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The Photography Blog: A chat with Sony World Photographer of the Year Mitch Dobrowner, Arts

The Photography Blog: A chat with Sony World Photographer of the Year Mitch Dobrowner

Mitch Dobrowner talks to us about his work, his future plans, winning the Sony World Photography Award and how it all came about from a big experiment.

By | Arts, Notebook | Sunday, 8 July 2012 at 12:00 am

The Photography Blog: The rise and fall of the camera club, Notebook

The Photography Blog: The rise and fall of the camera club

Recently, I visited a well established local camera club to drum up support for a community photography project I was helping with. It struck me how, at 31, I was at least half the age of the typical member.

By | Notebook | Sunday, 24 June 2012 at 4:00 am

The Photography Blog: Rise of the smartphone, but smart photography too?, Arts

The Photography Blog: Rise of the smartphone, but smart photography too?

Assuming Mark Zuckerberg hasn’t got his sums wrong, the market for smartphone photography is booming.

By | Arts | Sunday, 20 May 2012 at 12:00 am

Top of the posts: Breastfeeding, vegetarians and photography, Notebook

Top of the posts: Breastfeeding, vegetarians and photography

The top blogs from the past week, as determined by stats.

By | Notebook | Friday, 18 May 2012 at 4:49 pm

In Pictures: The 2012 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Arts

In Pictures: The 2012 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

Why do jazz and photography go together so well? Few other forms of music have so fascinated photographers. Images from jazz’s golden age, the forties and fifties, have filled many a coffee table book – hundreds of pictures of instrumentalists on the poky stages of smoke-wreathed New York jazz clubs.

By | Arts, Music | Monday, 14 May 2012 at 2:07 pm

The Photography Blog: The winner takes it all, Arts

The Photography Blog: The winner takes it all

Welcome to the Independent’s new photography blog. Here we’ll be discussing everything that’s current and topical in the photo world keeping you up to date with the latest news, trends and competitions.

By | Arts | Sunday, 13 May 2012 at 4:21 pm

Something For The Weekend in London: April 13-15, Arts

Something For The Weekend in London: April 13-15

Did you have a lovely Easter break? We did – especially as the 4-day work week has meant the weekend has come around that little bit quicker!

By | Arts | Friday, 13 April 2012 at 4:00 am

Through the viewfinder: Tom Barnes, Notebook

Through the viewfinder: Tom Barnes

Full time-photographer and ex urban-economist Tom Barnes presents himself as a laid back, yet exceedingly professional artist. With clients ranging from top UK bands (Bring Me the Horizon, Futures, You Me at Six) to newlyweds, Barnes has no left no leaf unturned, nor any book unread. He discusses his admiration for Nelson Mandela and how he calls the shots in shoots.

By | Notebook | Tuesday, 26 July 2011 at 10:28 am

Anorexia Photography, Notebook

Anorexia Photography

I took this photograph in 2007. I was frustrated with having been controlled by the scale for 10 years.
I came across this photograph tonight and realised just how many years have slipped by with meaningless numbers still having such a grip on me.
It makes me feel sad mainly. Ashamed too. Hypocritical. Weak.
I wish I could [...]

By | Notebook | Friday, 11 February 2011 at 1:08 am

Sneering Sarko caught on camera, The Foreign Desk

Sneering Sarko caught on camera

How a momentary body language bloomer can set the news agenda

By | The Foreign Desk | Friday, 17 September 2010 at 11:53 am

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