This sounded like a great photo op. 500 biodegradeable lanterns were to be released into the night sky above Bristol to celebrate Chinese New Year and to celebrate good old Bristol. Unfortunately it was......

For those of you not in the know BBC ONE is the biggest TV channel in the UK. More on the Streetfighters project here (my tip for Amnesty's online award this year)....

That's the question Colin Pantall has been asking some interesting people engaged in the photography world. I'll admit I had to think about it for a while. It's such an important question.......

Thoughtography. Is the exposure of film by thought alone, allegedly. Click above to understand. “It’s just intrinsically fascinating,” said Stephen E. Braude, philosophy professor and chairman of the department at UMBC. “My view......

Woke up this morning to find these words in a comment by Kenneth Jarecke One of the basic rules of the photojournalist is to be true to your subject and to tell their story......

You could do a lot worse than try a little tenderness. Thanks Otis. You were never bettered. Never. ...

Joerg has a decent post on the World Press 'Propaganda' debate (amongst other things): Jim Johnson said the top prize had been given for “propaganda”, as did Benjamin Chesterton of duckrabbit fame. I......

There are at least three ways of looking at this (and probably many more): 1: Jodie Bieber won the World Press Award for an important and eloquent photograph that has done much to highlight the......

A Photo Editor doesn't think so: 'Here’s what’s about to happen next. Savvy companies are realizing they can attract consumers solely with editorial content. ' ...

it's always good to see something truly brilliant and original get recognized for exactly that. (PHOP Most Creative Fundraiser Just Giving AWARDS) On the subject of awards (David said it much better in......

Well, here it is. I shot it today, from my bedroom window. Obviously everything that happened in the world at 10.30 am on valentine's day 2011, has been captured (well, the side as shown.) You......

Ken from MSF (Doctors without borders) has the answer ... And if you're thinking about getting yourself some 'awesome' training', just do it....

Could be on this page. Found after a fascinating read on the ever blooming BJP about DIY cameras and their owners. I followed a comment I couldn't believe, and, er, voila! There's a camera......

We all know Al Jazeera absolutely provides the best coverage of Egypt. My Trilby is doffed. This picture though, by Mohammed Ebed, does it for me. Does it take a revolution for us......

'So what can we have for a new measure of success? This was the question posed by Paul Lowe. Another listener to the webinar asked if emphas.is would be funding local, community based projects......

Call for Submissions Just over one month to go before the deadline – 1 March 2011 – for submissions for new photographers to apply to join Panos Pictures. Click here for full details on......

There is a really strong body of work over on the NYTimes Lens blog at the mo, shot and carefully thought about by Ed Ou. It is a story about a 'safe' drug injection......

Here's a lovely project. In 1975 photographer Paul Trevor spent six months living in a tower block in Liverpool for......

I've just been sent the link to a terrific short review of one of duckrabbit's radio documentary's that was recently on the BBC World Service. This is intensely intimate radio- unlike anything......

Further to this post, you have a week/10 days to send a couple of your favourite/best/whatever pics to emma.hart@nctj.com. A selection will be chosen and displayed in The Guardian offices for 6 weeks, to......