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This is the end...

2010-08-30T17:03:00.004+02:00

Hey all,I just wanted to let you know that I will soon be closing down the blog. I've been silent here for weeks as I've just found the blog to take up too much of my precious time. I will, however, be incorporating a blog in to a new site design which should be ready in a few weeks. In the meantime if you would like to be added to a contact list for future updates and to subscribe to the blog on

Airsick by Lucas Oleniak

2010-06-14T13:03:00.005+02:00

Here is a very well done multimedia piece on climate change. I love the use of time lapse video. Really effective. Really well done. This is where we are going!

VII & MSF's Starved for Attention

2010-06-02T10:34:00.007+02:00

Take a look at this collaborative effort between VII photographers and Doctors Without Borders entitled Starved for Atention. Presently you can see the work of Marcus Bleasdale, but soon you'll be able to see the work of Antonin Kratochvil, Jessica Dimmock, Stephanie Sinclair, John Stanmeyer, Franco Pangetti and Ron Haviv.

Eugene Richards Interview on Canon Professional Services

2010-06-01T18:56:00.007+02:00

There is a nice candid interview with Eugene Richards on the Canon Professional Network. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

BP and U.S. Authorities Keeping Out the Press: Surprising or Not?

2010-05-28T09:54:00.009+02:00

As people have tuned in around the world to watch BP's live video feed of their attempts to stop the oil spilling in to the Gulf of Mexico, does it really come to anyone's surprise that at the same time BP, with the collusion of local authorities and the U.S. Coast Guard are specifically targeting the press and keeping them out of the most damaged areas? My question is under what authority can

Yet Another Firmware Update for the Canon 5D Mark II

2010-05-26T08:47:00.004+02:00

Canon announces yet another firware update for the the Canon 5D Mark II (Version 2.0.7), which incorporates the following improvements and fixes.1) Fixes a phenomenon in which the aperture exhibits abnormal movement when shooting movies in manual exposure mode and Aperture Priority AE (Av mode) using some Canon lenses (such as macro lenses).2) Fixes a phenomenon in which the exposure level shown

German Newspapers Not Suffering Like American Newspapers

2010-05-18T10:41:00.003+02:00

In yesterday's New York Times, Eric Pfanner writes about how a recent study by German newspapers criticizes American Publishers and why. There are some interesting statistics from the piece. One, from 1998-2008, newspaper circulation fell 27 percent in the US vs 19 percent in Germany. Less than half of Americans read newspapers where as more than 70 percent of Germans do. The analysis sheds the

Francesco Zizola Interview

2010-05-17T13:00:00.003+02:00

Here is an interesting interview with Francesco Zizola. Granted it's in Italian, but at least for the Spanish speakers out there it should be a cake walk.

Newsweek: Blood on the Streets

2010-05-06T09:40:00.005+02:00

Not that this comes as any surprise to anyone, but the Guardian reporated this morning that The Washington Post has hired Alen & Co, a medium tier investment bank which in and of itself speaks volumes, to find a buyer. Newsweek is bleeding red after suffering a 29.3 million dollar operating loss last year. You can read more from the Guardian article here.

Photographer/Photo Editor Relationships: I couldn't resist sharing this...

2010-05-05T12:51:00.003+02:00

Be forewarned, there is some colorful language...

KobreGuide Names A Troubled Paradise to the Web's Best Multimedia & Video Journalism

2010-04-22T11:48:00.005+02:00

I appreciate the plug from the KobreGuide, which named A Troubled Paradise to their Web's Best Multimedia & Video Journalism. You can find the link here.

The Difficulties of Shooting Street Photography Today

2010-04-21T12:30:00.010+02:00

The Scream by Edvard MunchYesterday, I was working on an assignment on a travel related piece in Girona, which is a beautiful city about an hour north of Barcelona. As part of the assignment I had to shoot a bakery and a restaurant. Since these types of stories can bring positive publicity for a business, there are rarely any problems and usually if you explain to the customers as well, they

Adobe Announces Camera Raw Update

2010-04-14T16:50:00.001+02:00

A Letter From A Freelancer to the New York Times

2010-04-08T15:53:00.007+02:00

To read more on the shameful conduct of the New York Times legal department, read this exchange of letters between George Zimble and the legal counsel of the New York Times, story click here. And thanks to Melanie Burford for sharing this with me.

