In memoriam: A Love Letter from Emilie Blachère to Rémi Ochlik.

Rémi Ochlik et Emilie Blachère "Ochlik, I’ve never found it so difficult to write. My......

Woman, object, corpse.

In light of duck's post on violence (against women) 'At what point do you put down the camera and call the police' and the moral dilemmas such situations raise, and the various......

Fly me to the Moon.

Astronomical prices © John MacPherson Cristina de Middel being interviewed on Lay Flat by Pat Padua......

“I am intelligent. I know that.”.

A carefully considered piece of journalism from OregonLive that is both moving and inspiring, and tells a gentle story with considerable dignity. This is the type of 'celebration of the ordinary' that is so......

When Reality Isn’t Dramatic Enough: Misrepresentation in a World Press and Picture of the Year Winning Photo.

© Paolo Pellegrin "What happens when a World Press Photo and Picture of the Year International award-winning......

Instagram is more dangerous than a sniper’s rifle?.

Israeli sniper view. The ongoing media battle for the moral high ground in the Israel/Palestine conflict is something......

What it feels like to be photographed in a moment of grief..

Newtown Prayer © Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images There's a very interesting article on the......

The comfort of strangers.

Communication © John MacPherson The phone rang late one evening. I was a bit tired, work, personal life......

Rebuilding Chrissy’s Face.

From The Oregonian Chrissy's new face (prosthetic) © Randy L. Rasmussen/The Oregonian     "An accidental......

Disaster Photography: When is Documentary Exploitation?.

A thoughtful and well-written article on ARTnews, by Richard B Woodward.   "...........The bloody mayhem of Russia’s invasion and retreat from Afghanistan, and the two U.S. invasions of Iraq, created what became known as......

This music is just rubbish…...

........that's why its wonderful. This is seriously impressive. And should make us all stop and think. Recycling. Music. Culture. Community. Entertainment. Learning. Inspiration. https://vimeo.com/52711779 Visit Landfillharmonic orchestra on Facebook and show some support....

Duckrabbit & Pete Brook not on NRA ‘anti-gun’ enemy list..

  Bang © John MacPherson Just about everyone else is it seems. What did we do wrong? CNN tells......

Globalizing Torture.

Globalizing Torture © Open Society Foundations Globalizing Torture is the most comprehensive account yet assembled......

Nothing new under the sun?.

How about this then. Moonrise. Mark Gee did his homework and this is the result: https://vimeo.com/markg/fullmoonsilhouettes Full Moon Silhouettes is something that I’ve been wanting to capture for a over a year now. The video is......

Public witness to an execution.

Two of the most affecting images I've come across this past few weeks were featured in a post on No Caption Needed. ...

Bears, people, data, graphics…story.

How to weave wildlife, people, mapping data, behavioral data, language, sound and more into a compelling exploration of space and place, danger and consequence. Bear 71 is very very clever. Just have a look. Trailer: https://vimeo.com/35267742...

Lost in the Taiga.

This has been all over Twitter so many of you might have seen it, but for those of you who missed it in The Smithsonian........ The article by Mike Dash tells the story of......

Want a Sonikon camera?.

Need all the techy digital benefits of  Sony Nex5 combined with the robustness and retro cool of a Nikon Nikkormat hewn from cold solid grey metalstuff? Look no further than here. You start with these......

Serious Burns.

Tartan © John MacPherson I was born surrounded by mountains. One year the Polish mountaineers came to visit, hosted......

Irish folk furniture.

This is wonderful. Beautiful. Intriguing. Lyrical. And well.......Irish. As a carpenter and repairer of old houses and old furniture, and lover of 'the stories of stuff' this appeals to both my hands and my......