What are ‘ghosts’?.

Things that don't actually exist? Ghosts © Ralph Ziman I came across these striking pictures this week. The......

Tim Hetherington reclaimed as the war photographer he never wanted to be.

Today marks three years since the death of Tim Hetherington. I published the following post not long after, but it still feels relevant today ... Yesterday I received the following email from a photographer......

Forgiveness.

Twenty years after the genocide, the NYT has some compelling portraits of Rwandan Tutsi survivors and the Hutu individuals who perpetrated 'the unthinkable' on them and their families. The images by Pieter......

A grain of wheat.

It is a sad day for journalism with the loss of a very fine photojournalist. You'll hear a lot about what others felt about Anja Niedringhaus in the coming days, and what precisely......

Kill tradition.

Getty has announced its latest set of grants. Here's what Aiden Sullivan, vice president of photo assignments, told BJP: "In these difficult financial times, where it has become something of a rarity to obtain......

“Loss and Truth”.

I've seen two dramatic video pieces this week, in which the central character is a photojournalist, and the subject is conflict. Each piece was about what individuals are compelled by conscience to do, to......

“I know there is strength in me”- Can it get tougher for a parent than this?.

It takes an incredible strength to choose to put yourself in front of the camera and tell the world you are HIV positive. Especially when the world  has already thrown more crap at you then......

Living on Scrap.

I've got to say a short doco about kids collecting scrap is not a very appealing prospect for a Saturday morning.  Rubbish dump shots in developing countries are ten a penny on 'concerned photojournalist'......

Dying for a photograph (and an Audi A3 advert).

'From the pickup, Lynsey saw a body outstretched next to our car, one arm outstretched. We still don’t know whether that was Mohammed. We fear it was, though his body has yet to be......

A Heart in the Land.

Roger May I've just read a beautifully insightful interview with Roger May on APAD (A Photo A Day). 5 Questions for......

The Proxy Journalists of a Proxy War.

In a war with a death toll in the hundreds of thousands it might seem unlikely that one more casualty would lead to widespread coverage, but the killing of the teenager Reuters stringer Molhem......

Spring has sprung in London. Time to make photofilms….

 'Boxing your way out of trouble' by Ralph Hodgson, photographer and duckrabbit trainee. If you'd like to......

Family.

If you've read any of my recent posts you'll know that there has been a constant throughout - that of 'family'. We're all the......

#FF Funky Friday.

For John, Melanie, William, and, of course, you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z49QPN75-rE...

Photographs & Memories.

Been a while since I last posted anything 'substantial'. I guess the time needed to be right. Text written whilst I waited......

Do computerised sheep need more RAM?.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=VELThhan1Mo An excellent idea from a group of Irish schoolchildren! Have a look at their FundIt page for more info.  Their promo video is light on production values and high on smiles - just......

#FF Funky Friday.

Hmmm.. it's a bit naughty.    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT1iQTigqEU  ...

Why I left Facebook and then regretted it.

It was a moment of drunken clarity. "I'm leaving FACEBOOK" I announced to the duckrabbit team over a few beers the night before a workshop. The reasons are multiple. I've started to resent the fact......

#FF Funky Friday.

Funk is the answer. especially William's. Fascinating story he has too. Brighten up your life. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOELRI8uSWU...

London Then and Now.

One for all you Londoners and Londonophiles out there.  2013 film by Simon Smith, 1927 by Claude Friese-Greene via PetaPixel...