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The best collection to be part of

Antonio — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:47:43 +0000

The Big Picture brings today a fascinating set of shots I wanted to share with the duckrabbit readers. A colourfull, imaginative, breathtaking collection of kisses. Just as kisses should be.

Reflecting reality through kisses is a very beautiful way of showing our humanity. I hope you can enjoy this 33 pictures taken by a wide range of photographers, depicted all in boston.com.

Maybe this inspires you to go out and to be part of a new series of kisses. Have fun!

Antonio Jaén

Facing reality

Antonio — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:34:11 +0000

The American dream seems to belong to movies, novels and political speeches. For some immigrants in North Carolina, the story is a very different one, closer to a nightmare than to anything else.

Eileen Mignoni depicts in Facing Deportation the impact of North Carolina’s immigration policies on the families of those who are affected by these laws. She does it in an extraordinary and touching way, approaching the same story from completely different angles. It is not just a great journalistic work but also a very sensitive portrait of an ongoing problem nowadays. She mixes video, pictures and audios with a heartbreaking result.

For duckrabbit this is a great example of how to use multimedia to get people thinking about the lives of those less fortunate in their own community.

ANTONIO JAEN

And death came along …

Antonio — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:42:01 +0000

A man looks over the expanse of ruins left by the explosion of the atomic bomb on in Hiroshima, Japan. (AP Photo)

I am trying to imagine the shock of a nuclear bomb taking out your city at the moment you sit down for breakfast. It’s not really the kind of thinking you want to start the day with but this morning I came across this impressive photographic report about Hiroshima on the ever great BOSTON BIG PICTURE.

I have heard and read a lot about Hiroshima, but never seen such cold and haunting images showing the before and after of the bombing on this very day, 64 years ago.

Photography can be a powerful reminder of history. At duckrabbit this is something we feel strongly about. On the day Britain also buried Harry Patch, the last veteran from WW1, its important to never forget the sacrifice; the loss of innocence.

ANTONIO JAEN

One of 8 million, one of a kind

duckrabbit — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:49:09 +0000

When I think about New York, I see yellow cabs, neon lights, bright colours, busy streets, huge theatres, glamorous bars and people, many people walking around, going in and out, in a hurry, eating, drinking, laughing, living. I see them all and none at the same time. Because in their plurality they become anonymous. But not for Todd Heisler.

His New York Times multimedia epic, One of 8 million, is a fragmented portrait of life in one of the most iconic cities in the world.

This series of slideshows is without doubt a stunning and powerful example of how to narrate without falling into the typical cheesy, weepy approaches that we are so used to watching.

There are so many chapters to the series but this is an example I especially liked.

Antonio Jaén