Contemporary Russian photography.

The International Portfolio Review for Russian Photographers sounded damn interesting. Lens Culture have a write up about some of the photographers they met and the work they were impressed by...and fine work......

Photography and freedom of expression. It’s not just the police that restrict it..

duckrabbit would like to welcome the writer, photographer and all round top bloke Julian Lass to our team. We met at Arles and sparked.......

Christopher Morris, ‘Shut up, stop thinking for yourself and kneel before the almighty war photographer’s pictures’. Rafiqui., ‘Err, maybe not tonight Chris’..

The VII photographer Christopher Morris has responded to my post 'The War Photographers biggest story: themselves', which I published a few days ago, and which seems to have hit a nerve. I'm posting......

Wish you were here….

No, really. You are missing out on one of the most beautiful, creative and inspiring workshops I've ever known. OK, I have a vested interest, but I don't do bullshit. The Hinterlands Workshop is......

Getty Grants For A Good Laugh.

close today. Last year they awarded the major grant to Stefano De Luigi for a project title T.I.A, 'This Is Africa'. If you get to the end of this (extended) post you'll be......

Gilbertson, Ludwig, Kickstarter..

I got an email this morning from Gerd Ludwig asking me to promote his kickstarter project around the legacy of Chernobyl. And I will, because Gerd has listened to his critics, which included me: (...

“Photography is an incredibly limiting medium”.

Really lovely and inspiring video about Alex Soth. So interesting to compare this with the video of Plankton I put up earlier in the week. ...

Eyeopener.

There is some powerful work amongst the winners of the Foreign Correspondent Club of Thailand's photo contest. Very powerful. See what I mean? Paula Bronstein's work is exceptional. My hat is off. ...

Your UK street photography rights.

Great piece by Pete Jenkins on your rights in relation to street photography in the UK. "Let me quote from the Metropolitan Police guidelines to its officers: “Freedom to photograph/film: Members of the public......

Who’s afraid of photographers?.

David Hoffman knows his onions. Fascinating piece on the Police and how they operate with working photographers: ...

Dig deep now...

Like photography? Got some cash? Want to do some good? There's a good chance you've ticked two of the above. If you've hit all three, then you can play "Commit......

Haiti Schism, by G Holubowicz.

'Standing against Morel, Harrington and Leroy have very conveniently adopted a legal posture, but by avoiding questioning the rules and by refusing to even consider the new ways photographers actually work, they’ve disconnected......

Lend your face….

Changing faces are a charity working with and supporting those with facial disfigurement. They do great work and have a website that is impressive....take a look. Part of their site invites you to......

Submit your thoughts/ideas on the Visa pour L’Image Festival here.

If people have concrete ideas as to how to make anything at Visa or around Visa better, more engaging, more relevant, or more interesting, they should get in touch with us. Think the work......

Cracking interview with Martin Parr on BJP.

I don't know about you but I think Martin Parr always comes across really, really well. This interview with Simon Bainbridge is well worth reading. There is less socially engaged photography in......

Dear Mr Leroy (an open letter).

Thank you for your  response to my post yesterday critisizing the way way certain photo agencies seem content to abuse the rights of indvidual photographers. I am sorry that......

Why AFP, Getty, Jean-Francois Leroy, CNN, ABC, CBS love photographs but have no time for photographers, or ‘it wasn’t rape your honor because she was in the room and I was horny’.

The case that opens today according to NPPA: In a case that could set precedent in online copyright legislation and impact photographers around the world, oral arguments are scheduled to begin Friday......

Portents, Bristol.

"Portents - Art giving voice to Community, Bristol" I was just coming down Park Street in Bristol when I saw all the tents for the Portents project across College Green. They really make a stunning sight. ...

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......

Intimate audio.

Have you checked out the daily blog Someone Once Told Me? It's a collection of photographs where the subjects are holding up a phrase someone once told them, that has somehow affected their......