Out Of Sight (photofilm).

One of the great things about teaching on the Masters in Photojournalism at the London College of Communication is that I come into contact with some very talented and switched on people. Many of......

‘Obsession, commitment, love’.

'Obsession, commitment, love', that's how Anna Carter describes her relationship with Carter's Steam Fair, the largest original touring vintage fairground anywhere in the world. And that's exactly what's on show at a new duckrabbit......

Alzheimer’s, in fresh light.

It's one of people's worst fears. To either lose your mind or watch the mind of someone you love slowly disappear.  Phillip Toledano explored this photographically in his thought provoking website and book ...

The truth isn’t out there.

Look at the first photo.  What do you see? How does your reading of the first photo......

Intimate audio.

Have you checked out the daily blog Someone Once Told Me? It's a collection of photographs where the subjects are holding up a phrase someone once told them, that has somehow affected their......

Meet Sami….

...a bright and gregarious 18 year old I met last week. Sami is also a young carer, who provides crucial support to both......

The long goodbye.

Another powerful audio slideshow by the Paul Kerley of the BBC. The husband of American photographer and writer Judith Fox - Dr Ed Ackell - was told he had Alzheimer's Disease in 1998, three......

Why Context Matters.

Answers to the following questions will not be found here or here: Who are these villagers? What are their lives like? How do they know how to strip an elephant? What use is made of its......

How photography lies.

even when it's telling the truth? Essential reading. ...

WOW WOW WOW.

Watch this video featuring National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen ... really do! ...

Pet Cemetery.

By Stan Banos Now given the Blurb treatment. More here. ...

War photographer: a dangerous idolatry.

“In times when (some) photographers hold celebrity status, it is useful to be reminded that a good photograph does not solely depend on the photographer’s ability to choose the right subject, location and light,......

Prescribing Play – Multimedia.

This is a really well produced documentary by Jesse Morgan and a great example of how you can mix up stills and moving images. ...

The Vision and the Voice.

A few days back I exchanged emails with the photographer Stephen Alvarez, who for the last fifteen years has shot for National Geographic. He suggested we take the conversation onto our blogs. If you're not......

Terrorism that is personal?.

The great Stan Banos first emailed me to alert me to a photo story doing the rounds about women who have been attacked with acid. The act is cowardly and the response......

Audio slideshow: from killer to legal campaigner.

Adam Westbrook has a great blog on all things to do with journalism and new media. He's also a contributing editor of duckrabbitblog.  Good to see him not just commenting on new media......

Just another set of limb chopped Africans by a famous photographer.

The headline on the BBC website reads: In Pictures: Rebuilding Wrecked Lives After Sierra Leone's civil war Sounds interesting? Then I flicked to the set and......

‘Kenya hasn’t seen a drop of rain for several years.’.

If you have no knowledge about East Africa you might actually believe a statement like the one written above presumably by the photographer Stephano de Luigi on the VII website. ...

Joseph Rodriguez – Where it’s at part 5.

I was recently was given a much coveted copy of Joseph Rodriguez's East Side Stories. It's lush. It just re-confirms for me that the best place to see photography is in a book. Galleries......

Eugene Richards – The compassionate Eye.

"I'm a little afraid of the iconic image where everything is settled and final because I don't think that reflects the world I live in." rel="shadowbox" ...