch © John MacPherson There's been a couple of questions asked on duckrabbit recently. Benjamin's question posed......
...is that they are more accurate than any missile, any bullet, any rocket. And long after they hit, the echo of their impact continues on and on and on. ...
Here's the results of a photo competition. Might be of interest to any of you who like mountains, and being on them, or just looking at others being on them. The UKC/UKH......
Live Through This by Tony Fouhse and Stephanie MacDonald. A complex story about photojournalism and social responsibility, that is profoundly moving. https://vimeo.com/61847183 Thanks Joerg Colberg for the book review on Conscientious which......
Image © Gabriele Galimberti A thought-provoking critique on Africa is a Country by Orlando Reade, of......
Had a stressful week? Need something to soothe your fevered brow before you depart work for the weekend? Well if Funky Friday is your preference, hang on I'm sure one will be along shortly. In......
Madeleine's controversial post has attracted considerable attention, and fostered a lot of discussion. I think that's a good thing. I'm not jumping into the fray, but I wanted to highlight something really......
In case you thought my post on women photographers on Wednesday for International Women's Day was the lot, sorry, there's a few more to finish. I didn't want to put it all......
A very interesting, and arresting, series of portraits on the UNHCR's Flickr phostream. "What would you bring with you if you had to flee your home and escape to another country? More than 750,000......
Friday 8th March is International Women's Day, and fully aware of the very high risk of being labelled a patronizing male git, I thought I'd give a big shout to a few of the......