Maldives Multimedia Piece Takes 1st Place Honors

2010-04-07T12:53:00.008+02:00

I just received news that my multimedia piece on the Maldives received 1st Place honors in the Team Audio Slideshow of the National Press Photographers Association Monthly Multimedia Contest. The entry which, I produced with the help of the outstanding guys at Bombay Flying Club, beat out entries from the New York Times and the Seattle Times, which is not bad for my first piece. The piece can be

Nothing New Here

2010-03-30T09:43:00.006+02:00

Today's New York Times features an article entitled Photographers, the Image of Shrinking Pathh. According to author the perfect storm that provoked this mess was "the advertising downturn, the popularity and accessibility of digital photography, and changes in the stock-photo market."They also take a shot at amateur photographers. “People that don’t have to make a living from photography and do

They're Here...Well Soon Anyway!

2010-03-27T08:37:00.008+01:00

According to today's New York Times, Rupert Murdoch's News International, has devised a pay plan for The Times and The Sunday TImes of London. "From June, the new sites, www.thetimes.co.uk and www.thesundaytimes.co.uk, will be available at £1, or $1.48, for a day’s access or £2 for a week’s subscription."To read the full story, click here.

Advertisers Show Interest in iPad

2010-03-26T12:25:00.004+01:00

A good sign of the potential of the iPad became clearer today in an article in the New York Times. It seems that advertisers are showing an interest in buying advertising for the Ipad versions of some magazines. Is this a fad or not is still to be determined, but regardless it's a positive sign. Advertisers Show Interest in iPadBy STEPHANIE CLIFFORDAdvertisers initially approached new media as if

Not Again: Canon 5D Mark II Firmware Update to Update

2010-03-22T11:24:00.004+01:00

It seems Canon needed to correct a problem with the update so here is a second version to the same update I reported last week. This time it is called 2.0.4. You can download it here.

Canon Canon 5D Mark II Firmware Update Available for Download

2010-03-16T10:16:00.004+01:00

The much anticipated firmware update for the Canon 5D Mark II is finally available for download. I updated mine this morning. The five big enhancements are the following:1. Adds or changes the following movie frame rates NTSC: 1920x1080:30 fps (changed - actual 29.97fps) 1920x1080:24 fps (added - actual 23.976 fps) 640x480:30 fps (changed - actual 29.97fps) PAL:

Be a part of the Solution

2010-03-09T08:49:00.007+01:00

In continuation of the ongoing discussion here of trying to find solutions to today's problems in photojournalism (see prior postings one, two and three), here is a wonderful story of some photojournalists and visual journalists who are getting it right. They have effectively turned the area of working for NGO's on it's head. One group that is featured in the story are my friends at Bombay

Why Photographers ARE the Problem!!!

2010-03-05T09:08:00.010+01:00

Earlier this week I taught a class in the postgraduate program in Photojournalism at the University Autonoma of Barcelona. At the end of the lecture I made a series of recommendations to the students on how to take their careers forward and I closed with the old lesson about the importance of not giving away your work cheaply and especially not for free. The promise of future paying work in these

World Press Photo Disqualified

2010-03-04T11:07:00.007+01:00

WPP disqualified this image because Stepan Rudik used the cloning tool to remove a distracting element from the image. In this case, a foot. As small as the distracting element was, in my opinion WPP made the right call. Credibility is the question here and there is just no room for cloning in photojournalism. You can read more about it at Lens and at Petapixel.

FOR SALE: Canon EF 24-105mm LS IS USM f/4

2010-03-03T10:22:00.001+01:00

I'm selling a used Canon EF 24-105mm L IS USM f/4 with Image Stabilizer. It's in excellent condition as I have always kept a UV filter on the lens to protect it. I'm selling the lens because I won a similar lens, a 24-70 f/2.8 and don't need both. I will accept the best offer. If interested email me. Thanks.

Another War Documentary by a Photojournalist

2010-03-02T10:03:00.015+01:00

Battle for Hearts and Minds Trailer from Danfung Dennis on Vimeo.Yesterday on Lens there was a very interesting article written by NY Times contributor Michael Kamber. His criticism was aimed at the Oscar nominated movie, The Hurt Locker. Apparently the movie has received other criticism as well for being entirely unrealistic in it's portrayal of the U.S. military in Iraq. When the truth is