Get paid to publish photographs….

... not your own, obviously. Just get somebody to pay you for you publishing their photographs.I read this comment on Flak Photo Network, which is an interesting (albeit somewhat chaotic) resource on Facebook: "A......

Vogue Lets Indian Poor Fendi For Themselves.

It seems that Vogue have decided to develop a Social Responsibility Programme, by photographing exclusive designer bags and clothing being modelled by the Indian poor. Classy. Vogue India editor......

Photo Hack.

A note from Aaron Schuman (shared via Facebook's Flak Photo Network) "Hi All, Just a warning - someone is apparently trying to infiltrate and defraud the photography community...firstly someone started posing......

There’s no such thing as talent..

Bollocks, right?   Nope.   If you don't believe me, and I can tell you don't, get yourself a copy of 'Bounce' by Matthew Syed. In it, he argues conclusively that practice, practice, practice and more practice......

The Revolution Will Not Be Twitterised?.

This is a great article on why digital talent doesn't want to work for some companies. I think the post hits upon some really interesting points, points that hold true beyond......

Balloons of Bhutan.

Ahh I love serendipity!  Just a few hours ago I flagged up Jonathan Harris work and by coincidence this morning he sends me details of his new (old) work now online!   As an antidote to......

@magnumphotos ditches the photographers.

For a while Magnum have been running a series of (highly priced) weekend seminars. Next month they come to my home town of Birmingham. I just had a look at the list of speakers......

“They did not know it was impossible …..

so they did it." - Mark Twain Thanks Louise....

5 top tips for making a cracking photofilm.

Good advice here from ourkid Mike. 'START SIMPLE. ALL YOU REALLY NEED IS SOME PHOTOS, SOME AUDIO, AND A STORY' ...

Save The Children is stalking me.

This bloody advert is following me EVERYWHERE I go on the web. Not just today but for days on end. So much so I'm thinking about taking out an injunction, or else selling my......

The Whale Hunt by Jonathan Harris.

I was using this with a recent photography class as an example of innovative approaches to visual storytelling. And it struck me that some of duckrabbit's visitors may not have seen it. So if......

WTF?.

Wherever I go in the world I often find myself defending my work from the conspiracy that Jewish people own and run the media for their own 'evil' agenda (not because I'm Jewish, cause......

Win Win.

A lovely idea. ...

London discovers photography.

There's an article in today's Observer entitled "Britain's photographic revolution", which, as it only mentions the work of large institutions based in London, should be entitled either "London discovers photography" or "London ratifies......

Alone.

ALONE Lying, thinking Last night How to find my soul a home Where water is not thirsty And bread loaf is not stone I came up with one thing And I don't believe I'm wrong That nobody, But nobody Can make it out here......

John 3:14.

Nearly. John Vink Don’t stop questioning yourself (it’ll make you less arrogant). Push. Push, scratch, dig. Push further. And stop when you don’t enjoy it any more. But most of all, respect those you......

#FF Funky Friday.

Let this accompany you for a few minutes.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPg0kTnIQWU...

“I’m paying taxes…what am I buying?”.

HUH! Did James Brown ever pay taxes? Hmmmm. I can't help but agree with his sentiment though. Either way, just turn this up...bet you can't sit still. If your boss complains, blame me. ...

Nikon D4 design unveiled.

Fully functional and sure to get you noticed by the ladies ...

Whispering pictures.

"I don't believe in screaming pictures, graphic pictures. What I do is closer to whispering pictures. Whispering is a much better way to get a message across than yelling." Ziyah Gafic on......