www.pix.org.uk up and running

Posted on June 22, 2008 | Leave a comment

Good news! My hosting company has sorted out their servers and my web sites are back online!

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www.pix.org.uk down

Posted on June 21, 2008 | Leave a comment

It seems that somehow my websites http://www.pix.org.uk and http://www.commercial.pix.org.uk have been hijacked. There is also the less sinister possibility that there is a server issue with the company that hosts them.

I’m trying to resolve the issue ASAP.
In the mean time, if you do manage to get onto the above two sites, be warned that there are no areas where you will be asked to login. There’s also no possibility to purchase anything, so if asked, do NOT give over any credit cards or any information about yourself.

UPDATE: Just got an email from the hosting company that there is a server issue. However, please play it safe and follow the above advice just in case it is more sinister than a server issue.

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The Frontline Club Award

Posted on June 21, 2008 | Leave a comment

John D McHugh was awarded the club’s first ever award for journalism last night. The award was given as a result of his outstanding work and dedication to covering the war in Afghanistan. Although John D is a photographer, he also covered the story using audio and video.

To read more about John D’s experiences, see his blog.
On his last trip he was filing pictures and copy for The Guardian.

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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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Electric plugs and sockets of the world

Posted on June 16, 2008 | Leave a comment


As the holiday season nears, I thought it might be handy to share this great page with all sorts of sockets and plugs from around the world. Its best to be prepared with the right plug converters!


As a photographer though, it always pays to have a small travel bag constantly packed for those last minute foreign assignments. My favourite adapter is the World Travel Adapter which is compact and will change any plug type to any socket type. I have four of these in my travel kit bag.

There are various companies from Tumi to Fuji who have the same product under their own branding; I actually don’t know who makes the original one!

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