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
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duckrabbit posted this on March 10th, 2010
“In times when (some) photographers hold celebrity status, it is useful to be reminded that a good photograph does not solely depend on the photographer’s ability to choose the right subject, location and light, but also on the chemistry and the collaboration, between photographer and subject…Despite my deep sympathy for socially inclined photographers, when the [...]
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duckrabbit posted this on March 7th, 2010
There’s a bag piper who stalks the streets of Kings Heath, where duckrabbit lives. Well there was until he disapeared a few weeks ago. Turns out the local mafia put his feet in concrete and dropped him off Spagehtti Junction during rush hour. Can’t say anyone was too outraged because when he was about the [...]
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duckrabbit posted this on March 1st, 2010
This is a really well produced documentary by Jesse Morgan and a great example of how you can mix up stills and moving images.
Prescribing Play – Short Multimedia Documentary from Jesse Morgan on Vimeo.
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duckrabbit posted this on February 26th, 2010
This is wonderful work.
The Sandpit from Sam O’Hare on Vimeo.
A day in the life of New York City, in miniature.
Original Music: composed by Human, co-written by Rosi Golan and Alex Wong.
Please view in HD and full screen for best effect. For a description of the shoot, camera, lenses and workflow, please see here: bit.ly/aFmaPZ
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duckrabbit posted this on February 25th, 2010
One of the things we feel strongly at duckrabbit is the importance of the web in giving people a voice who otherwise wouldn’t be heard. Its important if the world is ever going to move on from the belief that what keeps people alive in developing countries is our pity and our cash.
The Universal Declaration [...]
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David White, photographer posted this on February 9th, 2010
Sent to the duck by Ian Forsyth, this multimedia piece looks at the repatriation of soldiers killed on operations whilst in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the thoughts of the residents of Wootton Bassett..a town through which many bodies of these men pass. His piece is an MOD produced handout, maybe the first of its kind [...]
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duckrabbit posted this on February 3rd, 2010
Don McCullin is not only a great photographer but he’s also a great talker. I caught him this morning on the BBC’s TODAY programme. It was a powerful listen. Important too to hear a photographer talk about the cost to his mental health of the work he does. The BBC are hosting an audio slideshow:
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duckrabbit posted this on February 2nd, 2010
This powerful audio slideshow is brought impressively to life by Olince Calixte, a blind street musician from Port au Prince.
It’s also a journey from pain, trauma and shock through to the first signs of recovery. For me it tells a much more balanced story of the aftermath than many sets of photos out there. [...]
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Ciara posted this on February 1st, 2010
Sadly people are not really interested in the photographs I take of a rather depressing side of our society – Don McCullin.
In 1989, British photojournalist Don McCullin approached the current affairs programme Newsnight with the idea of a highlighting the growing problem of London’s homeless – a short film that can now been seen on [...]
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duckrabbit posted this on January 20th, 2010
Well done to Pete Masters at MSF for producing this thoughtful audio slideshow just a couple of hours after conducting the interview with the MSF surgeon Paul McMaster. It gives you a clear insight both of the need for help and just where your money is going.
Proof that giving to MSF [...]
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duckrabbit posted this on January 16th, 2010
‘Daily exposure to NPR provided an epiphany on the power of multi-layered audio storytelling and its paramount importance in news multimedia. That’s when I realized it should be the strongest element and that everything else should follow (a departure from our multimedia efforts up until then) and that news multimedia could and should be truly [...]
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duckrabbit posted this on January 13th, 2010
“Our original mission was to provide airborn medical relief in the developing world but since 1992 we’ve been heavily involved in providing care here in the United States.”
Stan Brock, founder Remote Area Medical
Please do check out AP photographer Evan Vucci’s stunning multimedia feature about a charity providing medical care in the USA. This [...]
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duckrabbit posted this on December 25th, 2009
Very roughly some 2000 years ago we nailed some bloke called Jesus to a tree.
Nothing new about that. Nailing people to trees was a rather effective form of crowd control.
Since then though a lot of people have been following this Jesus bloke. One of his oft quoted mantras was treat other people people as you [...]
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duckrabbit posted this on December 18th, 2009
A few days back I exchanged emails with the photographer Stephen Alvarez, who for the last fifteen years has shot for National Geographic. He suggested we take the conversation onto our blogs.
If you’re not aware of his work than I would say it is characterized by being both hard won and sublime:
(c) Stephen Alvarez
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duckrabbit posted this on December 14th, 2009
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It’s one of those moments you don’t forget.
This term I’ve been a guest lecturer at Birmingham City University. I sat twenty students down in front of one of the four videos we’ve been producing for MSF (more of that in a [...]
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