The art of the boatman.

  Did Jackson Pollock like boats? He was born a long way from the sea, in Wyoming. But if......

In praise of crows.

  I like the cleverness of corvids. Smart birds. I watched this crow lift whelk shells on the......

They smell like wet dogs..

    In a Scottish supermarket on a wintery day......... "They smell like wet dogs, they do" said......

Art? A ponzi scheme? Perhaps..

"I believe we need more Art, not less. More people out there making cool shit, pushing their brains sideways, and hopefully eliciting interesting questions from the people who look at it. More public......

The forgotten sausage..

I was touched by the many responses to my post 'The last month turned'. Thank you everyone who tweeted and commented, and a particular thank you to those of you who also took......

Look at my face.

  What is this? I ask people. Some say, "it's a piece of exotic stone,......

Visual myths and bad edits.

"As you can imagined I am in a state of shock. I feel ashamed and humiliated for trusting CNN. I am stunned that they would take my work out of context. I spent......

Do you know who I am?.

Given all the recent sage advice for students I thought you might appreciate this: A friend was invigilator at a large exam in a college. Supervising hundreds of students sitting scribbling. Time passed. Then ended. "That's it"......

Photojournalism not photography.

"I won’t ever know if there is a link between my child’s developmental problems and the flame retardants or the baby bottles, but these stories make me want to throttle someone. I can’t......

The last month turned.

My mum had been confused for a year or two, but had coped well enough with some friend and family support. But she fell and broke her hip a couple of Christmases past. The ambulance men......

Why telling stories matters.

If any of you out there are reading duckrabbit and are perhaps mulling over some experience you had that moved you, and are wondering whether it's worth your while telling the story....................well read on.............................. I......

Fire. Power..

  From the Anarchist News "Photographers were continually confronted throughout the demo. These vultures not only put people at very......

Hitler, islands and a story..

(Duckrabbit's Comment: John MacPherson will be joining us as a speaker at this months Hinterlands Photofilm Workshop suitable for anyone who wants a holiday with a twist in the wilds of Devon, whilst......

Pilgrimage.

I enjoy the chance encounters with people that sometimes occur. I met these three ladies......

Battlefield.

Culloden. © John MacPherson   Culloden Battlefield is just behind my house. Culloden holds an important place in British history. We took......

Edges.

    I like edges. It is at edges that things occur. The......

The art of travel.

    Fishing off Mallaig. Isle of Rum behind. © John MacPherson   I was standing on the jetty in Mallaig. Fishing boats everywhere. A man......

The gift of a story.

Recently in my post The Decisive Moment I considered that moment when you make a decision to stay, or go from a situation, and what might result from your choice. And if you've read......

Post-conflict rage..

I met the tree once before. And I met it again today. Angry. "They cut me!" it barked. "Can you believe it, they cut me! Me. A tree in my position. Can you believe it?". I could believe......

Seven crows.

I was asked to photograph a Scottish castle, for a whisky company. A long way from home.  On Christmas Eve. It was snowing when I left home in the Land Rover. In the afternoon I got......