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24 posts later: a year of blogging on Developing Pictures

Posted on October 2, 2011 by

I just noticed that it’s almost exactly a year ago that I first set up Developing Pictures and posted to this blog. So, to mark this momentous anniversary, I thought I’d just share a list of the 24 posts that … Continue reading →

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Sean Smith and Thomas Struth: photographs between the moment and what occurred before

Posted on September 16, 2011 by

I was lucky enough to see two powerful, compelling photography exhibitions in London today, that couldn’t be more different in many ways – but I’m going to try to make some connections between them anyway. So here goes – please … Continue reading →

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Looking into the past: the illusion of stopping time

Posted on September 11, 2011 by

It’s been a while since I last posted here; it’s been a busy summer, punctuated by a much-needed holiday in rural France. I toyed with the idea of making the 6 hour drive south to Visa Pour l’Image at Perpignan, … Continue reading →

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Conversations in photography: 25 years of Panos Pictures

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

The photo agency Panos Pictures is 25 years old this year, and to mark this milestone, they’ve produced a great short film, ‘Conversations in photography‘, embedded above. Featuring Panos director, Adrian Evans, in conversation with curator Harry Hardie, and a … Continue reading →

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Archival images: some thoughts on libraries and photography

Posted on February 6, 2011 by

The photograph above is of one of the collection storage areas in the bowels of the British Library, the UK’s national library at St Pancras in London. It’s one image from a series of photographs I made there in 2007, … Continue reading →

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#06: From real people to virtual villages: Katine to Kroo Bay

Posted on November 11, 2010 by

Recently, I’ve been working on editing photo-stories on the food crisis in Chad and flooding in Benin, in conjunction with the NGOs Action Against Hunger (ACF) and Care International. ACF and Care are just two of the many brilliant charities … Continue reading →

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#04: AFP, OGL and CC-A: big questions for photography and the internet

Posted on October 5, 2010 by

In my previous post about the government of Ecuador declaring a state of emergency via Twitter, I posted some photos of the events there that had been posted on Twitter. Today there are some other interesting stories around copyright, photography, … Continue reading →

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#03: Breaking photos and a state of emergency – an evening on Twitter

Posted on September 30, 2010 by

Ok, so I’ve already wandered off-topic slightly, in that this isn’t strictly about development. But it is very much about a developing story. Earlier this evening, I saw a post on Twitter, from @twitter_es, saying “Presidente de Ecuador declara estado de emergencia en Twitter”.
A quick search of Twitter provided some verification – it did indeed look as though something very much like a military coup was taking place in Quito, the capital of Ecuador Continue reading →

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