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What they say about duckrabbit:

'One of the hazards of publishing a well-known photojournalism blog - getting multimedia like yours, where the photos are both powerful and moving, and I end up in tears at my desk.'

Alan Taylor, Boston Big Picture)

'David White's multimedia work with duckrabbit is very exciting.'

Kate Edwards (Guardian Magazine Picture Editor)

'I am a fan of duckrabbit. I am not a fan because I agree with everything Ben has to say, but because he says it without frills and then will spend the time necessary to engage the consequent discussions. Such commitment is a priceless commodity.'

Prison Photography

'I met one of them at an academic conference in the summer. He was the sanest person there, but sure enough by damn gadnabbit ruffled more than a few fluffed up peacock feathers.'

The Photography Pages

'If you haven't seen the duckrabbit blog on multimedia you should.'

Stephen Alvarez

'duckrabbit has done another jaw-dropping job with Condition Critical, a highly commendable and important project for Medecins Sans Frontiers.'

The Travel Photographer

I am trying to break your heart (part one)

It probably has to go down as one of the dumbest questions I’ve heard in a radio interview:

“Have you figured what made this one¬† (picture) stand out and be so compelling?”

Click on the picture to see view an audio slideshow with photojournalist Chris Hondros.

LOVE LOVE LOVE … THIS

National Geographic did a great story not long ago about female wrestlers in Bolivia.  Personally I think the photographer Chico Sanchez has gone one better with his slideshow about masked Mexican wrestlers.

Did you know that the first masked wrestler in Mexico was an Irishman?  NO!

Again I think there’s quite a few layers to this … [...]

Great storytelling

This is a clip from a radio programme I made for the BBC a few years ago.¬† I dug it out for some training sessions I gave to the recent Prison Radio Association annual conference and I’m pleased to say it went down a storm with many requests for copies afterwards.

Again it proves that a [...]

Brought up on whisky and cream … a lesson in characterization

Interactive Narratives is a great source of of multimedia coming out of America and they’ve just pulled out an absolute peach (courtesy of the New York Times). Its a lesson in characterization and absolute proof that audio can drive a piece, even if you have a limited (but decent) set of photos.¬† Its also proof [...]

If you were going to go to all the trouble …

to make such a beautiful slice of multimedia … you think you’d let people see it in quality (those that have broadband)¬† None the less HATS OFF. (no audio till 1 min 30).¬† A great spot by multimediamuse. Produced by the Brazilian agency CIA DE FOTO.

Only in America …

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The Girl Effect

If you haven’t yet seen The Girl Effect don’t¬† waste your time reading the rest of this post just click on the picture.¬† A lesson in brilliant thoughtful, thought provoking communications. Inspired.

Powerful German slideshow

Even though I don’t speak German this audio slideshow by photgrapher Peter Vogel is VERY powerful.

Peter writes:

The intertitles explain: Long Time detainees work on a self made adaptation of Brechts “Rise and Fall of the city of Mahagonny”. There will be never a public show. The prison does not allow. So at the end only [...]

Fairground Attraction

It was by chance that David White and I came across the magical Carters Steam Fair. The piece was shot in day and edited in a couple more.

Family and friends will notice some familiar extras in this audio slideshow.¬† Let’s just say at duckrabbit we like to keep it in the family. As in all [...]

Hotel Poverty

This audio slideshow by Shane Bauer shook me up.

It’s one of the very few in which the audio matches the images … both haunt. Watch it.

White Magic

I first met David White in the lobby of a hotel on the banks of the Nile in Egypt.  I thought he was alright but when I saw his photos it was love at first sight.  A few years previously I  stumbled across a Sebastiao Salgado exhibition in Liverpool. I had no idea who the [...]

Million Dollar Squatters

This is a really interesting soundslides that flags up the limitations of the medium. Its been produced by Alex Massey, a British based photographer, who spent 3 months hanging out with squatters living in million dollar houses in London.  Journalistically the idea is fascinating and Alex produces some interesting images. The piece is a million [...]

How long does it take you to work out?

So as I said David and I spent a great day working a shoot at Carter’s steam fair.¬† I’ve been hassling David for a photo all day (why doesn’t anyone get excited about audio in the same way) and one’s just popped up in my inbox … its taken me about a minute to work [...]

On The Road and awesome

As I keep saying there’s a lot of great media coming out of America. They have embraced digital storytelling and are producing some stellar results.

If you haven’t discovered On The Road Media yet, a company that specializes in digital storytelling, check out their site.

I find their projects compelling.  Tight, unnerving, unflinching, packed with compassion and [...]

This is not just for fun …

David and I have been busy over the Weekend working out at opposite ends of the social spectrum. Saturday night we were in Bristol City centre shooting for a piece we’re doing on the British brand of late night town centre drinking culture.¬† It’s a resurrection of a project that David did a couple of [...]