Are you one of the crowd?.

"But the recent failure of crowd-sourced news photos of Hurricane Sandy, and the shortage of coverage of other climate change-fueled disasters around the world, demonstrate how far we are from truly democratizing the medium......

#FF Funky Friday.

Aaahhh...Zambian funk...and why not....put this in your pipe and smoke it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9RWQzYDlmk&feature=related...

Lest we forget.

My dad's birthday was 11th November. He always teased me as a child that all the celebrations on Remembrance Day were for him. I believed him at first. Then as I grew older I realised......

Not the usual Highland welcome: “I’m going to smash your camera”.

During last Summer I found myself working up in Edinburgh training some journalists from The  Times (of London). On the trip I met up with the Scottish photographer Alicia Bruce. She's been covering Donald Trump's......

After Utøya.

The shocking events of 22nd July last year in Norway changed the country forever. Documentary photographer Andrea Gjestvang was moved to begin a portrait project to record some of the survivors. The project portrays 43......

War Photographers, ‘dudes … just looking for violence’ ….

  'When I had kids, I fought the idea that I have to give this up. Am I being an irresponsible parent to go back and do this? And I think what was really hard,......

Surfing in Gaza.

Surfing in Gaza.....?  Yes. No pictures needed for this blog post. I'm sitting listening to Jeremy Grange's piece on The Gaza Surf Club on Radio 4. Its radio doing what radio does best: conjuring up images......

Sandy, destruction, dismay & leadership.

I've followed the devastating effects of hurricane Sandy through various news outlets and Twitter, on pics from Instagram and  the like. The 'debate' over the use of Instagram has been very interesting, and is......

#FF Funky Friday.

8 minutes, kick back. Gotta love those Lions:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MHTKKgNRDc...

Just three words.

When I was eleven a man tried to 'abduct' me as I walked home. Although he didn't actually touch me he did try to 'steer' me physically and very deliberately down into a secluded......

Going, Going, Gone – last chance to train with duckrabbit in 2012.

It's been quite a year. By the end of it we'll have run workshops and made films in London, Birmingham, Devon, Holland, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Canada, Zambia, Scotland and Derby. I'll have met, worked......

California Really Is A Place.

Rarely does it get better than this. I just wished they'd pushed a little bit deeper. Hats off. a classic. Superman from California is a place.......

Beauty, sorrow of American West.

Some very atmospheric landscapes and haunting portraits by Bryan Schutmaat on CNN World. A few places I recognize too. “There were some cold mornings when I woke up in my tent or in my......

#FF Funky Friday.

This was made for you:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnI3k3ET-lk...

Land Dump Rot is an anagram of……….

Donald Trump's golf development at Menie Estate near Aberdeen is something I've followed since the plans were first announced. I've watched events unfold since the Trump plan was first rejected by Aberdeen Council Planning Dept.,......

Anatidaephobia.

Oh well, what can I say. Now you know. Mind your backs now........................   ©Ben Wakeling/Twitpic   Thanks to @benwakeling via @michald for this salutory warning....

Joerg Colberg on telling stories with pictures.

© Joerg Colberg Joerg Colberg on Conscientious: How to tell a story with pictures The start: If I wanted to tell a story with pictures, just with......

Watch this….

Jim Mortram's Small Town Inertia is a must see...and the set below is the strongest I've seen so far..click full screen. To understand the stories and the people behind the images make sure you click......

What makes a story?.

An oak tree © John MacPherson   I public speak quite a bit, and tell stories, and I've been asked several times......

Mission 26 – lowest, slowest and shortest….

By Bryan Chan for the LA Times....