Black bodies, moral choices & the editorial process..

You may (or may not) have seen the images in the New York Times this week of the intercepted migrant boat off the Libyan coast. If you did, like me, you may have been......

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......

For your viewing pleasure: The Big Caption.

As you've probably read over the last week, we're big fans of photo-blogs like the New York Times' Lens blog, which showcase some of the best photography from around the world each......

The Vanishing Mind: another piece of awesome from the New York Times.

If you're serious about making good multimedia you should really make it your business to spend 15 minutes on the New York Times' website every morning. And the Washington Post too for......

raw beauty – Iceland’s volcano.

Sometimes you have to just sit back and marvel at the power of Mother Nature. These photos by Icelandic photographer Ragnar Th. Sigurdsson of the......

Who owns this picture?.

As we debate the likely implictions of the dreaded Digital Economy Bill for British photographers, this exchange from almost a decade ago caught my eye.......

Struggle for normality in Haiti.

Two months after the earthquake, Haitians at all levels of society are trying to get back to normal life in very difficult circumstances. An......

Jazz Loft – W Eugene Smith.

From 1957 to 1965, legendary photographer W. Eugene Smith made approximately 4,000 hours of recordings on 1,741 reel-to-reel tapes and nearly 40,000 photographs in a......

ski season – NY Times Lens blog.

Ever wondered what it takes to get the photographs of world-class skiiers as they whizz by? Probably not, but the Winter Olympics starts tomorrow in......

Spend the next four minutes of your life.

being blown away by the audio slideshow on the front of the Lens blog on The New York Times, featuring Joseph Rodriguez. And if it's the last four minutes of your life, count yourself......

1 in 8 million (#2) – NY Times.

I know that the New York Times series One in 8 million has been highlighted here before but I just wanted to share......

Good audio is like a bad dog.

Many great photographers make really bad audio slideshows because they treat audio as afterthought, or they try to do a voiceover without having any presentation skills. They might as well not bother. Actually I'd go further......

You can probably guess.

which country on this planet has the shame of containing the most people displaced from their homes. No prizes, its Sudan. But you might be surprised to discover the country that comes second and for a......

Citizen reporting finally delivers.

For newspapers and media outlets user generated content is problematic.  Many have been slow to get their heads round the possibilities of web 2. But here is an example that I find incredibly inspiring......

New York Times audio slideshow – Last day in the office ….

duckrabbit thinks that The New York Times have established themselves as the most consistently interesting publisher of multimedia on the web. Their online tagline is 'Breaking News, World News and Multimedia'. ......