Is that my mate Ivor Prickett underneath the camel?.

I bloody hope not. Anastasia? Anyone? ...

Brussels next week.

If you're interested for a meet Benjamin will be in Brussels all next week working up a sweat for the lovely people at MSF....

“The photographer and a donkey”.

So says a couple of the captions. Nothing wrong with that. Nothing. Please leave your scarf at home before viewing. There is a new weight category for this lovely sort of work; Whimsyweight....

‘Finally! … Our Truth’.

Got a cool email this morning. Samira Hack, who was a prominent voice in the Open Eye documentary and photofilm I made with Joseph Rodriguez got in contact with Joseph with these words: ......

Cheaper than chips steadicam.

If you are already shooting video with DSLR's you probably know how dam hard it is - even with the thing stuck on a tripod. So any thoughts of trying to use one on......

Everybody Street – documentary.

This looks like a treat. You can watch the full 30 minute version of Everybody Street, Cheryl......

The Daily.

Interesting reading over on the Guardian about the launch of Murdoch's new venture, The Daily, an 'iPad newspaper'. Spent a few, Bob. The first thing I thought when I saw the first cover has been......

Don’t give up?.

"Don't give up" The above is advice often given to aspiring photographers. Especially in that colour. In fact, it has been given on this blog as part of a comment today. It's......

@voicetotweet #egypt WOW..

“I  need  ! to be ! a free man ! and better Life ! for my kids ! Please help us . . . all the world.” Amazing amazing amazing amazing. Thankyou Google for allowing a......

Photojournalism and ‘What is the point of ‘exclusivity’ these days?’.

Like many, I have been glued to my computer watching the epic events in Egypt unfold. Images coming in from all over, different views every day, a plethora of images. Visually I have a great......

A bit of light beat box.

This has nothing to do with photography, journalism or anything to do with this site at all really apart from this is just one really talented individual. If you don't like beat box I'm......

Open Eye – THE OTHER (side of Sweden) – photofilm.

'When people see me they see a criminal Arab guy, that's the first thing they get in their head.  I wake up every day after two o'clock. Go out at three. Three......

When is a photograph a lie?.

It's hard to argue with a photographer when they point to a photo of their own that they once loved but now think is a 'lie'. Simon Sticker has done just that in an interesting......

How not to get on in photography (or anywhere).

This is an email I received today (name changed) Dear duckrabbit, Do you run any kind of training/ internship programs within your company? I am recent 2:1 grade Photography graduate, specialising in Reportage/Documentary work, with a......

You spin me right round baby right round…like an egg-timer!.

Before you double up in laughter at what I'm going to tell you remember one thing - it has made me a lot of money...a lot of money. And all it is is a......

“The revolution will be live”.

But it won't be televised. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p43YYovonS0...

Photographer friendly art galleries?.

Does anybody know which art galleries in London are photographer friendly? There is a no photography policy at the National Gallery, even for tourists. I was surprised about that. I would really appreciate any......

So bad, it’s almost painful. NCTJ 1988..

Someone (That's YOU Colin Mearns) has put this pic up on Arsetome. It is Christmas card from 1988 showing all the students on the NCTJ press photography course in Sheffield. I am nowhere at......

John Barry, you will be missed..

Really wonderful tribute by Paul Kerley over on the beeb to the late great John Barry. Great music, unforgettable moments....e.g: ...

Not famous for fifteen minutes..

Security chiefs propose 15-minute delay on rolling news coverage So it says on the Press Gazette blog. Is that a little bird I hear?...