Category Archives: Photography

Larry Burrows Presentation

Posted on June 20, 2008 | Leave a comment

There’s a superb short film on the great Vietnam conflict photographer Larry Burrows on The Digital Journalist. Well worth a watch.

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The 20th Visa Pour L’Image, Perpignan, France

Posted on June 18, 2008 | Leave a comment

You often hears talk amongst photographers asking who’s going to Visa or Perpignan. This talk refers to Visa Pour L’Image which is an annual festival of photojournalism, which takes place in Perpignan in the south of France.
This year’s festival, the 20th, will run from the 30th of August until the 14th of September. During this two week period there will be some 30 exhibitions dotted around the beautiful city; the venues are very interesting in themselves – there is a convent and even a prison.
The professional week runs from the 1st to the 7th of September. This is open to professional photographers, newspaper and agency photographic staff and apart from the above exhibitions it incorporates talks and presentations, evening screenings (on a huge outdoor screen – this is also open to the public), a chance to show projects and portfolios to the agencies present and generally network.
This year will be the fifth time I’ll be attending the festival. If you’ve never been, take a week off and check it out. You’ll see some great work exhibited and if you’re a professional, getting accreditation will open up a whole lot more. The talks and presentations are given by photographers at the top of their game and its an ideal and unique opportunity to see the world’s picture editors all under one roof.
To top this off, the town is beautiful with some great restaurants. The social scene is one of the great things about the festival too. Just check out the Cafe de Post near the Castillet and you’ll see photographers and editors drinking and chatting the night away ’till the very early hours.
One tip – book your accommodation now as the town gets packed during the professional week.

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America’s Forgotten War – Videos

Posted on June 12, 2008 | Leave a comment

I’m pleased to say that John D McHugh’s back from Afghanistan and The Guardian have now posted the latest in a series of videos which he shot whilst out there; “Lost in Translation“.

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Photo Therapy

Posted on June 10, 2008 | Leave a comment

What a day! I was supposed to have an assignment in London today but plans changed and I was sent to Canterbury. A journey which was supposed to take around two hours ended up taking well over three and a half hours. To top it off, the subject was rather rude. To say I was stressed would put it mildly!

On my drive back home my sat nav decided to take me on a bizarre route and I ended up in Hackney. Whilst driving through the back streets I saw the most amazing light shining through the trees in a local park. Eventually I managed to park up and went for a stroll, camera in hand.
Whilst these pictures will never set the world alight, they did me the world of good. Photography isn’t only the greatest job and hobby, its also therapy; who would have thought?!!

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War on Photography!

Posted on June 7, 2008 | Leave a comment

Yep, you read it right! There’s a war being waged against photographers; both pro and hobbyist.

Even the Met Police has made up posters asking people to be on the look out for people taking pictures.
The Guardian has an excellent article written by a chief security technology officer. Its a good read and has a few interesting links at the bottom. If you’re in a public place, you can take pictures of anything (as long as they’re not military installations) and anyone. 

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The Press Photographers’ Year 2008 Results

Posted on June 6, 2008 | Leave a comment


The PPY results were announced earlier today. Looking through the winning images in the slideshow, last year has proven to be a great year for British press photographers.


You can see the winners’ list here.

Congratulations to Daniel Berehulak from Getty who has produced some stunning work; both visually strong and sensitive in approach, and is the very deserved author of the “Photograph of the Year”; PPY’s highest accolade.

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