Aaaahhhh….Trees..

I like trees. Have been known to hug one or two. If you're a bit of a hugger too maybe you'll want to chuck some cash in this direction...  ...

Bespoke Photoshop retouching (and a baby).

Check this out. All Photoshop work done by the inimitable Harry Hardie. It is a pic of his new baby girl. If you require Harry's services as one of the best retouchers in the......

Welcome to the revolution.

You are living in the greatest information and publishing revolution ever. Maybe you don't realise it, because fish are not aware of water, but it's true. Never in the history of mankind has there been......

Guest post from Mr Pete ‘Prison Photography’ Brook.

Mike Davis’ Does Story Telling Lose in Multimedia is a poorly-argued position on multimedia. Usually very helpful with his industry insider’s voice, Davis has not met his usual standards. Shame. Davis’ logic is flawed. Let......

The face of the Gujarat riots meets his photographer ‘saviour’.

  A fascinating 'what happened next'.... read it here ...

More than words.

One of the most silly things that gets batted about in the photography world is the belief that 'a great photo needs no explanation'. It's as daft as saying a film is only great if......

Proof that the words that go with the pictures can be just as important as the pictures themselves.

Ask youself, when you read the caption, do you feel the urge to click on the link and see the picture? Do you know who this is? A living legend of East Africa - 100-years......

Slidefunk Potluck..tasty.

I might have that wrong:     Slideluck Potshow London IV will take place on Wednesday 25th April at 81 Leonard Street. The evening will consist of a potluck-style dinner followed by an eclectic programme of slideshows......

#FF Funky Friday.

What goes around comes around, and that includes Fridays. Little bit of Lee for your enjoyment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji0MwgJaqKA...

Einstein Vs Occam’s razor..

Dagnammit. This post is a lie. It appears that the duck will not be able to announce next years World Press winners yesterday, due to the fact that neutrinos do not travel faster than the......

Let Chet Baker do the talking.

http://youtu.be/XWsrP4YIJZo...

Hidden stories, unknown lives..

This is a post that's all about people, but without people. Only empty spaces where they've been, and the evidence of their passing. One of the things that continually delights me in photography is the......

Why the World Press Photo winner works.

  Read Blake Andrews' full assessment here  ...

Anyone you know?.

  'Social-networking theory aside: Shouldn’t we be taking pictures? Isn’t photography about photographs and not about promoting the crap out of photographs?' Full post here....

Storytelling, Ravi, Ira and Philip..

We've had these words here before. They are the same now, but even prettier. Bonus.   http://vimeo.com/24715531   Thankyou Ira Glass. That surname has now made me think of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV0xp-qAwfE&feature=related Always a tasty smorgasbord at the duck....

Students – keep the faith.

If you’re a student, keep the faith.   I am a student. A photography student, I spend my time reading, looking, writing and doing photography. There has been a lot of talk and debate......

Me, my dad, my son, a box, a meditation on joy and sorrow and a tune that floored me. Bargain..

Today I found in a dusty packed away box an old letter from my dad to my eldest son Samuel. Maybe......

News, truth and monsters..

I have a new favourite newspaper. It's the Herald from Zimbabwe. Every day for nearly a fortnight it made me laugh out loud. When I saw this front page yesterday however I nearly choked......